EP3977162A1 - Vehicle control assembly for automatically controlling at least one vehicle, and method for controlling same - Google Patents

Vehicle control assembly for automatically controlling at least one vehicle, and method for controlling same

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EP3977162A1
EP3977162A1 EP20726423.5A EP20726423A EP3977162A1 EP 3977162 A1 EP3977162 A1 EP 3977162A1 EP 20726423 A EP20726423 A EP 20726423A EP 3977162 A1 EP3977162 A1 EP 3977162A1
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vehicle
room
sensor
vehicle control
spatial field
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Christian Leeser
Dr. Martin FORTHAUS
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Fraba BV
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Definitions

  • Vehicle control arrangement for the automatic control of at least one vehicle and a method for its control Navigation system is provided for determining the position of the at least one vehicle in the enclosed spatial field, the vehicle having a vehicle control device for controlling the vehicle.
  • the invention also relates to a method for controlling at least one vehicle with such a vehicle control arrangement.
  • induction loops can be embedded in the floor surface parts in order to move a vehicle on a specific path from A to B.
  • the vehicle can have a large number of sensors in order to prevent it from colliding with objects, which can be people as well as cabinet parts, goods parts, etc.
  • vehicle control arrangements are known in which the vehicle has a has complex in-vehicle sensors in order to be able to move safely and freely in the relevant space.
  • the object of the invention is therefore to avoid the aforementioned disadvantages.
  • a room sensor system with at least one 3-D sensor arrangement is provided in the closed spatial field, the room sensor system and the vehicle control device being connected to a room control unit for control purposes, the vehicle or each object from a predeterminable size can be detected by the sensor system and wherein the vehicle is assigned an at least two-dimensional safety area to each object and each person by the room control unit.
  • the room control unit can control the vehicle with regard to movement speed and direction of movement in such a way that a path is selected which is not occupied by a safety area of an object.
  • the room control unit can also equip people with a safety area so that accidents can be avoided.
  • the vehicles can be designed very simply with regard to their sensors. New vehicles also do not have to be laboriously adapted to a sensor system.
  • the vehicle control arrangement according to the invention can be flexibly adapted to changes in space.
  • the two-dimensional safety area is designed as a projection of the associated object or person onto the ground surface part.
  • the navigation system is designed as a distance measurement system, for example as a GPS system, etc., consisting of at least two satellite parts and a receiver part arranged on the vehicle, the receiver part being connected to the vehicle control device for control purposes.
  • a distance measuring system of this type enables the vehicle's position to be determined very precisely. It should be clear that the number of satellite parts in particular also depends on the 3-D sensor arrangement.
  • a 3-D sensor arrangement is advantageously designed as a ToF sensor or as a radar sensor. At least one camera can be assigned to the 3-D sensor arrangement. This can serve the diversity of the vehicle control arrangement; however, an additional security function can also be implemented, for example to increase security against break-ins.
  • a vehicle control arrangement In order to enable the room control unit to completely dissolve the objects, in particular by the camera, light sources for complete illumination of the room can be provided in the closed spatial field.
  • the vehicle has at least one sensor for fine positioning, such as a distance sensor.
  • a particularly advantageous embodiment of a vehicle control arrangement according to the invention is created in that at least one reference map of the closed spatial field with positions of immovable objects and the associated security areas is stored in the room control unit. This can also significantly reduce the tax performance
  • the invention is also achieved by a method for controlling at least one vehicle with such a vehicle control arrangement, the closed spatial field being detected by the sensor system in a first step and a safety area being assigned to all objects and the at least one vehicle by the room control unit in a second step , in a third step the drive device of the vehicle is started and in a fourth step the vehicle is driven or braked in a targeted manner by parameters to be set by the room control unit, such as location, direction of movement, speed, acceleration and direction of acceleration.
  • a closed spatial field can be understood to mean both closed spaces and limited free fields, such as an airfield.
  • the factory hall 2 shown schematically here has, in a known manner, a production facility 4 and storage racks 6, the stocks of which are required for the production of a product on the production facility. After a product 8 has been manufactured, the product 8 is transferred to a storage location 10 by means of an industrial truck 12. A truck 18 can then be loaded with the products 8 from the storage location 10 via loading stations 14, 16. Furthermore, 2 persons 20, for example to operate the production facility 4, can be present in the factory hall. In order to now move the vehicle 12 autonomously and safely in the factory hall 2, a navigation system 22, known per se, is provided for determining the position of the vehicle 12 in the factory hall 2.
  • the navigation system 22 is designed here as a GPS system which has three satellite parts 24, 26, 28 which are fastened to side walls 30, 32.
  • the industrial truck 12 has a receiver part 34 in a known manner.
  • the navigation system 22 is connected to a room control unit 36, which is provided here schematically in an operating station 38.
  • a room sensor system 40 is provided which in the present case has two 3-D sensor arrangements 42, 44.
  • These 3-D sensor arrangements 42, 44 are designed here as so-called ToF sensors (Time of Flight sensors), with each ToF sensor 42, 44 being assigned a camera 43, 45 in the form of a video camera.
  • This room sensor system 40 is also connected to the room control unit 36 for control purposes.
  • each object 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 38 or person 20 of the room control unit 36 has a security area 48, 50, 52, 54, 56, 58, 60, 62, 64 is assigned to the in the present exemplary embodiment as a two-dimensional safety area 48, 50, 52, 56, 58, 60, 62, 64 as a projection of the associated object 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 38 or the associated person 20 a floor surface part 66 of the factory hall 2 is formed.
  • light sources 68 are also provided for the complete illumination of the factory hall 2.
  • the method for controlling the vehicle 12 now provides that the room in the form of the factory hall 2 is detected by the sensor system 40 in a first step.
  • a security area 48, 50, 52, 54, 56, 58, 60, 62 is created for all objects 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 38 including the people 20 and the at least one vehicle 12 , 64, 66 assigned by the room control unit 36.
  • a drive device (not shown) of the vehicle 12 can then be started in order to then be driven or braked in a target-oriented manner in a fourth step by parameters to be determined by the room control unit 36, such as the direction of movement and the speed of movement.
  • a reference map of the immovable objects 4, 6, 14, 16, 38 can be stored in the room control unit 36.

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Abstract

The invention relates to a vehicle control assembly for automatically controlling at least one vehicle (12), comprising a drive device in an enclosed spatial field (2) comprising a number of objects (4, 8, 10, 14, 16), wherein: the enclosed spatial field (2) has at least floor surface portions (66); a navigation system (22) for determining the position of the at least one vehicle (12) is provided in the enclosed spatial field (2); and the vehicle (12) has a vehicle control device (46) for controlling the vehicle (12). The invention is characterised in that a room sensor system (40) comprising at least one 3D sensor assembly (42, 44) is provided in the enclosed spatial field (2), wherein: the room sensor system (40) and the vehicle control device (46) are controllably connected to a room control unit (36); the vehicle (12) or each object (4, 8, 10, 14, 16) or person (20) can be detected by the sensor system starting from a predeterminable size; and at least one two-dimensional safety region (48, 50, 52, 54, 56, 58, 60, 62, 64) is associated, by means of the room control unit (40), with the vehicle (12), each object (4, 8, 10, 14, 16) and each person (20).

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Fahrzeugsteueranordnung zur automatischen Steuerung von mindestens einem Fahrzeug sowie Verfahren zu dessen Steuerung Die Erfindung betrifft eine Fahrzeugsteueranordnung zur automatischen Steuerung von mindestens einem Fahrzeug mit einer Antriebseinrichtung in einem abgeschlossenem räumlichen Feld mit einer Anzahl von Objekten, wobei das abgeschlossene räumliche Feld zumindest Bodenflächenteile aufweist, wobei ein Navigationssystem zur Positionsbestimmung des mindestens einen Fahrzeuges in dem abgeschlossenen räumlichen Feld vorgesehen ist, wobei das Fahrzeug eine Fahrzeugsteuereinrichtung zur Ansteuerung des Fahrzeuges aufweist. Des Weiteren betrifft die Erfindung ein Verfahren zur Steuerung mindestens eines Fahrzeuges mit einer derartigen Fahrzeugsteueranordnung. Vehicle control arrangement for the automatic control of at least one vehicle and a method for its control Navigation system is provided for determining the position of the at least one vehicle in the enclosed spatial field, the vehicle having a vehicle control device for controlling the vehicle. The invention also relates to a method for controlling at least one vehicle with such a vehicle control arrangement.
Es ist aus dem Stand der Technik hinlänglich bekannt Fahrzeuge, beispielsweise Flurförderfahrzeuge, in einem Raum, wie zum Beispiel in einer Fabrikhalle, automatisch anzusteuern und autonom zu bewegen. So können zum Beispiel Induktionsschleifen in die Bodenflächenteilen eingelassen sein, um ein Fahrzeug auf einem bestimmen Weg von A nach B zu bewegen. Des Weiteren kann das Fahrzeug eine Vielzahl von Sensoren aufweisen, um zu verhindern, dass es mit Objekten, dass können sowohl Personen, wie auch Schrankteile, Güterteile, etc. sein, zu kollidieren. Des Weiteren sind aus dem Stand der Technik Fahrzeugsteueranordnungen bekannt, bei denen das Fahrzeug eine aufwendige fahrzeugeigene Sensorik aufweist, um sich in dem betreffenden Raum sicher und frei bewegen zu können. It is sufficiently known from the prior art to automatically control vehicles, for example industrial trucks, in a room, for example in a factory hall, and to move them autonomously. For example, induction loops can be embedded in the floor surface parts in order to move a vehicle on a specific path from A to B. Furthermore, the vehicle can have a large number of sensors in order to prevent it from colliding with objects, which can be people as well as cabinet parts, goods parts, etc. Furthermore, from the prior art, vehicle control arrangements are known in which the vehicle has a has complex in-vehicle sensors in order to be able to move safely and freely in the relevant space.
Es sollte deutlich sein, dass sowohl das Anordnen von Induktionsschleifen in Bodenflächenteilen, als auch das Ausrüsten eines jeden Fahrzeuges mit einer aufwendigen fahrzeugeigenen Sensorik teuer und kompliziert ist. It should be clear that both the arrangement of induction loops in parts of the floor area and the equipping of each vehicle with complex vehicle-specific sensors is expensive and complicated.
Aufgabe der Erfindung ist es daher, die vorgenannten Nachteile zu vermeiden. The object of the invention is therefore to avoid the aforementioned disadvantages.
Diese Aufgabe wird erfindungsgemäß dadurch gelöst, dass in dem abgeschlossenen räumlichen Feld ein Raumsensorsystem mit mindestens einer 3-D-Sensoranordnung vorgesehen ist, wobei das Raumsensorsystem und die Fahrzeugsteuereinrichtung mit einer Raumsteuereinheit steuerungstechnisch verbunden sind, wobei das Fahrzeug bzw. jedes Objekt ab einer vorbestimmbaren Größe durch das Sensorsystem detektierbar ist und wobei dem Fahrzeug jedem Objekt und jeder Person durch die Raumsteuereinheit ein zumindest zwei dimensionaler Sicherheitsbereich zugeordnet ist. Flierdurch ist es auf einfache Weise möglich, ein Fahrzeug ohne aufwendige fahrzeugeigene Sensorik zur Ansteuerung des Fahrzeuges, durch den Raum zu bewegen. Sobald ein Überlappen von Sicherheitsabständen detektiert wird, kann die Raumsteuereinheit das Fahrzeuges hinsichtlich Bewegungsgeschwindigkeit und Bewegungsrichtung dahingehend ansteuern, dass ein Weg gewählt wird, der nicht durch einen Sicherheitsbereich eines Objektes belegt ist. Auch Personen können durch die Raumsteuereinheit mit einem Sicherheitsbereich ausgestattet werden, sodass Unfälle vermieden werden können. Durch die Fahrzeugsteueranordnung können die Fahrzeuge hinsichtlich ihrer Sensorik sehr einfach ausgeführt werden. Auch müssen neue Fahrzeuge nicht aufwendig an ein Sensorsystem angepasst werden. Darüber hinaus ist die erfindungsgemäße Fahrzeugsteueranordnung flexibel an Änderungen im Raum anzupassen. This object is achieved according to the invention in that a room sensor system with at least one 3-D sensor arrangement is provided in the closed spatial field, the room sensor system and the vehicle control device being connected to a room control unit for control purposes, the vehicle or each object from a predeterminable size can be detected by the sensor system and wherein the vehicle is assigned an at least two-dimensional safety area to each object and each person by the room control unit. As a result, it is possible in a simple manner to move a vehicle through the room without complex vehicle-specific sensors for controlling the vehicle. As soon as an overlap of safety distances is detected, the room control unit can control the vehicle with regard to movement speed and direction of movement in such a way that a path is selected which is not occupied by a safety area of an object. The room control unit can also equip people with a safety area so that accidents can be avoided. With the vehicle control arrangement, the vehicles can be designed very simply with regard to their sensors. New vehicles also do not have to be laboriously adapted to a sensor system. Furthermore the vehicle control arrangement according to the invention can be flexibly adapted to changes in space.
Um insbesondere Bodenfahrzeuge sicher ansteuern zu können, ist es vorteilhaft, wenn der zwei-dimensionale Sicherheitsbereich als Projektion des zugehörigen Objektes bzw. Person auf das Bodenflächenteil ausgebildet ist. In order to be able to safely control ground vehicles in particular, it is advantageous if the two-dimensional safety area is designed as a projection of the associated object or person onto the ground surface part.
In einer besonders vorteilhaften Ausführungsform ist das Navigationssystem als ein Entfernungsmessungssystem, beispielsweise als GPS-System, etc., ausgebildet, bestehend aus mindestens zwei Satellitenteilen und einem am Fahrzeug angeordneten Empfängerteil, wobei das Empfängerteil steuerungstechnisch mit der Fahrzeugsteuereinrichtung verbunden ist. Durch ein derartiges Entfernungsmessungssystem ist eine sehr genau Positionsermittlung des Fahrzeuges möglich. Es sollte deutlich sein, dass insbesondere die Anzahl der Satellitenteile auch von der 3-D-Sensoranordnung abhängt. In a particularly advantageous embodiment, the navigation system is designed as a distance measurement system, for example as a GPS system, etc., consisting of at least two satellite parts and a receiver part arranged on the vehicle, the receiver part being connected to the vehicle control device for control purposes. A distance measuring system of this type enables the vehicle's position to be determined very precisely. It should be clear that the number of satellite parts in particular also depends on the 3-D sensor arrangement.
In vorteilhafter Weise ist eine 3-D-Sensoranordnungen als ToF-Sensor, oder als Radarsensor ausgebildet. H ierbei kann der 3-D-Sensoranordnung mindestens eine Kamera zugeordnet sein. Dies kann der Diversität der Fahrzeugsteueranordnung dienen; es kann aber auch eine zusätzliche Securityfunktion, beispielsweise zur Erhöhung der Einbruchssicherheit, abgebildet werden. A 3-D sensor arrangement is advantageously designed as a ToF sensor or as a radar sensor. At least one camera can be assigned to the 3-D sensor arrangement. This can serve the diversity of the vehicle control arrangement; however, an additional security function can also be implemented, for example to increase security against break-ins.
Um eine vollständige Auflösung der Objekte, insbesondere durch die Kamera, für die Raumsteuereinheit zu ermöglichen, können im abgeschlossenen räumlichen Feld Lichtquellen zur vollständigen Ausleuchtung des Raums vorgesehen sein. Insbesondere für Flurförderfahrzeuge kann es vorteilhaft sein, wenn das Fahrzeug mindestens einen Sensor zur Feinpositionierung, wie zum Beispiel einen Abstandssensor, aufweist. Eine besonders vorteilhafte Ausführungsform einer erfindungsgemäßen Fahrzeugsteueranordnung wird dadurch geschaffen, dass in der Raumsteuereinheit mindestens eine Referenzkarte des abgeschlossenen räumlichen Feldes mit Positionen von nicht bewegbaren Objekten und dem zugehörigen Sicherheitsbereichen hinterlegt ist. Flierdurch kann die Steuerleistung wesentlich vermindert werde In order to enable the room control unit to completely dissolve the objects, in particular by the camera, light sources for complete illumination of the room can be provided in the closed spatial field. In particular for industrial trucks, it can be advantageous if the vehicle has at least one sensor for fine positioning, such as a distance sensor. A particularly advantageous embodiment of a vehicle control arrangement according to the invention is created in that at least one reference map of the closed spatial field with positions of immovable objects and the associated security areas is stored in the room control unit. This can also significantly reduce the tax performance
Die Erfindung wird ebenfalls gelöst durch ein Verfahren zur Steuerung mindestens eines Fahrzeuges mit einer derartigen Fahrzeugsteueranordnung, wobei in einem ersten Schritt das abgeschlossene räumliche Feld vom Sensorsystem detektiert wird, in einem zweiten Schritt allen Objekten und dem mindestens einen Fahrzeug ein Sicherheitsbereich durch die Raumsteuereinheit zugeordnet wird, in einem dritten Schritt die Antriebseinrichtung des Fahrzeuges gestartet wird und in einem vierten Schritt das Fahrzeug durch von der Raumsteuereinheit fest zu legende Parameter, wie Ort, Bewegungsrichtung, Geschwindigkeit, Beschleunigung und Beschleunigungsrichtung zielorientiert angetrieben bzw. abgebremst wird. The invention is also achieved by a method for controlling at least one vehicle with such a vehicle control arrangement, the closed spatial field being detected by the sensor system in a first step and a safety area being assigned to all objects and the at least one vehicle by the room control unit in a second step , in a third step the drive device of the vehicle is started and in a fourth step the vehicle is driven or braked in a targeted manner by parameters to be set by the room control unit, such as location, direction of movement, speed, acceleration and direction of acceleration.
Die Erfindung wird anhand einer Zeichnung näher erläutert, hierbei zeigt die einzige Figur eine schematische, perspektivische Ansicht eines als Fabrikhalle ausgebildeten abgeschlossenen räumlichen Feldes. The invention is explained in more detail with reference to a drawing, in which the single figure shows a schematic, perspective view of a closed spatial field designed as a factory hall.
Unter einem abgeschlossenen räumlichen Feld können sowohl geschlossene Räume als auch begrenzte Freifelder, wie zum Beispiel ein Flugfeld verstanden werden. Die hier schematisch dargestellte Fabrikhalle 2 weist auf bekannte Weise eine Fertigungseinrichtung 4 und Lagerregale 6 auf, deren Bestände bei der Fertigung eines Produktes auf der Fertigungseinrichtung benötigt werden. Nach Fertigung eines Produktes 8 wird das Produkt 8 zu einem Lagerplatz 10 mittels eines Flurförderfahrzeuges 12 überführt. Vom Lagerplatz 10 kann dann über Ladestationen 14, 16 ein LKW 18 mit den Produkten 8 beladen werden. Des Weiteren können in der Fabrikhalle 2 Personen 20, beispielsweise zur Bedienung der Fertigungseinrichtung 4 anwesend sein. Um nun das Fahrzeug 12 autonom und sicher in der Fabrikhalle 2 zu bewegen, ist zunächst ein an sich bekanntes Navigationssystem 22 zur Positionsbestimmung des Fahrzeuges 12 in der Fabrikhalle 2 vorgesehen. Das Navigationssystem 22 ist hier als GPS System ausgebildet, das drei Satellitenteile 24, 26, 28, die an Seitenwänden 30, 32 befestigt sind, aufweist. Das Flurförderfahrzeug 12 weist auf bekannte Weise ein Empfängerteil 34 auf. Das Navigationssystem 22 ist steuerungstechnisch mit einer Raumsteuereinheit 36 verbunden, die hier schematisch in einer Bedienstation 38 vorgesehen ist. Um nun das Fahrzeug sicher in der Fabrikhalle 2 bewegen zu können, ohne Objekte oder Personen 20 zu beschädigen, ist ein Raumsensorsystem 40 vorgesehen, dass im vorliegenden Fall zwei 3-D-Sensoranordnungen 42, 44 aufweist. Diese 3- D-Sensoranordnungen 42, 44 sind hier als sogenannte ToF-Sensoren (Time of Flight-Sensoren) ausgebildet, wobei jedem ToF-Sensor 42, 44 eine Kamera 43, 45 in Form einer Video-Kamera zugeordnet ist. Auch dieses Raumsensorsystem 40 ist mit der Raumsteuereinheit 36 steuerungstechnisch verbunden. Zudem weist das Fahrzeug 12 eine Fahrzeugsteuereinrichtung 46 auf, die ebenfalls steuerungstechnisch mit der Raumsteuereinheit 36 verbunden ist und durch diese angesteuert wird. Erfindungsgemäß ist nun vorgesehen, das jedem Objekt 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 38 bzw. Person 20 von der Raumsteuereinheit 36 ein Sicherheitsbereich 48, 50, 52, 54, 56, 58, 60, 62, 64 zugeordnet ist, der im vorliegenden Ausführungsbeispiel als zwei-dimensionaler Sicherheitsbereich 48, 50, 52, 56, 58, 60, 62, 64 als Projektion des zugehörigen Objektes 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 38 oder der dazu gehörigen Person 20 auf ein Bodenflächenteil 66 der Fabrikhalle 2 ausgebildet ist. Des Weiteren sind noch Lichtquellen 68 zur vollständigen Ausleuchtung der Fabrikhalle 2 vorgesehen. A closed spatial field can be understood to mean both closed spaces and limited free fields, such as an airfield. The factory hall 2 shown schematically here has, in a known manner, a production facility 4 and storage racks 6, the stocks of which are required for the production of a product on the production facility. After a product 8 has been manufactured, the product 8 is transferred to a storage location 10 by means of an industrial truck 12. A truck 18 can then be loaded with the products 8 from the storage location 10 via loading stations 14, 16. Furthermore, 2 persons 20, for example to operate the production facility 4, can be present in the factory hall. In order to now move the vehicle 12 autonomously and safely in the factory hall 2, a navigation system 22, known per se, is provided for determining the position of the vehicle 12 in the factory hall 2. The navigation system 22 is designed here as a GPS system which has three satellite parts 24, 26, 28 which are fastened to side walls 30, 32. The industrial truck 12 has a receiver part 34 in a known manner. In terms of control technology, the navigation system 22 is connected to a room control unit 36, which is provided here schematically in an operating station 38. In order to be able to move the vehicle safely in the factory hall 2 without damaging objects or people 20, a room sensor system 40 is provided which in the present case has two 3-D sensor arrangements 42, 44. These 3-D sensor arrangements 42, 44 are designed here as so-called ToF sensors (Time of Flight sensors), with each ToF sensor 42, 44 being assigned a camera 43, 45 in the form of a video camera. This room sensor system 40 is also connected to the room control unit 36 for control purposes. In addition, the vehicle 12 has a vehicle control device 46, which is likewise connected in terms of control technology to the room control unit 36 and is controlled by it. According to the invention it is now provided that each object 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 38 or person 20 of the room control unit 36 has a security area 48, 50, 52, 54, 56, 58, 60, 62, 64 is assigned to the in the present exemplary embodiment as a two-dimensional safety area 48, 50, 52, 56, 58, 60, 62, 64 as a projection of the associated object 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 38 or the associated person 20 a floor surface part 66 of the factory hall 2 is formed. Furthermore, light sources 68 are also provided for the complete illumination of the factory hall 2.
Das Verfahren zur Steuerung des Fahrzeuges 12 sieht nun vor, dass in einem ersten Schritt der Raum in Form der Fabrikhalle 2 vom Sensorsystem 40 detektiert wird. In einem zweiten Schritt wird dann allen Objekten 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 38 inklusive der Personen 20 und dem mindestens einen Fahrzeug 12 ein Sicherheitsbereich 48, 50, 52, 54, 56, 58, 60, 62, 64, 66 durch die Raumsteuereinheit 36 zugeordnet. In einem nachfolgenden dritten Schritt kann dann eine nicht weiter dargestellte Antriebseinrichtung des Fahrzeuges 12 gestartet werden, um dann in einem vierten Schritt das Fahrzeug 12 durch von der Raumsteuereinheit 36 festzulegende Parameter, wie Bewegungsrichtung und Bewegungsgeschwindigkeit, zielorientiert angetrieben beziehungsweise abgebremst werden. The method for controlling the vehicle 12 now provides that the room in the form of the factory hall 2 is detected by the sensor system 40 in a first step. In a second step, a security area 48, 50, 52, 54, 56, 58, 60, 62 is created for all objects 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 38 including the people 20 and the at least one vehicle 12 , 64, 66 assigned by the room control unit 36. In a subsequent third step, a drive device (not shown) of the vehicle 12 can then be started in order to then be driven or braked in a target-oriented manner in a fourth step by parameters to be determined by the room control unit 36, such as the direction of movement and the speed of movement.
Um den Steueraufwand zu verringern, kann in der Raumsteuereinheit 36 eine Referenzkarte der nicht bewegbaren Objekte 4, 6, 14, 16, 38 hinterlegt sein. In order to reduce the control effort, a reference map of the immovable objects 4, 6, 14, 16, 38 can be stored in the room control unit 36.

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1. Fahrzeugsteueranordnung zur automatischen Steuerung von mindestens einem Fahrzeug (12) mit einer Antriebseinrichtung in einem abgeschlossenem räumlichen Feld (2) mit einer Anzahl von Objekten (4, 8, 10, 14, 16), wobei das abgeschlossene räumliche Feld (2) zumindest Bodenflächenteile (66) aufweist, wobei ein Navigationssystem (22) zur Positionsbestimmung des mindestens einen Fahrzeuges (12) in dem abgeschlossenen räumlichen Feld (2) vorgesehen ist, wobei das Fahrzeug (12) eine Fahrzeugsteuereinrichtung (46) zur Ansteuerung des Fahrzeuges (12) aufweist, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass in dem abgeschlossenen räumlichen Feld (2) ein Raumsensorsystem (40) mit mindestens einer 3-D-Sensoranordnung (42, 44) vorgesehen ist, wobei das Raumsensorsystem (40) und die Fahrzeugsteuereinrichtung (46) mit einer Raumsteuereinheit (36) steuerungstechnisch verbunden sind, wobei das Fahrzeug (12) bzw. jedes Objekt (4, 8, 10, 14, 16) bzw. Person (20) ab einer vorbestimmbaren Größe durch das Sensorsystem detektierbar ist und wobei dem Fahrzeug (12), jedem Objekt (4, 8, 10 14, 16) und jeder Person (20) durch die Raumsteuereinheit (40) ein zumindest ein zwei-dimensionaler Sicherheitsbereich (48, 50, 52, 54, 56, 58, 60, 62, 64) zugeordnet ist. 1. Vehicle control arrangement for the automatic control of at least one vehicle (12) with a drive device in a closed spatial field (2) with a number of objects (4, 8, 10, 14, 16), the closed spatial field (2) at least Having floor surface parts (66), wherein a navigation system (22) is provided for determining the position of the at least one vehicle (12) in the closed spatial field (2), the vehicle (12) having a vehicle control device (46) for controlling the vehicle (12) characterized in that a room sensor system (40) with at least one 3-D sensor arrangement (42, 44) is provided in the closed spatial field (2), the room sensor system (40) and the vehicle control device (46) having a room control unit (36) are connected in terms of control technology, the vehicle (12) or each object (4, 8, 10, 14, 16) or person (20) above a predeterminable size being det is ectable and where the vehicle (12), each object (4, 8, 10 14, 16) and each person (20) is provided with at least one two-dimensional safety area (48, 50, 52, 54, 56, 58, 60, 62, 64) is assigned.
2. Fahrzeugsteueranordnung nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der zwei-dimensionale Sicherheitsbereich (48, 50, 52, 54, 56, 58, 60, 62, 64) als Projektion des zugehörigen Objektes (4, 8, 10, 14, 16) bzw. Person (20) auf das Bodenflächenteil (66) ausgebildet ist. 2. Vehicle control arrangement according to claim 1, characterized in that the two-dimensional safety area (48, 50, 52, 54, 56, 58, 60, 62, 64) as a projection of the associated object (4, 8, 10, 14, 16 ) or person (20) is formed on the bottom surface part (66).
3. Fahrzeugsteueranordnung nach Anspruch 1 oder 2, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass das Navigationssystem (22) als ein Entfernungsmessungssystem, beispielsweise als GPS-System, etc., ausgebildet ist, bestehend aus mindestens zwei Satellitenteilen (24, 26, 28) und einem am Fahrzeug (12) angeordneten Empfängerteil (34), wobei das Empfängerteil (34) steuerungstechnisch mit der Fahrzeugsteuereinrichtung (46) verbunden ist. 3. Vehicle control arrangement according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the navigation system (22) is designed as a distance measurement system, for example as a GPS system, etc., consisting of at least two satellite parts (24, 26, 28) and one on the vehicle (12) arranged receiver part (34), wherein the receiver part (34) is connected in terms of control technology to the vehicle control device (46).
4. Fahrzeugsteueranordnung nach einem der Ansprüche 1 - 3, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass eine 3-D-Sensoranordnung (42, 44) als ToF- Sensor, oder als Radarsensor ausgebildet ist. 4. Vehicle control arrangement according to one of claims 1-3, characterized in that a 3-D sensor arrangement (42, 44) is designed as a ToF sensor or as a radar sensor.
5. Fahrzeugsteueranordnung nach Anspruch 4, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der 3-D-Sensoranordnung (42, 44) mindestens eine Kamera (43, 45) zugeordnet ist. 5. Vehicle control arrangement according to claim 4, characterized in that the 3-D sensor arrangement (42, 44) is assigned at least one camera (43, 45).
6. Fahrzeugsteueranordnung nach einem der vorhergehenden6. Vehicle control arrangement according to one of the preceding
Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass im abgeschlossenen räumlichen Feld (2) Lichtquellen (68) zur vollständigen Ausleuchtung des abgeschlossenen räumlichen Feldes (2) vorgesehen sind. Claims, characterized in that in the closed spatial field (2) light sources (68) are provided for completely illuminating the closed spatial field (2).
7. Fahrzeugsteueranordnung nach einem der vorhergehenden7. Vehicle control arrangement according to one of the preceding
Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass das Fahrzeug (12) mindestens einen Sensor zur Feinpositionierung, wie zum Beispiel einen Abstandssensor, aufweist. Claims, characterized in that the vehicle (12) has at least one sensor for fine positioning, such as a distance sensor.
8. Fahrzeugsteueranordnung nach einem der vorhergehenden8. Vehicle control arrangement according to one of the preceding
Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass in der Raumsteuereinheit mindestens eine Referenzkarte des abgeschlossenen räumlichen Feldes (2) mit Positionen von nicht-bewegbaren Objekten (4, 6,14, 18, 38) und dem zugehörigen Sicherheitsbereich (48, 50, 52, 54, 56, 58, 60, 62, 64) hinterlegt ist. Claims, characterized in that in the room control unit at least one reference map of the closed spatial field (2) with positions of non-movable objects (4, 6, 14, 18, 38) and the associated security area (48, 50, 52, 54, 56, 58, 60, 62, 64) is stored.
9. Verfahren zur Steuerung mindestens eines Fahrzeuges mit einer Fahrzeugsteueranordnung nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass in einem ersten Schritt das abgeschlossene räumliche Feld (2) vom Raumsensorsystem (40) detektiert wird, in einem zweiten Schritt allen Objekten (4, 6, 8, 10 ,14, 16) bzw. Personen (20) und dem mindestens einen Fahrzeug (12) ein Sicherheitsbereich (48, 50, 52, 54, 56, 58, 60, 62, 64) durch die Raumsteuereinheit (36) zugeordnet wird, in einem dritten Schritt die Antriebseinrichtung des Fahrzeuges (12) gestartet wird und in einem vierten Schritt das Fahrzeug (12) durch von der Raumsteuereinheit (36) fest zu legende Parameter, wie Ort, Bewegungsrichtung, Geschwindigkeit, Beschleunigung und Beschleunigungsrichtung zielorientiert angetrieben bzw. abgebremst wird. 9. A method for controlling at least one vehicle with a vehicle control arrangement according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that in a first step the closed spatial field (2) is detected by the room sensor system (40), in a second step all objects (4, 6 , 8, 10, 14, 16) or persons (20) and the at least one vehicle (12) a security area (48, 50, 52, 54, 56, 58, 60, 62, 64) through the room control unit (36) is assigned, in a third step the drive device of the vehicle (12) is started and in a fourth step the vehicle (12) is driven in a targeted manner by parameters to be set by the room control unit (36), such as location, direction of movement, speed, acceleration and direction of acceleration or is braked.
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