Automated guided vehicle system
CA 1196712 A · Owner: Modular Automation Corp. · Inventors: Willemsen, Donald J.; Mackinnon, Allan S.; Hamilton, David T.
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Automated Guided Vehicle System, Abstract An Automated Guided Vehicle System (AGVS) in which vehicles follow a guidepath defined by wires carrying electrical signals with selected routing between stations along the path. The vehicle has on-board a plurality of sensors operative independently or dependently of the wire for obtaining a plurality of guidance signals. The guidepath has digitally coded patterns which are read by sensors on-board the vehicle and converted into digital signals used by an on-board microcomputer for controlling the guidance modality including the selection of guidance signals from the sensors, and routing for accurate and reliable travel between the selected …
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- Granted November 12, 1985. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended November 12, 2002.
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