Fraunhofer-gesellschaft Zur Foerderung Der Angewandten Forschung E.v.

Dirk Höning

Jan Behling

Mathias Rotgeri

Christian Hammermeister

Patrick Klokowski

Jan Sören Emmerich

A vehicle includes an omnidirectional drive system configured to provide a movement of the vehicle, wherein the omnidirectional drive system includes a multitude of omnidirectional drive means, wherein each of the multitude of omnidirectional drive means includes a decentralized computing means and an associated actuator set up for providing a movement contribution for the movement. The vehicle includes a controlling means for providing a controlling command to the omnidirectional drive system containing an instruction for performing a movement. Each of the decentralized computing means is configured to determine a target movement for the vehicle, and to determine, from the target movement, a control of the associated actuator for a target movement contribution, and to determine an offset and to correct the same.

Decentralized traction control

A device includes an optical sensing unit configured to sense an object so as to obtain a picture of the object. The device includes a drive unit configured to drive and to move the device. The device includes an evaluation unit configured to evaluate the picture in terms of an at least two-dimensional pattern and to evaluate the pattern in terms of at least a first marking area and a second marking area. The evaluation unit is configured to obtain a marking result by comparing the first marking area and the second marking area, and to determine, on the basis of the marking result, relative localization of the device with regard to the object. The device includes a control unit configured to control the drive unit on the basis of the relative localization.

Device, method for controlling the same, and device group or swarm

An apparatus having a processing unit configured to obtain scanning information, provided by a detection unit, from a scan of a surface, wherein the scanning information have information on an inherent feature of the surface. Furthermore, the processing unit is configured to extract extraction information for the inherent feature from the scanning information and to perform matching with a database based on the extraction information, wherein extraction information for a plurality of inherent features of the surface are stored in the database. Furthermore, the processing unit is configured to determine the position of the detection unit based on the matching.

Extraction of extraction information from scanning information of a surface for use with a database

A sorting system includes a first number of entry points configured to provide sorting goods. The sorting system further has a second number of terminal points configured to receive the sorting goods, and a third number of driverless sorting vehicles configured to transport the sorting goods between the first number of insertion points and the second number of terminal points. Further, a control device is provided, configured to control the driverless sorting vehicles between the first number of insertion points and the second number of terminal points.

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Dirk Höning