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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 30, 2018
Filed:
May. 26, 2016
Applicant:
Dpix, Llc, Colorado Springs, CO (US);
Inventor:
John Strombeck, Colorado Springs, CO (US);
Assignee:
DPIX, LLC, Colorado Springs, CO (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05D 1/00 (2006.01); G05D 1/02 (2006.01); B60L 11/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G05D 1/0225 (2013.01); B60L 11/182 (2013.01); B60L 11/187 (2013.01); B60L 11/1829 (2013.01); B60L 11/1861 (2013.01); G05D 1/024 (2013.01); G05D 1/0223 (2013.01); G05D 2201/0216 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of operating a material transport vehicle ('MTV'), for transporting glass substrates used in the manufacture of image arrays in a clean room factory environment includes accepting a user input for initiating forward motion of the MTV, configuring a plurality of safety zones proximate to the MTV, detecting an intrusion into one of the plurality of safety zones, and limiting a maximum allowable forward motion of the MTV by an amount determined by the proximity of the safety zone to the MTV. The method includes further steps for additional safety, cleanliness, productivity, and maintainability improvements.