Service vehicle with drone bases
    1.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US12060042B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-08-13

    申请号:US17781860

    申请日:2020-12-01

    摘要: A service vehicle provides a platform for servicing a container handling vehicle while on a grid-based rail system of a three-dimensional storage grid of an automated storage system for storing storage containers. The service vehicle includes two or more wheel modules. Each module having a first set of wheels configured to move the vehicle along a first lateral direction of the grid-based rail system and a second set of wheels configured to move the vehicle along a second lateral direction of the grid-based rail system. The second direction is perpendicular to the first direction. A platform is mounted on the two or more wheel modules. The platform includes an enclosure that has at least one opening that can be closed by a barrier. The platform has a set of tracks matching the width of the tracks on the grid.

    Train control system and obstacle detection device

    公开(公告)号:US11987275B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-05-21

    申请号:US16960491

    申请日:2018-01-12

    发明人: Makoto Tokumaru

    摘要: A train control system includes: an image information conversion device that is mounted on a train and outputs first image information obtained by adding train information to image information imaged by an imaging device capable of capturing an area in front of the train; and an obstacle detection device that is installed on the ground and includes: an image information storage unit that records the first image information output from the image information conversion device; an image information comparison unit that compares the first image information with second image information recorded in the image information storage unit; and an image information result output unit that outputs a result from the image information comparison unit.

    VEHICLE CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD

    公开(公告)号:US20230030781A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-02-02

    申请号:US17389097

    申请日:2021-07-29

    IPC分类号: B61L27/02 B61C17/00 B61L27/00

    摘要: A vehicle control system an onboard controller device to interface with a propulsion system and a brake system. A remote controller device wirelessly communicates with the onboard controller device and receives input from an operator, generates control signals based on the input, wirelessly communicates the control signals to the onboard controller device while the vehicle system moves along one or more main line routes. A method includes receiving input from an operator at a remote controller device, generating control signals at the remote controller device based on the input from the operator, wirelessly communicating the control signals to an onboard controller device, controlling one or more of a propulsion system or a brake system of the vehicle system to change movement of the vehicle system while the vehicle system moves along one or more main line routes.

    Line section for mixed operation with and without a train protection system, and operating method

    公开(公告)号:US11548543B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-01-10

    申请号:US16751286

    申请日:2020-01-24

    IPC分类号: B61L27/00 B61L27/16 B61L27/40

    摘要: A method performs a mixed operation of a track-bound line section. Trains that are equipped with a train protection system run there. In order to guide trains that are not equipped with the train protection system through the line section, provision is made for switches to be set as a protecting switch for the purpose of following-move protection. However, the switch is reset again before the passage of the unequipped train, wherein the respective block section of the line section must be free again at this time point. The method therefore allows mixed operation of equipped and unequipped trains while at the same time requiring limited component expense for lineside train protection apparatus.

    Rail system and method for operating a rail system having a rail-guided mobile part and having a central control system

    公开(公告)号:US11535287B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-12-27

    申请号:US16648486

    申请日:2018-08-27

    IPC分类号: B61L27/00 B61L27/50 B61L27/40

    摘要: In a rail system and method for operating a rail system having a rail-guided mobile part and having a central control system, the mobile part includes a device for acquiring the position of the mobile part, the mobile part has a first drive, in particular a traction drive, the mobile part has a current acquisition device, the mobile part has a processor for evaluating the current-value profile acquired between a first position and a second position, the processor as a device for evaluating the current-value profile is configured such that the processor determines as an evaluation value tuples which include at least an item of position information and a value determined from the current-value profile, the processor is connected with the aid of a data transmission channel to the central control system for the transmission of the value tuples, the central control system is adapted to monitor the value tuples and monitors the respective value determined from the individual current profile for an exceeding of a permissible measure of a deviation from a predefined value, in particular a setpoint value.

    VEHICLE CONTROL SYSTEM
    8.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20220315074A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-10-06

    申请号:US17221039

    申请日:2021-04-02

    IPC分类号: B61L25/02 B61L1/16 B61L27/00

    摘要: A control system is provided that may include a first sensor configured to detect a vehicle system. The control system may also include one or more processors in communication with the first sensor. The one or more processors may be configured to receive communication related to entry of the vehicle system into an area, and operate the first sensor to begin monitoring the vehicle system in response to entry of vehicle system into the area. The one or more processors may also be configured to record movement data related to the vehicle system, and determine movement of the vehicle system within the area based on the movement data.

    Ground base device, unmanned operation system, operation system, and unmanned operation method

    公开(公告)号:US11433933B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-09-06

    申请号:US16321233

    申请日:2016-08-04

    发明人: Makoto Tokumaru

    摘要: A ground base device includes a schedule timetable storage unit storing a received schedule timetable periodically transmitted from the central control device; a departure-obstructed condition determination unit determining whether a departure-obstructed condition of a train is resolved and outputting departure-obstructed condition cancel signal when the departure-obstructed condition is resolved; a departure time control unit outputting departure-time appropriate signal when current time is departure time based on the schedule timetable upon receiving the departure-obstructed condition cancel signal; a departure interval control unit outputting departure-interval appropriate signal when intervals between the train and preceding and following trains are a threshold value or more upon receiving the departure-time appropriate signal; and a departure instruction signal output unit outputting a departure instruction signal upon receiving the departure-interval appropriate signal, and, when the central control device fails, the departure time control unit uses the schedule timetable received when the central control device is normal.

    SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SCORING TRAIN RUNS

    公开(公告)号:US20220194446A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-06-23

    申请号:US17128603

    申请日:2020-12-21

    IPC分类号: B61L27/00 B61L27/04

    摘要: A train control system uses sensory inputs related to operational parameters of a train for automatically scoring or classifying particular train driving strategies implemented by a machine learning model for a particular train operating on a predefined route or route segment. The train control system includes one or more predefined rules related to one or more of a first set of the operational parameters, wherein each of the rules defines a Boolean, true or false classification based on whether a particular train driving strategy results in one or more of the first set of operational parameters complying with the rule. One or more comparative key performance indicators are related to one or more of a second set of operational parameters, and are used to rank the particular train driving strategy for the predefined route or route segment relative to a different train driving strategy for the same or comparable route or route segment.