US 12,111,667 B2
Transporter and method for transporting object
Funing Hu, Shanghai (CN); and Fabrice Legeleux, Shanghai (CN)
Assigned to ABB SCHWEIZ AG, Baden (CH)
Appl. No. 17/759,549
Filed by ABB Schweiz AG, Baden (CH)
PCT Filed May 6, 2020, PCT No. PCT/CN2020/088691
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Jul. 27, 2022,
PCT Pub. No. WO2021/223085, PCT Pub. Date Nov. 11, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0047081 A1, Feb. 16, 2023
Int. Cl. G05D 1/00 (2024.01)
CPC G05D 1/0293 (2013.01) [G05D 1/0214 (2013.01); G05D 1/0295 (2013.01)] 14 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A transporter comprising:
at least one carrier comprising a plurality of coupling members;
a support assembly adapted to support the at least one carrier and enable the at least one carrier to transport an object along a predetermined path; and
a plurality of automatic guided vehicles connected to each other in a wired or wireless manner and configured to obtain kinematic information from one of the plurality of automatic guided vehicles designated as a leading automatic guided vehicle, wherein each of the plurality of automatic guided vehicles comprises:
a carrier connecting member coupled to a respective coupling member of the plurality of coupling members to enable the at least one carrier to move with the plurality of automatic guided vehicles; and
a patrol assembly adapted to enable a respective automatic guided vehicle of the plurality of automatic guided vehicles to move along the predetermined path;
wherein the leading automatic guided vehicle configured to provide the kinematic information based at least on a radian of the predetermined path and a positional relationship between the plurality of coupling members relative to the predetermined path.