Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Acceleration controls for a mobile drive unit
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Application No.: US15934765Application Date: 2018-03-23
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Publication No.: US11029695B2Publication Date: 2021-06-08
- Inventor: Dragan Pajevic , Gabriel Hebert , Oliver Christoph Purwin
- Applicant: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US WA Seattle
- Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US WA Seattle
- Agency: BakerHostetler
- Main IPC: G05D1/02
- IPC: G05D1/02 ; B25J5/00 ; B60P1/64 ; G05B19/418 ; G05B19/416 ; G05D1/08 ; B62D15/00 ; B66F17/00

Abstract:
Motion controls for a mobile drive unit adjust linear acceleration for laden mobile drive units to decrease the likelihood of the payload tipping or bouncing off the mobile drive unit and adjust angular acceleration to reduce the risk of the drive wheels slipping while the casters align with the direction of travel.
Public/Granted literature
- US20190294175A1 ACCELERATION CONTROLS FOR A MOBILE DRIVE UNIT Public/Granted day:2019-09-26
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