公开(公告)号：US20240329663A1

公开(公告)日：2024-10-03

申请号：US18704054

申请日：2021-11-10

Applicant: LexxPluss, Inc.

Inventor： Masaya ASO

IPC: G05D1/85 ,  G05D1/244 ,  G05D1/246 ,  G05D1/646 ,  G05D107/70

CPC classification number: G05D1/857 ,  G05D1/244 ,  G05D1/2462 ,  G05D1/646 ,  G05D2107/70

Abstract: A conveyance system comprising a conveyance vehicle that conveys an object to be conveyed and a control device that controls operation of the conveyance vehicle, wherein the conveyance vehicle includes a guide line detecting unit that detects a guide line laid along a travel route; a travel controlling unit that makes the conveyance vehicle travel along the guide line; and an own conveyance vehicle position estimating unit that estimates a position of an own conveyance vehicle; and the control device includes a recording unit that records map information including position information of the guide line; and makes the conveyance vehicle travel to the guide line in the map information, when the position of the own conveyance vehicle estimated by the own conveyance vehicle estimating unit is more than a predetermined distance away from the position of the guide line in the map information.

公开(公告)号：US20240053754A1

公开(公告)日：2024-02-15

申请号：US18260616

申请日：2021-01-08

Applicant: LexxPluss, Inc.

Inventor： Yasuyuki MIURA ,  Masaya ASO ,  Alex TANAKA

IPC: G05D1/02

CPC classification number: G05D1/0212 ,  G05D2201/02

Abstract: A conveyance system according to the present disclosure includes a host vehicle position estimation unit that detects at least one of a traveled distance of a conveyance vehicle and a position of the host vehicle, and a control switching unit that switches, when the traveled distance or the position of the host vehicle detected by the host vehicle position estimation unit falls within a preset range while the conveyance vehicle is being controlled by an autonomous traveling control unit, a control mode from traveling control by the autonomous traveling control unit to traveling control by a guided traveling control unit.

公开(公告)号：US20240327184A1

公开(公告)日：2024-10-03

申请号：US18704920

申请日：2022-05-16

Applicant: LexxPluss, Inc.

Inventor： Masaya ASO ,  Alex TANAKA ,  Leo HORSMAN ,  Masashi KOYAMA

IPC: B66F9/075 ,  B66F9/06

CPC classification number: B66F9/0755 ,  B66F9/063

Abstract: A conveyance system comprises a conveyed object and an automated guided vehicle that conveys the conveyed object, wherein the automated guided vehicle includes a connecting part that detachably connects to a connected part provided on the conveyed object, a pair of electrodes that energize through connection between the connecting part and the connected part, an energized state detecting unit that acquires information on an energized state of an electric circuit provided with the pair of electrodes, and a judging unit that judges a connection state between the automated guided vehicle and the conveyed object based on the information on the energized state.

公开(公告)号：US20240059492A1

公开(公告)日：2024-02-22

申请号：US18260617

申请日：2021-01-08

Applicant: LexxPluss, Inc.

Inventor： Yasuyuki MIURA ,  Masaya ASO

IPC: B65G1/137

CPC classification number: B65G1/1375

Abstract: A conveyance system according to the present disclosure includes a conveyance vehicle configured to travel along a guide line laid on a traveling road. The conveyance vehicle includes: a guide line detection unit configured to detect the guide line; an object position detection unit configured to detect information on a position of an object around the conveyance vehicle; and a stop position determination unit configured to determine a stop position of the conveyance vehicle based on a result of detection by the object position detection unit.