US 2019/0064845 A1 · SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GENERATING A MISSION FOR A SELF-DRIVING MATERIAL-TRANSPORT VEHICLE

Abstract

Systems and methods for generating a mission for a self-driving material-transport vehicle are presented. The system comprises at least one self-driving material-transport vehicle, at least one programmable logic controller, at least one field instrument, and at least one non-transitory computer-readable medium in communication with at least one processor. An application signal is received from the programmable logic controller based on an activation signal from the field instrument. A mission is generated by the application signal and a mission template, and the mission is transmitted to the self-driving material-transport vehicle. In some cases, the application signal may be based on OPC-UA, and the mission and/or mission template may be based on a REST protocol.

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A system for instructing a self-driving material-transport vehicle, comprising:

a programmable logic controller in communication with at least one processor;
a field instrument in communication with the programmable logic controller;
a non-transitory computer-readable medium in communication with the at least one processor, the non-transitory computer-readable medium storing computer-executable instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, configure the at least one processor to:
receive an application signal from the programmable logic controller based on an activation signal from the field instrument;
generate a mission based on the application signal;
and
transmit the mission to the self-driving material-transport vehicle.

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Systems and methods for generating a mission for a self-driving material-transport vehicle

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