Transport device, automated guided vehicle, transport method, control device, control method and storage medium

An automated guided vehicle moving along a traveling surface and supporting an object from below, the automated guided vehicle comprising:

• a reader reading an identifier in a direction tilted with respect to a first direction and a second direction, the first direction being along the traveling surface, the second direction being perpendicular to the traveling surface, the identifier being mounted to a surface of the object, the surface crossing the first direction;
• and
• a detector detecting at least one wheel of the object,
• a reading area of the surface being changed along the second direction by the automated guided vehicle moving along the first direction to move between wheels of the object, the reading area being read by the reader.

A control device, comprising:

• a reader reading an identifier in a direction tilted with respect to a first direction and a second direction, the first direction being along a traveling surface, the second direction being perpendicular to the traveling surface, the identifier being mounted to a surface of an object, the surface crossing the first direction;
• and
• a detector detecting at least one wheel of the object,
• the control device controlling an automated guided vehicle,
• the automated guided vehicle being configured to move along the traveling surface and configured to support the object from below,
• the control device changing a reading area of the surface along the second direction by moving a vehicle body of the automated guided vehicle along the first direction to move the vehicle body between wheels of the object, the reading area being read by the reader.

A control method of an automated guided vehicle,

• the automated guided vehicle including:
• a reader reading an identifier in a direction tilted with respect to a first direction and a second direction, the first direction being along a traveling surface, the second direction being perpendicular to the traveling surface, the identifier being mounted to a surface of an object, the surface crossing the first direction;
• and
• a detector detecting at least one wheel of the object,
• the automated guided vehicle being configured to move along the traveling surface and configured to support the object from below,
• the method comprising:
• changing a reading area of the surface along the second direction by moving a vehicle body of the automated guided vehicle along the first direction to move the vehicle body between wheels of the object, the reading area being read by the reader.