Movement control method
AssigneeAdvanced Transport Systems Limited
InventorKeith Edwards
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Abstract
A method for controlling movement of a body within a system comprises: a) selecting a path for the body between a first node (B) and a second node (C), b) determining a desired movement envelope (20) for the body along the path that does not conflict with the movement envelope (23, 25) of any other body of the system, c) communicating the path and the start time of the desired movement envelope to the body, and d) causing the body to begin travelling over the selected path at the start time.
Claims20
A method for controlling movement of a body within a system comprising:
- a) selecting a path for the body between a first node and a second node,
- b) determining a desired movement envelope for the body along the path that does not conflict with the movement envelope of any other body of the system,
- c) communicating the path and the start time of the desired movement envelope to the body, and
- d) causing the body to begin travelling over the selected path at the start time.
A method as claimed in any one of the preceding claims, wherein the body travels at a predetermined speed, with a predetermined acceleration from rest and deceleration to rest.
A method as claimed in any one of the preceding claims, wherein the body is a vehicle.
A method as claimed in any one of the preceding claims, wherein step (b) comprises intersecting each movement envelope of the set of possible movement envelopes of the body with the union of all known movement envelopes of other bodies within the system, until the desired movement envelope of the body is found.
A system comprising a plurality of movable bodies, the movements of which are controlled by a method in accordance with any one of the preceding claims.
A system substantially as described herein, with reference to and as shown in the accompanying drawings.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.