Autonomous rail or off rail vehicle movement and system among a group of vehicles

    公开(公告)号:US11958516B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-04-16

    申请号:US17393365

    申请日:2021-08-03

    申请人: Glydways, Inc.

    发明人: Vinod Khosla

    IPC分类号: B61L27/04 B61L27/10 G01C21/20

    摘要: In an example, the autonomous vehicle (“AV”) can be configured among the other vehicles and railway to communicate with a rider on a peer to peer basis to pick up the rider on demand from a location on a track, like a railway, tram or other track, rather than the rider being held hostage to a fixed, railway schedule. The rider can have an application on his/her cell phone, which tracks each of the AVs. and contact them using the application on the cell phone. In an example, the AV is configured for both on-track and off track operation with different operating parameters for on-track and off track, including speed, degree of autonomy, sensors used etc.

    TRANSPORTATION FACILITY
    2.
    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:US20240010251A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-01-11

    申请号:US18208606

    申请日:2023-06-12

    申请人: Daifuku Co., Ltd.

    发明人: Kazuya NAMAZUE

    摘要: A controller outputs, to a transport vehicle, a forward movement command for moving in the forward direction along a transport path toward a destination, and a reverse movement command for moving in a reverse direction along the transport path toward the destination. When a target task occurs, the controller determines a transport vehicle to execute the target task among a plurality of transport vehicles, while also including, as a candidate, a transport vehicle located on a downstream side of the transport path relative to the destination at a timing when the target task occurs.

    AUTONOMOUS RAIL OR OFF RAIL VEHICLE MOVEMENT AND SYSTEM AMONG A GROUP OF VEHICLES

    公开(公告)号:US20240227887A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-07-11

    申请号:US18617388

    申请日:2024-03-26

    申请人: Glydways, Inc.

    发明人: Vinod Khosla

    IPC分类号: B61L27/04 B61L27/10 G01C21/20

    摘要: In an example, the autonomous vehicle (“AV”) can be configured among the other vehicles and railway to communicate with a rider on a peer to peer basis to pick up the rider on demand from a location on a track, like a railway, tram or other track, rather than the rider being held hostage to a fixed railway schedule. The rider can have an application on his/her cell phone, which tracks each of the AVs, and contact them using the application on the cell phone. In an example, the AV is configured for both on-track and off track operation with different operating parameters for on-track and off track, including speed, degree of autonomy, sensors used etc.

    Transportation facility
    4.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US11952024B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-04-09

    申请号:US18208606

    申请日:2023-06-12

    申请人: Daifuku Co., Ltd.

    发明人: Kazuya Namazue

    摘要: A controller outputs, to a transport vehicle, a forward movement command for moving in the forward direction along a transport path toward a destination, and a reverse movement command for moving in a reverse direction along the transport path toward the destination. When a target task occurs, the controller determines a transport vehicle to execute the target task among a plurality of transport vehicles, while also including, as a candidate, a transport vehicle located on a downstream side of the transport path relative to the destination at a timing when the target task occurs.

    Driverless transport system
    5.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US11851095B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-12-26

    申请号:US18021649

    申请日:2021-09-23

    摘要: There is disclosed a driverless transport system, DTS, (10) comprising: a travelling course (12), formed of routes (14), preferably travelled unidirectionally, which are defined respectively by one track (28), and of markers (16); a fleet (18) of at least two driverless transport vehicles, DTV, (20) travelling along the tracks (28) in a forcibly guided manner; and at least one station (26) defined by: at least one of the tracks (28), at least one of the markers (16), and an individualizing assigned station identifier; wherein each of the stations (26) can comprise a terminal (70) for allocation of travelling destination and wherein each of the stations (26) represents an area of the travelling course (12), within which the DTVs (20) can get assigned a new travelling destination and/or can be loaded, unloaded, energetically charged, and/or stopped; wherein the markers (16) include information, which is station-specific by being associating the respective information with the respectively assigned station identifier; wherein each of the DTVs (20) comprises: a communication unit (52) for transmitting and receiving information; a marker-detection unit (54) for reading, preferably contactless, the information from the markers (16); and a controlling unit (58) for processing read and received information; and wherein communication between the DTV (20) and communication between the DTVs (20) and terminals (70) is respectively performed directly, and in particular in a DTV-unspecific manner.

    Driving operation management system, management server, terminal device, and driving operation management method

    公开(公告)号:US12043297B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-07-23

    申请号:US17621264

    申请日:2019-07-24

    IPC分类号: B61L27/10 G06Q50/40

    CPC分类号: B61L27/10 G06Q50/40

    摘要: A driving operation management system includes: an operator information accumulation unit that accumulates operator information; a mobile object information acquisition unit that acquires mobile object information; a driving operation reception unit that receives a driving operation of the operator; a service information management unit that acquires and associates the operator information and at least one of the mobile object information or operation information indicating the driving operation, and causes the acquired and associated information to be accumulated as service information; a service information accumulation unit that accumulates the service information; a determination logic setting unit that sets a determination logic for determining an operating state on the basis of the service information accumulated; a determination logic accumulation unit that accumulates the determination logic; and a determination unit that determines the operating state using the determination logic accumulated.

    TRAIN CONTROL SYSTEM
    9.
    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:US20240174275A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-05-30

    申请号:US18551627

    申请日:2021-03-31

    IPC分类号: B61L23/14 B61L27/10

    CPC分类号: B61L23/14 B61L27/10

    摘要: A first on-board device installed on a first train controls an emergency brake unit. When it is determined that an actual deceleration value is insufficient in comparison with a predetermined emergency brake reference deceleration value, the first on-board device predicts a first stop location based on the actual deceleration value, and sends, to a ground control device, a first signal indicating insufficient deceleration and a first stop location signal representing the first stop location predicted. The ground control device sends the first signal and the first stop location signal to a second on-board device of a second train traveling ahead of the first train. The second on-board device invalidates a preset first run curve, over a range from a second train location representing an on-track location of the second train to a stop limit location of the second train, and generates a second run curve to control the second train.

    TRAIN CONTROL SYSTEM
    10.
    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:US20240172079A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-05-23

    申请号:US18551241

    申请日:2021-03-31

    发明人: Daisuke KOSHINO

    IPC分类号: H04W36/32 B61L27/10 H04W36/08

    摘要: A train control system includes a ground control device installed on a first route; a wireless base station connected to the ground control device; a ground control device installed on a second route that is adjacent to the first route; and a wireless base station connected to the ground control device. The ground control device performs handover reservation between with all the wireless base stations installed between a first station installed on the first route and a second station that is installed on the second route and is adjacent to the first station, and the ground control device transmits, to the ground control device, a handover reservation request between with all the wireless base stations disposed between the first station and the second station. The ground control device transmits, to the ground control device, a result of the handover reservation request between with all the wireless base stations.