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US Patent 6629028 - Method and system of optical guidance of mobile body
US Patent Issued on September 30, 2003
Estimated Patent Expiration Date:
June 29, 2021Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.
Estimated Patent Expiration Date:
June 29, 2021Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.AbstractIn order to set target positions in the case where mobile bodies such as mobile robots transfer in accordance with a manner different from that of the prior art, a method for instructing such target positions of at least one or more of the mobile bodies contained movably in a predetermined environment comprises light beacons being produced by a light beam projecting device in a surface on which the mobile bodies are to be transferred, whereby the target positions towards which the mobile bodies are to be transferred being instructed. | InventorsAssigneeApplicationNo. 09/893653 filed on 06/29/2001US Classes:701/23, Automatic route guidance vehicle180/169, Radiation, force, or waves reflected from external object or surface372/12, Electro-optic701/28Having image processingField of Search701/23, Automatic route guidance vehicle701/27, Artificial intelligence (e.g., fuzzy logic)701/68Adaptive controlExaminersPrimary: Arthur, GertrudeAttorney, Agent or FirmUS Patent References3779492, 4773018, Light tracking automatic navigation systemIssued on: 09/20/1988 Inventor: Lundstrom4790402, Automated guided vehicle Issued on: 12/13/1988 Inventor: Field , et al.4817000, Automatic guided vehicle system Issued on: 03/28/1989 Inventor: Eberhardt4846297, Automated guided vehicle Issued on: 07/11/1989 Inventor: Field , et al.4855915, Autoguided vehicle using reflective materials Issued on: 08/08/1989 Inventor: Dallaire4856896, Optical guidance system and apparatus Issued on: 08/15/1989 Inventor: Farr4858132, Optical navigation system for an automatic guided vehicle, and method Issued on: 08/15/1989 Inventor: Holmquist4916713, Laser or light target designator device Issued on: 04/10/1990 Inventor: Gerber4947094, Optical guidance system for industrial vehicles Issued on: 08/07/1990 Inventor: Dyer, et al.5285205, Laser guided vehicle positioning system and method Issued on: 02/08/1994 Inventor: White5622236, Guidance system for self-advancing vehicle Issued on: 04/22/1997 Inventor: Azumi, et al.5815825, Vehicle guidance system Issued on: 09/29/1998 Inventor: Tachibana, et al.6237500System for automated transport of passenger cabins, automobile platforms and other load-carriers Issued on: 05/29/2001 Inventor: Lund International ClassG05D 1/02 (20060101)Foreign Application Priority Data2000-06-29 JP |
