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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 19, 1990
Filed:
Feb. 23, 1989
Applicant:
Inventor:
Paul D Grohsmeyer, Dunlap, IL (US);
Assignee:
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
36442402 ; 180168 ;
Abstract
Automatic guided vehicle (AGV) road system generation and modification are fully integrated and incorporated as part of facility planning. The plant facility planning computer system and the AGV computer system mutually share navigation and plant layout information, as well as AGV road system and floor layout modifications. The facility planning computer is also capable of receiving AGV position information and displaying the vehicles graphically superimposed over the plant layout display, with near real time accuracy.