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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 17, 2020
Filed:
Dec. 05, 2017
Metal Industries Research & Development Centre, Kaohsiung, TW;
Kuang-Shine Yang, Tainan, TW;
Ping-Hua Su, Kaohsiung, TW;
Cheng-Yu Lu, Kaohsiung, TW;
Chiu-Feng Lin, Pingtung County, TW;
Ying-Cherng Lu, Kaohsiung, TW;
Pao-Hsien Hsieh, Kaohsiung, TW;
Chia-Lung Huang, Kaohsiung, TW;
Metal Industries Research & Development Centre, Kaohsiung, TW;
Abstract
A power wheel including a positioning device, a wireless communication module, and a controller is provided, where the controller is configured to operate in an active mode or a passive mode. When operating in the passive mode, the controller is configured to: acquire route information and moving information from the power wheel operating in the active mode by the wireless communication module, and acquire relative position information with the other power wheels by the positioning device; and determine a rotation strategy of the power wheel according to the route information, the moving information and the relative position information. When operating in the active mode, the controller is configured to: acquire the route information, and transmit the route information to the other power wheels; and determine the rotation strategy of the power wheel according to the route information. In addition, a cooperative carrying method of the power wheel is also provided.