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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 03, 2023
Filed:
Mar. 06, 2020
Applicant:
Nec Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Masayoshi Shimizu, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
NEC CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 7/00 (2006.01); G05D 1/02 (2020.01); B65G 1/137 (2006.01); G06Q 10/08 (2012.01); B65G 1/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G05D 1/0217 (2013.01); B65G 1/0492 (2013.01); B65G 1/1373 (2013.01); G06Q 10/087 (2013.01); G05D 2201/0216 (2013.01);
Abstract
A control method performed by a controller includes calculating times required for a worker to load, on an automated guided vehicle, multiple articles placed in multiple locations regarding multiple cases among which a stop situation of the automated guided vehicle where the worker loads the articles varies and determining a position in which the automated guided vehicle is to be stopped, based on the calculated times.