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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 22, 2026
Filed:
Oct. 23, 2024
Applicant:
Autostore Technology As, Nedre Vats, NO;
Inventors:
Assignee:
AutoStore Technology AS, Nedre Vats, NO;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05D 1/00 (2024.01); G05D 1/243 (2024.01); G05D 1/617 (2024.01); G05D 1/692 (2024.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G05D 1/0244 (2013.01); G05D 1/0212 (2013.01); G05D 1/0287 (2013.01); G05D 1/243 (2024.01); G05D 1/617 (2024.01); G05D 1/692 (2024.01);
Abstract
A vehicle for an automated storage and retrieval system is configured to follow a route relative to tracks of the automated storage and retrieval system. The route includes one or more track crossings. The vehicle includes a first set of wheels capable of moving the vehicle in a first direction; a second set of wheels capable of moving the vehicle in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction; and one or more sensors attached to the vehicle and configured to detect the one or more track crossings while the vehicle is moving in the first direction or the second direction.