TARGET AND CONTROL SYSTEM FOR POSITIONING AN AUTOMATICALLY GUIDED VEHICLE - Patent 0243493

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EP 0 243 493 A1

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(43)	Date of publication:
	04.11.1987 Bulletin 1987/45

(21)	Application number: 87900361.0

(22)	Date of filing: 10.10.1986

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

B66F 9/ 075^{( . )}
G01S 17/ 87^{( . )}
G05D 1/ 02^{( . )}

G01S 17/ 06^{( . )}
G01S 17/ 89^{( . )}

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US1986/002151

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 1987/002484 (23.04.1987 Gazette 1987/09)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	DE FR GB IT SE

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Priority:

18.10.1985 US 19850788989
18.10.1985 US 19850789280

(71)	Applicant: CATERPILLAR INC.
	Peoria Illinois 61629-6490 (US)

(72)	Inventors:
	HAMMILL, Harry, B., III Williamsville, NY 14221 (US) LUKOWKSI, Frank, J., Jr. Alden, NY 14004 (US)

(74)	Representative: Wagner, Karl H.
	WAGNER & GEYER Patentanwälte Gewürzmühlstrasse 5 D-80538 München D-80538 München (DE)

(54)	TARGET AND CONTROL SYSTEM FOR POSITIONING AN AUTOMATICALLY GUIDED VEHICLE