OPENTECHNICAL PUBLICATION
OT-2026-000002395

Article transport facility

Published: 2026-09-15T19:12:42.842986Z
Permanent URL: https://opentechnical.org/p/OT-2026-000002395
Categories: Material Handling > Conveying Systems

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ABSTRACT

An article transport facility includes a transport vehicle and a controller,
and the transport vehicle includes: a drive unit; a speed detector configured
to detect a traveling speed; and a distance detector configured to detect an
inter-vehicle distance, which is a distance to another transport vehicle. The
controller is configured to (i) refer to at least one target speed that is set
in advance according to the inter-vehicle distance, and (ii) perform an
inter-vehicle adjustment control to control the drive unit in such a manner as
to cause the traveling speed to approach the at least one target speed, based
on the traveling speed and the inter-vehicle distance, the at least one target
speed includes an accelerating target speed and a decelerating target speed,
and the accelerating target speed is lower than the decelerating target speed
for each inter-vehicle distance.

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OpenTechnical publication OT-2026-000002395
Published 2026-09-15T19:12:42.842986Z
https://opentechnical.org/p/OT-2026-000002395