Automated Guided Vehicle And Method Of Operating

A method of operating an automated guided vehicle which is to be moved automatically under its own power to a target position relative to an object, wherein the object has two characteristic features and wherein the target position lies on a connecting line between the two characteristic features or is located at a distance from the connecting line, the method comprising:

• (a) moving the automated guided vehicle to a position at which the automated guided vehicle is capable of determining, with a distance measuring device of the automated guided vehicle, a first distance between the current position of the automated guided vehicle and the first characteristic feature, and a second distance between the current position of the automated guided vehicle and the second characteristic feature;
• (b) determining the first distance and the second distance with the distance measuring device;
• (c) automatically moving the automated guided vehicle for a predetermined first time interval in a translational movement upon which a first rotational movement is superposed, wherein the direction of the first rotational movement depends on the first distance and the second distance;
• (d) following expiration of the first time interval, automatically moving the automated guided vehicle for a predetermined second time interval with a translational movement upon which a second rotational movement is superposed, wherein the second rotational movement is in a direction opposite to the first rotational movement;
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• (e) repeating steps (b) through (d) until a termination condition is satisfied.