AGV Route Segmentation With Tag-Based Collision Exclusion
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing traveling systems for automatic traveling devices face challenges in managing multiple AGVs in the same area, leading to increased processing load and potential collisions due to overlapping travel routes and arbitrary stopping positions.
Innovation Solution
A traveling system that generates sectional traveling routes of predetermined length for each AGV to avoid overlaps, and sets prohibition points using tags to prevent collisions, while also allowing for appropriate stop positions to be set based on the size of the AGVs.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If the traveling route from the start point to the destination is previously set for each automatic traveling device, then the automatic traveling devices can travel along predetermined routes, but the processing load increases and the devices may come into contact with each other when routes are close
Solution Approach 1:
The patent divides the traveling route into multiple sections with predetermined lengths. Each section is assigned to a specific automatic traveling device, creating segmented travel paths. This segmentation reduces the processing load by allowing independent route management while maintaining collision avoidance through spatial separation of device trajectories.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a temporal dimension to route management by controlling the timing and sequence of device movements through different route sections. Devices are assigned to specific time windows for traversing particular sections, transforming the problem from purely spatial route planning to a spatio-temporal coordination system, thereby reducing conflicts and processing complexity.
2Adaptability or versatility
If a specific automatic traveling device temporarily stops on the traveling route, then the device can perform intermediate operations, but it interferes with the traveling of other automatic traveling devices
Solution Approach 1:
The patent designates specific sections along the traveling route as stop sections where automatic traveling devices are permitted to pause for intermediate operations. By segmenting the route into travel sections and stop sections, the system allows devices to perform operations without blocking the entire route, thereby maintaining overall traveling efficiency while providing necessary operational flexibility.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces stop sections as intermediary zones that mediate between the need for intermediate operations and the requirement for continuous device flow. These designated stop sections act as buffer zones where devices can pause without interfering with the movement of other devices in adjacent sections, thus resolving the conflict between operational adaptability and system productivity.
3Area of stationary object
If the traveling routes of multiple automatic traveling devices are set to be close for efficient space utilization, then area utilization improves, but the devices may come into contact with each other
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the traveling area into multiple designated sections, each assigned to specific automatic traveling devices. By dividing the space into discrete segments with clear boundaries, the system achieves high area utilization while preventing device contact through explicit spatial separation. Each device operates within its assigned section, eliminating the risk of collisions even when routes are closely packed.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent resolves the spatial conflict by introducing temporal coordination. Devices are assigned to specific time intervals for traversing closely spaced route sections, adding a temporal dimension to the spatial arrangement. This spatio-temporal management allows maximum area utilization while ensuring that devices occupying adjacent spatial positions do so at different times, thereby preventing collisions.
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AI summary
A traveling system includes a generation processing unit that generates a sectional traveling route that has a predetermined length and forms a part of a traveling route from a current position to a destination position of a first automatic traveling device such that the sectional traveling route of the first automatic traveling device does not overlap with the sectional traveling route generated for the other second automatic traveling device and a setting processing unit that sets a first tag included in the sectional traveling route generated for the first automatic traveling device and a second tag arranged within a predetermined range from the first tag as prohibition points to prohibit traveling of the second automatic traveling device.