Automated Guided Vehicle Guidance System

A system for determining the position of one or more automated guided vehicles configured to carry one or more passengers in an environment, the system comprising:

• a first automated guided vehicle comprising:
• a vehicle position measurement system configured to determine an initial location of the automated guided vehicle within an environment;
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• a first contactless safety scanner, said safety scanner configured to detect the presence of one or more objects within a zone outside of the vehicle monitored by the scanner;
• the first contactless sensor configured to detect one or more extended surfaces defining an outer limit of the operational envelope of operation of the automated guided vehicle, said extended surfaces comprising a plurality of navigational markers placed at predetermined locations, said navigational markers having a predetermined size and shape as to be detectable by said contactless safety scanner;
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• one or more processors configured to receive information indicative of the initially determined location and of the detected navigational markers, said processor further configured to determine an updated location of the automated guided vehicle based on the received initially determined location information and detected navigational marker information.