EP 3464159 A1 20190410 - AUTONOMOUS CONTAINER TRANSPORTATION VEHICLE
Title (en)
AUTONOMOUS CONTAINER TRANSPORTATION VEHICLE
Title (de)
AUTONOMES BEHÄLTERTRANSPORTFAHRZEUG
Title (fr)
VÉHICULE DE TRANSPORT AUTONOME DESTINÉ À UN CONTENEUR
Publication
Application
Priority
- GB 201609543 A 20160531
- GB 2017051537 W 20170530
Abstract (en)
[origin: WO2017207978A1] An autonomous container transportation vehicle (100) is disclosed, comprising a chassis (101) configured to receive a container to be transported, a pair of wheels (102) coupled to the chassis and configured to rotate about a common axis, at least one electric motor (103) configured to drive at least one of said pair of wheels, a balance control unit (804) configured to maintain the chassis in an upright position while the pair of wheels are being driven, and a vehicle controller (104) configured to receive vehicle control commands from an external apparatus and to drive the container transportation vehicle in accordance with the received vehicle control commands. Two or more of the autonomous container transportation vehicles (100) can be combined with a container (111) to form a transportation apparatus (110), the wheelbase of which can be determined by appropriate spacing of the separate vehicles. Apparatus and methods for managing a plurality of the autonomous container transportation vehicles are also disclosed.
IPC 8 full level
B66F 9/06 (2006.01); B62D 53/08 (2006.01); B66F 3/46 (2006.01); B66F 9/075 (2006.01); B66F 9/18 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP GB)
B60L 50/00 (2019.01 - GB); B60P 1/00 (2013.01 - GB); B62D 53/0864 (2013.01 - EP); B66F 3/46 (2013.01 - EP); B66F 9/06 (2013.01 - GB); B66F 9/063 (2013.01 - EP GB); B66F 9/0755 (2013.01 - EP); B66F 9/07559 (2013.01 - EP); B66F 9/07572 (2013.01 - EP); B66F 9/186 (2013.01 - EP); G05D 1/0225 (2024.01 - EP); G05D 1/024 (2024.01 - EP)
Citation (search report)
See references of WO 2017207978A1
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR
Designated extension state (EPC)
BA ME
DOCDB simple family (publication)
WO 2017207978 A1 20171207; EP 3464159 A1 20190410; GB 201609543 D0 20160713; GB 2558518 A 20180718; GB 2558518 B 20210929
DOCDB simple family (application)
GB 2017051537 W 20170530; EP 17727680 A 20170530; GB 201609543 A 20160531