查看更多>>摘要：By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Robotics & Machine Learning Daily News Daily News - According to news reporting originatin g from Washington, D.C., by NewsRx journalists, a patent application by the inve ntors Walker, Michael (Greenville, SC, US); Ward, John (Greenville, SC, US), fil ed on September 20, 2023, was made available online on April 25, 2024. No assignee for this patent application has been made. Reporters obtained the following quote from the background information supplied by the inventors: “Local use vehicles such as forklifts, golf carts, shuttles, a nd others are in use in many locations, such as factories, warehouses, golf cour ses, parks, campuses, etc. Conventionally, such vehicles were powered by a combu stible fuel such as gasoline, diesel, liquid propane, compressed natural gas, et c., although use of electric (battery-powered) vehicles has become more common i n recent years. Typically, to charge batteries for such electric vehicles, the u ser drives the vehicle to a charging location where a power cord or other connec tor is available to connect the vehicle’s battery to a source of power. Once con nected, the power source recharges the battery, usually over a period of time me asured in hours (e.g., 4-8 hours for a conventional forklift, golf cart, or auto mobile). After charging is complete, the vehicle can be driven away for further use. If the vehicle is a robotic shuttle such as an Automatic Guided Vehicle (AG V) in a so-called Dark Warehouse or other location, the vehicle’s sensors and co ntrols work in concert with the system’s sensors and controls to drive the vehic le on its working route and to and from the charging location.
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