WO2023112823A1 - 搬送車両の走行システム - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a travel system for transport vehicles.
- a transport vehicle such as a dump truck that runs autonomously or receives driving assistance from the outside and a control device that manages the transport vehicle via a wireless communication line. Connected transport systems are known.
- the transport vehicle travels according to a predetermined target trajectory, and if the actual travel trajectory deviates from the target trajectory by a certain distance or more, it is determined that the vehicle has deviated from the trajectory and stops. Stopping the transportation vehicle leads to a decrease in operating time, which is a factor in lowering productivity.
- the steering system of the transport vehicle may become less responsive when the viscosity of the hydraulic oil changes due to changes in the environmental temperature or the weight of the transport vehicle increases. If the responsiveness of the steering system of the transport vehicle is reduced, the tracking performance with respect to the target trajectory is reduced, and the number of deviations from the trajectory may increase.
- Patent Document 1 discloses a control system for an unmanned vehicle.
- the unmanned vehicle control system disclosed in Patent Document 1 includes a travel command unit that outputs a travel command for controlling the travel speed of the unmanned vehicle, a steering command unit that outputs a steering command for controlling the steering device of the unmanned vehicle, a steering A responsiveness calculation unit that calculates the steering responsiveness of the steering system based on the target value of the system and the detected value of the steering system that is detected when the unmanned vehicle travels; and a limit command unit that outputs a limit command to limit the traveling speed when the steering response satisfies the limit condition.
- the unmanned vehicle control system disclosed in Patent Document 1 reduces the vehicle speed when the responsiveness of the steering device decreases in order to ensure the tracking performance for the target trajectory, which may reduce productivity.
- the present invention has been made in view of the above, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a travel system for a transport vehicle that can ensure tracking performance with respect to a target trajectory while suppressing a decrease in vehicle speed.
- a travel system for a transport vehicle is a travel system for a transport vehicle that is mounted on a transport vehicle and causes the transport vehicle to travel along a target trajectory, wherein the vehicle position of the transport vehicle is measured.
- a storage device for storing a curvature indicative of the degree of curvature of the target trajectory calculated for each node constituting the target trajectory; and control of travel of the transport vehicle based on the vehicle position and the curvature.
- control device includes a target point setting unit that sets a target point, which is a point through which the transport vehicle should pass, on the target trajectory ahead of the vehicle position; and the transport vehicle a vehicle control unit configured to control travel of the transport vehicle so that it travels from the vehicle position toward the target point, and the target point setting unit controls the curvature at the node ahead of the vehicle position is less than a threshold, the target point is set at a position farther from the vehicle position than when the curvature is equal to or greater than the threshold.
- FIG. 2 is a diagram for explaining the transport system according to the first embodiment;
- FIG. FIG. 2 is a diagram for explaining a conveying path shown in FIG. 1;
- FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the traveling system of the carrier vehicle according to the first embodiment;
- 4 is a diagram showing road information stored in the storage device shown in FIG. 3;
- FIG. The figure explaining a virtual point and a target point.
- the figure which shows the relationship between the change ratio of forward movement time, and a curvature.
- FIG. 5 is a diagram showing the relationship between the rate of change in forward movement time and the steering angular velocity;
- FIG. 5 is a diagram showing the relationship between the rate of change in forward movement time and the load.
- FIG. 4 is a flowchart of target point calculation processing performed by a target point setting unit shown in FIG. 3 ;
- FIG. FIG. 4 is a flowchart of a steering angle target value calculation process performed by a control target value calculation unit shown in FIG. 3 ;
- FIG. FIG. 10 is a diagram for explaining a transport system according to a second embodiment;
- FIG. 11 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a travel system for a carrier vehicle according to a second embodiment;
- FIG. 14 is a diagram showing road information stored in the storage device shown in FIG. 13;
- FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating a transport system 1 of Embodiment 1.
- FIG. 2 is a diagram for explaining the conveying path 10 shown in FIG.
- the transport system 1 has at least one or more transport vehicles 20 for transporting loads such as earth and sand and ores at work sites such as open pit mines.
- the carrier vehicle 20 is a carrier vehicle such as a dump truck that travels autonomously.
- the transport vehicle 20 may be a transport vehicle that travels with driving assistance from a control device that manages the travel of the transport vehicle 20 .
- the conveying vehicle 20 travels along a conveying path 10 preset based on the topography of the work site.
- the transport path 10 has a target trajectory 11, nodes 12, and travel sections 13, as shown in FIG.
- the target trajectory 11 is data indicating a trajectory along which the transport vehicle 20 should travel within the transport path 10 .
- the target trajectory 11 may be data indicating a straight or curved trajectory, or may be data indicating a strip-shaped trajectory having a width in the width direction of the transport path 10.
- a node 12 is coordinate data indicating a point on the target trajectory 11 .
- the target trajectory 11 is a curve passing through the center of the transport path 10 in the width direction, and the nodes 12 are arranged on the target trajectory 11 at regular intervals.
- the travel section 13 is an area obtained by dividing the transport path 10 .
- the travel section 13 is set so that only one carrier vehicle 20 travels in one travel section 13 . That is, the travel section 13 is an area set so that the transportation vehicles 20 can travel without interfering with each other.
- One running section 13 may be set for one node 12 , or one running section 13 may be set for a plurality of nodes 12 .
- FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the travel system 200 of the transportation vehicle 20 of the first embodiment.
- FIG. 4 is a diagram showing road information stored in storage device 210 shown in FIG.
- FIG. 5 is a diagram for explaining virtual points and target points.
- FIG. 6 is a diagram showing the relationship between the rate of change in the forward movement time and the curvature.
- FIG. 7 is a diagram showing the relationship between the rate of change in the forward movement time and the steering angular velocity.
- FIG. 8 is a diagram showing the relationship between the rate of change in the forward movement time and the load.
- FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating one method of calculating the steering angle target value.
- the traveling system 200 of the carrier vehicle 20 is a system that is mounted on the carrier vehicle 20 and causes the carrier vehicle 20 to travel along the target trajectory 11 .
- the travel system 200 travels the carrier vehicle 20 so that the deviation from the target trajectory 11 is minimized.
- the travel system 200 travels the transport vehicle 20 so as to pass through the nodes 12 arranged on the target trajectory 11 .
- the travel system 200 of the transport vehicle 20 includes a storage device 210, a control device 220, a drive device 260, and a sensor group 270 as hardware configuration.
- the storage device 210 is composed of a non-volatile storage medium from which information can be read and written.
- the storage device 210 stores an OS (Operating System), various control programs, application programs, databases, and the like.
- the control device 220 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit), RAM (Random Access Memory), and ROM (Read Only Memory).
- the control device 220 implements the functions of the control device 220 by performing calculations according to programs, reading and writing information in a work area, temporarily storing programs, etc. by the CPU.
- the drive device 260 is a device that drives the carrier vehicle 20 to make the carrier vehicle 20 travel.
- the drive device 260 includes at least a brake device that brakes the carrier vehicle 20 , a steering motor that changes the steering angle of the carrier vehicle 20 , and a travel motor that causes the carrier vehicle 20 to travel.
- Drive device 260 operates according to a control command output from control device 220 .
- the sensor group 270 includes a plurality of sensors that measure the state of the transport vehicle 20.
- the sensor group 270 includes a steering angle sensor 271 that measures the steering angle of the carrier vehicle 20 and an orientation sensor 272 that measures the vehicle orientation of the carrier vehicle 20 .
- the sensor group 270 includes a position sensor 273 for measuring the vehicle position of the transport vehicle 20, a speed sensor 274 for measuring the vehicle speed of the transport vehicle 20, and a load sensor 275 for measuring the load amount of the cargo on the transport vehicle 20. including.
- Sensor group 270 outputs each measurement value to control device 220 .
- the steering angle sensor 271 may be an angle detection device.
- the azimuth sensor 272 includes an inertial measurement unit (IMU), and may measure the azimuth by calculating the time change of the acquired angular acceleration.
- the azimuth sensor 272 includes a GNSS (Global Navigation Satellite System) receiver, and may measure the vehicle azimuth by calculating the trajectory of the acquired vehicle position.
- Position sensor 273 may comprise a GNSS receiver.
- Speed sensor 274 may be a wheel speed sensor. The speed sensor 274 may measure vehicle speed by calculating the change in vehicle position over time obtained by the GNSS receiver.
- the load sensor 275 may measure the load of the transport vehicle 20 from the load acting on the suspension of the transport vehicle 20 or the pressure of the hydraulic oil in the hydraulic cylinder.
- the storage device 210 stores the curvature indicating the degree of curvature of the target trajectory 11 calculated for each node 12 forming the target trajectory 11 .
- the storage device 210 includes a road information storage unit 211 that stores information on the transportation route 10 (hereinafter also referred to as “road information”).
- the road information stored in the road information storage unit 211 includes, as shown in FIG. It includes the upper limit speed of the transport vehicle 20 and the curvature of the target trajectory 11 at each node 12 .
- the node ID, node information, upper limit speed, and curvature are associated with each other and stored in the road information storage unit 211 .
- the upper limit speed is the maximum speed at which the transport vehicle 20 passes through each node 12 .
- the upper speed limit is predetermined based on one or both of the curvature and gradient of the target trajectory 11 and the performance limit of the transport vehicle 20 .
- the curvature is calculated by calculating the reciprocal of the radius of a circle passing through a predetermined number of nodes 12 (radius of curvature). Alternatively, the curvature is calculated by calculating the reciprocal of the turning radius of the transport vehicle 20 calculated from the vehicle orientation or vehicle position change over time.
- the control device 220 controls travel of the transport vehicle 20 based on each measurement value of the sensor group 270 and the road information stored in the storage device 210 . In particular, the control device 220 controls travel of the transport vehicle 20 based on the vehicle position measured by the position sensor 273 and the curvature stored in the storage device 210 .
- the control device 220 has a target point setting section 230 , a control target value calculation section 240 and a vehicle control section 250 .
- the target point setting unit 230, the control target value calculation unit 240, and the vehicle control unit 250 each include a CPU, a ROM, and a RAM. , the program may be temporarily stored, etc., to realize each function.
- the vehicle control unit 250 controls the travel of the transport vehicle 20 so that the transport vehicle 20 travels from the vehicle position toward the target point.
- Vehicle control unit 250 generates a control command for controlling the operation of drive device 260 according to the control target value calculated by control target value calculation unit 240 .
- the control command includes the amount of operation of the steering angle. That is, the vehicle control unit 250 controls the travel of the transport vehicle 20 according to the steering angle target value calculated by the control target value calculation unit 240 so that the transport vehicle 20 travels from the current vehicle position toward the target point. Control.
- the control command may include the amount of operation of the brake pedal or the amount of operation of the accelerator pedal.
- Vehicle control unit 250 outputs the generated control command to drive device 260 .
- the target point setting unit 230 sets a target point, which is a point through which the transport vehicle 20 should pass, on the target trajectory 11 ahead of the vehicle position.
- the target point setting unit 230 has a virtual point calculation unit 231 , a target point calculation unit 232 and a change unit 233 .
- the virtual point calculation unit 231 calculates a virtual point that is the vehicle position when it is assumed that the transport vehicle 20 travels for a predetermined forward movement time based on the current vehicle speed and vehicle direction.
- the virtual point calculator 231 calculates the road information stored in the storage device 210, the steering angle measured by the steering angle sensor 271, the vehicle direction measured by the direction sensor 272, and the vehicle position measured by the position sensor 273. , the vehicle speed measured by the speed sensor 274 and the load amount measured by the load sensor 275 are acquired.
- the virtual point calculator 231 calculates a virtual point based on these pieces of acquired information.
- the virtual point calculation unit 231 assumes that the transport vehicle 20 maintains the current vehicle speed and vehicle direction from the current vehicle position of the transport vehicle 20 and travels for a predetermined forward movement time.
- the vehicle position in this case is calculated as a virtual point.
- the carrier vehicle 20 is presently at a vehicle position P and is traveling at a vehicle speed V toward a vehicle direction D.
- the vehicle position of the transport vehicle 20 is the point Pv.
- the virtual point calculator 231 calculates the point Pv as a virtual point.
- the virtual point calculation unit 231 calculates the azimuth change rate from the time change of the vehicle azimuth or the time change of the steering angle. Then, the virtual point calculation unit 231 calculates the current vehicle position of the transport vehicle 20 as a starting point, and assumes that the transport vehicle 20 maintains the current vehicle speed and heading change rate and travels for a predetermined forward movement time. A vehicle position may be calculated as a virtual point.
- the target point calculation unit 232 calculates target points from virtual points.
- the target point calculator 232 calculates a target point from the road information stored in the storage device 210 and the virtual point calculated by the virtual point calculator 231 .
- the target point calculation unit 232 calculates the foot of the perpendicular drawn from the virtual point onto the target trajectory 11 (the intersection of the perpendicular and the target trajectory 11) as the target point.
- the target point calculation unit 232 calculates the point Pt, which is the foot of the perpendicular drawn from the virtual point Pv to the target trajectory 11, as the target point.
- the target point calculation unit 232 may calculate the point of the node 12 closest to the virtual point as the target point.
- the target point calculated by the target point calculator 232 depends on the virtual point calculated by the virtual point calculator 231 .
- the virtual point calculated by the virtual point calculator 231 depends on the forward movement time.
- the forward movement time is a preset parameter for calculating the virtual point and the target point. If the forward travel time is short, the virtual point will be closer to the current vehicle position of the transport vehicle 20 and the target point will be closer to the current vehicle position of the transport vehicle 20 . If the forward travel time is long, the virtual point will be far from the current vehicle position of the transport vehicle 20 and the target point will be far from the current vehicle position of the transport vehicle 20 . Then, when the target point is near the current vehicle position of the transport vehicle 20, the transport vehicle 20 can travel so as to approach the target track 11 quickly. If the target point is far from the current vehicle position of the transport vehicle 20 , the transport vehicle 20 may travel slowly (over time) to approach the target trajectory 11 .
- the changing unit 233 changes the forward movement time.
- the changing unit 233 changes the forward movement time by multiplying the preset default forward movement time by the change ratio.
- the change rate of the forward movement time is a numerical value greater than 0 and less than or equal to 1. That is, when the rate of change in the forward movement time is large, the forward movement time after change becomes long. If the rate of change in the forward movement time is small, the forward movement time after change will be short.
- the changing unit 233 determines the change ratio of the forward movement time according to the curvature at the node 12 ahead of the current vehicle position of the transport vehicle 20 .
- the node 12 ahead of the current vehicle position of the transport vehicle 20 may be the node 12 closest to the vehicle position among the nodes 12 forward of the current vehicle position of the transport vehicle 20, or a virtual It may be the node 12 closest to the point.
- the changing unit 233 is preset with a relationship between the curvature ⁇ at the node 12 forward of the vehicle position and the change ratio R ⁇ of the forward movement time, as shown in FIG. 6 .
- the change rate R ⁇ of the forward movement time is constant at a relatively large value R ⁇ a in the range where the curvature ⁇ is greater than or equal to zero and less than ⁇ a .
- the change rate R ⁇ of the forward movement time is constant at a relatively small value of R ⁇ b in the range where the curvature ⁇ is equal to or greater than ⁇ b .
- the change rate R ⁇ of the forward movement time is inversely proportional to the curvature ⁇ in the range of the curvature ⁇ from ⁇ a to less than ⁇ b .
- the reason why the change rate R ⁇ of the forward movement time is inversely proportional to the curvature ⁇ is that the larger the curvature ⁇ , the closer the target point to the vehicle position should be set. This is because it is necessary to reduce the change ratio R ⁇ in order to set the position closer.
- the minimum value R ⁇ b and the maximum value R ⁇ a of the change rate R ⁇ may be calculated as follows. That is, among the results of running the guided vehicle 20 with a fixed forward movement time or the results of running on the simulation, even if the curvature ⁇ is large, the steering is not in time. A value at which deviation does not occur may be calculated as the minimum value R ⁇ b . Among these results, a value that does not cause deviation from the target trajectory 11 due to meandering even when the curvature ⁇ is small may be calculated as the maximum value R ⁇ a .
- the threshold value ⁇ th of the curvature ⁇ is set within a range of ⁇ a or more and less than ⁇ b .
- the changing unit 233 changes the ratio to a larger value than when the curvature is equal to or greater than the threshold. decide.
- the changing unit 233 changes the forward movement time to a longer time than when the curvature is equal to or greater than the threshold. can do.
- the virtual point calculator 231 calculates a virtual point using the forward movement time changed to a longer time than when the curvature is equal to or greater than the threshold.
- the target point calculation unit 232 calculates the target point from the virtual point calculated using the forward movement time changed to a longer time than when the curvature is equal to or greater than the threshold. That is, when the curvature at the node 12 ahead of the current vehicle position of the transport vehicle 20 is less than the threshold, the target point calculation unit 232 sets the target point to a position farther from the vehicle position than when the curvature is equal to or greater than the threshold. points can be calculated. Therefore, in this case, the target point setting unit 230 can set the target point at a position farther from the vehicle position than when the curvature is equal to or greater than the threshold value.
- the changing unit 233 determines a smaller change ratio than when the curvature is less than the threshold.
- the changing unit 233 changes the forward movement time to a shorter time than when the curvature is less than the threshold. can do.
- the virtual point calculator 231 calculates a virtual point using the forward movement time changed to a shorter time than when the curvature is less than the threshold.
- the target point calculation unit 232 calculates the target point from the virtual point calculated using the forward movement time changed to a shorter time than when the curvature is less than the threshold. That is, when the curvature at the node 12 ahead of the current vehicle position of the transport vehicle 20 is equal to or greater than the threshold, the target point calculation unit 232 sets the target point to a position closer to the vehicle position than when the curvature is less than the threshold. points can be calculated. Therefore, in this case, the target point setting unit 230 can set the target point at a position closer to the vehicle position than when the curvature is less than the threshold.
- the changing unit 233 can determine the change ratio of the forward movement time according to the current steering angular velocity of the transport vehicle 20 .
- the steering angular velocity is the time change of the steering angle measured by the steering angle sensor 271 .
- the steering angular velocity may be calculated by the steering angle sensor 271, or may be calculated by the target point setting section 230 (or the changing section 233).
- the relationship between the steering angular velocity d ⁇ /dt of the transport vehicle 20 and the change ratio R (d ⁇ /dt) of the forward movement time as shown in FIG. 7 is preset in the changing unit 233.
- the relationship between the steering angular velocity d[delta]/dt and the change rate R (d[delta]/dt) shown in FIG. 7 can be expressed as a graph having the same shape as the relationship between the curvature [theta] and the change rate R[ theta] shown in FIG. In FIG.
- the change ratio R (d ⁇ /dt) of the forward travel time is inversely proportional to the steering angular velocity d ⁇ /dt because the faster the steering angular velocity d ⁇ /dt, the faster the wheels change direction. This is because it is desirable to set the target point at a position close to the vehicle position, and to set the target point at a position close to the vehicle position, it is necessary to reduce the change rate R (d ⁇ /dt). is.
- the minimum value R (d ⁇ /dt )b and the maximum value R (d ⁇ /dt)a of the change rate R(d ⁇ /dt) may be calculated as follows. That is, even if the steering angular velocity d ⁇ /dt is high among the results of running the conveyance vehicle 20 with a fixed forward movement time or the results of running on a simulation, the steering is not in time. A value at which deviation from the target trajectory 11 does not occur may be calculated as the minimum value R (d ⁇ /dt)b .
- a value at which deviation from the target trajectory 11 due to meandering does not occur even when the steering angular velocity d[delta]/dt is low may be calculated as the maximum value R (d[delta]/dt)a .
- the threshold value (d ⁇ /dt) th of the steering angular velocity d ⁇ /dt is set within a range of (d ⁇ /dt) a or more and less than (d ⁇ /dt) b .
- the changing unit 233 determines a larger change ratio than when the steering angular velocity is greater than or equal to the threshold. Accordingly, when the current steering angular velocity of the transport vehicle 20 is less than the threshold, the changing unit 233 can change the forward movement time to a longer time than when the steering angular velocity is equal to or greater than the threshold.
- the virtual point calculator 231 calculates a virtual point using the forward movement time changed to a longer time than when the steering angular velocity is equal to or greater than the threshold.
- the target point calculation unit 232 calculates the target point from the virtual point calculated using the forward movement time changed to a longer time than when the steering angular velocity is equal to or greater than the threshold. That is, when the current steering angular velocity of the transport vehicle 20 is less than the threshold, the target point calculation unit 232 can calculate the target point at a position farther from the vehicle position than when the steering angular velocity is equal to or greater than the threshold. . Therefore, in this case, the target point setting unit 230 can set the target point at a position farther from the vehicle position than when the steering angular velocity is equal to or greater than the threshold.
- the changing unit 233 determines a smaller change ratio than when the steering angular velocity is less than the threshold. Accordingly, when the current steering angular velocity of the transport vehicle 20 is equal to or greater than the threshold, the changing unit 233 can change the forward movement time to a shorter time than when the steering angular velocity is less than the threshold.
- the virtual point calculator 231 calculates a virtual point using the forward movement time changed to a shorter time than when the steering angular velocity is less than the threshold.
- the target point calculation unit 232 calculates the target point from the virtual point calculated using the forward movement time changed to a shorter time than when the steering angular velocity is less than the threshold.
- the target point calculation unit 232 can calculate the target point at a position closer to the vehicle position than when the steering angular velocity is less than the threshold. . Therefore, in this case, target point setting section 230 can set the target point at a position closer to the vehicle position than when the steering angular velocity is less than the threshold.
- the changing unit 233 can determine the change ratio of the forward travel time according to the current load of the transport vehicle 20 .
- the relationship between the load amount W of the transport vehicle 20 and the change rate RW of the forward movement time as shown in FIG. 8 is set in advance.
- the relationship between the load amount W and the change rate RW shown in FIG. 8 is such that the change rate RW of the forward movement time is constant at a relatively small value of RWa in the range of the load amount W from zero to less than Wa . be.
- the change rate RW of the forward movement time is constant at a relatively large value of RWb .
- the change ratio RW of the forward movement time is proportional to the load W in the range of the load W from W a to W b .
- the reason why the change rate RW of the forward travel time is proportional to the load W is that the greater the load W, the more the direction of the transport vehicle 20 (vehicle direction) after the direction of the wheels changes. This is because the target trajectory 11 needs to be approached slowly (takes time) because it takes a long time to change, so it is desirable to set the target point at a position far from the vehicle position. This is because it is necessary to increase the change ratio RW in order.
- the minimum value RWa and the maximum value RWb of the change rate RW may be calculated as follows. That is, among the results of running the transport vehicle 20 with a fixed forward movement time, or the results of running on a simulation, even if the load W is light, the target trajectory due to the steering not being in time. A value that does not deviate from 11 may be calculated as the minimum value RWa . Among these results, the maximum value RWb may be calculated as a value that does not deviate from the target trajectory 11 due to meandering even when the load W is heavy. In the example of FIG. 8, the threshold value W th of the load W is set within a range of W a or more and less than W b .
- the change unit 233 determines a smaller change ratio than when the load is equal to or greater than the threshold. Accordingly, when the current load of the transport vehicle 20 is less than the threshold, the changing unit 233 can change the forward movement time to a shorter time than when the load is equal to or greater than the threshold.
- the virtual point calculation unit 231 calculates a virtual point using the forward movement time changed to a shorter time than when the load is equal to or greater than the threshold.
- the target point calculation unit 232 calculates the target point from the virtual point calculated using the forward movement time changed to a shorter time than when the load is equal to or greater than the threshold.
- the target point calculation unit 232 can calculate the target point at a position closer to the vehicle position than when the load is equal to or greater than the threshold. . Therefore, in this case, the target point setting unit 230 can set the target point at a position closer to the vehicle position than when the load amount is equal to or greater than the threshold value.
- the change unit 233 determines a larger change ratio than when the load is less than the threshold. Accordingly, when the current load of the transport vehicle 20 is equal to or greater than the threshold, the changing unit 233 can change the forward movement time to a longer time than when the load is less than the threshold.
- the virtual point calculator 231 calculates a virtual point using the forward movement time changed to a longer time than when the load is less than the threshold.
- the target point calculation unit 232 calculates the target point from the virtual point calculated using the forward movement time changed to a longer time than when the load is less than the threshold.
- the target point calculation unit 232 can calculate the target point at a position farther from the vehicle position than when the load is less than the threshold. . Therefore, in this case, the target point setting unit 230 can set the target point at a position farther from the vehicle position than when the load is less than the threshold.
- the changing unit 233 changes the rate of change (R ⁇ ) determined according to the curvature at the node 12 ahead of the current vehicle position of the transport vehicle 20 and the rate of change (R (d ⁇ /dt) ) and at least one of the change rate (R W ) determined according to the load can be used to change the forward movement time.
- the change unit 233 has a change ratio (R ⁇ ) determined according to the curvature, a change ratio (R (d ⁇ /dt) ) determined according to the steering angular velocity, and a load amount determined according to the The product with the change rate (R W ) can be used to change the forward travel time.
- the control target value calculation unit 240 calculates the control target value of the driving device 260 when the transport vehicle 20 is caused to travel from the vehicle position toward the target point.
- the control target value calculator 240 calculates the vehicle orientation measured by the orientation sensor 272, the vehicle position measured by the position sensor 273, the vehicle speed measured by the speed sensor 274, and the load amount measured by the load sensor 275. , the virtual point, the target point, and the forward movement time calculated by the target point setting unit 230 are obtained.
- the control target value calculation section 240 calculates the control target value of the driving device 260 based on the acquired information.
- Control target value calculation unit 240 calculates a control target value of the steering angle (hereinafter also referred to as “steering angle target value”) as a control target value for drive device 260 .
- the control target value calculation unit 240 may calculate, as the control target value of the drive device 260, a control target value for braking deceleration of the vehicle speed or a control target value for acceleration of the vehicle speed.
- the control target value calculation unit 240 calculates the distance from the current vehicle position toward the target point based on the current vehicle position, vehicle direction, virtual point, and target point of the transport vehicle 20. to calculate the amount of change in the vehicle orientation (hereinafter also referred to as the "required amount of orientation change") necessary for the transport vehicle 20 to travel.
- the required azimuth change amount ⁇ is shown as an angle between a straight line passing through the vehicle position P and the virtual point Pv and a straight line passing through the vehicle position P and the target point Pt.
- the control target value calculation unit 240 needs to change the vehicle heading by the required heading change amount ⁇ during the forward movement time T.
- the control target value calculation unit 240 calculates a required azimuth change rate ⁇ , which is the rate of change of the required azimuth change amount ⁇ per unit time, using the following equation (1).
- the control target value calculator 240 calculates the steering angle target value ⁇ using the following equation (2).
- L is the wheelbase length of the transport vehicle 20
- A(W) is the stability factor that varies depending on the load W
- V is the vehicle speed of the transport vehicle 20
- ⁇ is the equation (1). It shows the required azimuth change rate calculated by
- the steering angle target value ⁇ is proportional to the required heading change rate ⁇ as shown in Equation (2).
- the required heading change rate ⁇ is inversely proportional to the forward movement time T, as shown in equation (1). Therefore, the steering angle target value ⁇ is inversely proportional to the forward movement time T.
- the steering angle target value ⁇ increases as the vehicle speed V of the transport vehicle 20 increases, and decreases as the vehicle speed V decreases. That is, the control target value calculation unit 240 calculates the steering angle target value to be smaller as the vehicle speed of the transport vehicle 20 is lower.
- the traveling system 200 of the carrier vehicle 20 can calculate the steering angle target value that can suppress the tracking error with respect to the target track 11 for the carrier vehicle 20 traveling at various vehicle speeds. Therefore, the traveling system 200 of the transport vehicle 20 can ensure the tracking performance for the target trajectory while suppressing the decrease in vehicle speed for the transport vehicle 20 that travels at various vehicle speeds.
- the travel system 200 of the transport vehicle 20 can suppress a decrease in productivity.
- the stability factor A(W) increases as the load W of the transport vehicle 20 increases, and decreases as the load W decreases. Therefore, as shown in equation (2), the steering angle target value ⁇ increases as the load W of the transport vehicle 20 increases, and decreases as the load W decreases. That is, the control target value calculation unit 240 calculates the steering angle target value to be smaller as the load of the transport vehicle 20 is lighter.
- the traveling system 200 of the transport vehicle 20 can calculate the steering angle target value that can suppress the tracking error with respect to the target track 11 for the transport vehicle 20 that travels with various load capacities. Therefore, the traveling system 200 of the transport vehicle 20 can ensure the following performance for the target trajectory while suppressing the decrease in vehicle speed for the transport vehicle 20 that travels with various load capacities.
- the travel system 200 of the transport vehicle 20 can suppress a decrease in productivity.
- Control target value calculation section 240 may also calculate the steering angle target value using the following method.
- FIG. 9 shows a circle C that passes through the vehicle position P of the transport vehicle 20 and the target point Pt and touches a straight line along the vehicle direction D.
- the control target value calculator 240 calculates the radius r of the circle C.
- the control target value calculator 240 may calculate the steering angle target value ⁇ using the following formula (3) instead of the formulas (1) and (2).
- L is the wheel base length of the transport vehicle 20
- A(W) is the stability factor that varies depending on the load W
- V is the vehicle speed of the transport vehicle 20.
- the steering angle target value ⁇ is inversely proportional to the radius r as shown in Equation (3).
- the radius r increases as the target point Pt is farther from the vehicle position P.
- the target point Pt is farther from the vehicle position P as the forward movement time T is longer. That is, the radius r increases as the forward movement time T increases. Therefore, the steering angle target value ⁇ is inversely proportional to the forward movement time T.
- the target point setting unit 230 sets the forward movement time to be shorter than when the curvature is less than the threshold.
- the target point is set at a position closer to the vehicle position than when it is less than the threshold.
- control target value calculation section 240 calculates a larger steering angle target value than when the value is less than the threshold.
- the calculated steering angle target value is a value obtained by combining a steering angle target value for the transport vehicle 20 to approach the target trajectory 11 and a steering angle target value for the transport vehicle 20 to follow changes in the target trajectory 11. be.
- the calculated steering angle target value is a value that causes the transport vehicle 20 to travel so that the transport vehicle 20 quickly approaches the target track 11 in order to suppress the following error with respect to the target track 11 even if the responsiveness of the steering system is reduced. be.
- the target point setting unit 230 changes the forward movement time to a longer time than when it is equal to or greater than the threshold, A target point is set at a position farther from the vehicle position than when the threshold is equal to or greater than the threshold.
- the control target value calculation unit 240 calculates a smaller steering angle target value than in the case where the forward movement time is longer than the threshold value because the forward movement time is changed to a longer time.
- the steering angle target value for the transport vehicle 20 to approach the target trajectory 11 is dominant in the calculated steering angle target value.
- the calculated steering angle target value is set so that the transport vehicle 20 slowly approaches the target trajectory 11 in order to stably converge the tracking error with respect to the target trajectory 11 without meandering even if the responsiveness of the steering system is reduced. It is a value that causes the transportation vehicle 20 to travel.
- the control target value calculation unit 240 suppresses the following error with respect to the target trajectory 11 even if the responsiveness of the steering system decreases according to the curvature at the node 12 ahead of the current vehicle position of the transport vehicle 20.
- a possible steering angle target value can be calculated. That is, the traveling system 200 of the transport vehicle 20 is configured to operate the steering device when the transport path 10 is a turning path in which the curvature at the node 12 ahead of the current vehicle position of the transport vehicle 20 is equal to or greater than the threshold.
- a target point is set at a position close to the vehicle position so as not to deviate from the target trajectory 11 due to delay in steering due to low responsiveness, and the transport vehicle 20 is run so as to quickly approach the target trajectory 11.
- the traveling system 200 of the transport vehicle 20 operates when the transport path 10 is close to a straight road such that the curvature at the node 12 ahead of the current vehicle position of the transport vehicle 20 is less than the threshold.
- a target point is set at a position far from the vehicle position so as to prevent deviation from the target track 11 due to meandering due to low responsiveness, and the transport vehicle 20 is run so as to slowly approach the target track 11.
- the travel system 200 of the transport vehicle 20 can ensure tracking performance for the target trajectory while suppressing a decrease in vehicle speed even if the responsiveness of the steering system is reduced.
- the travel system 200 of the transport vehicle 20 can suppress a decrease in productivity.
- the target point setting unit 230 changes the forward movement time to a shorter time than when the current steering angular velocity is less than the threshold.
- the target point is set at a position closer to the vehicle position than in the case of .
- control target value calculation section 240 calculates a larger steering angle target value than when the value is less than the threshold.
- the calculated steering angle target value is set so as to suppress the tracking error with respect to the target trajectory 11 even if the responsiveness of the steering system decreases. This is a value that causes the transport vehicle 20 to travel so that the transport vehicle 20 can quickly approach the target track 11 .
- the target point setting unit 230 changes the forward movement time to a longer time than when the current steering angular velocity is equal to or greater than the threshold.
- a target point is set at a position far from the vehicle position.
- the control target value calculation unit 240 calculates a smaller steering angle target value than in the case where the forward movement time is longer than the threshold value because the forward movement time is changed to a longer time.
- the calculated steering angle target value is set so that the transport vehicle 20 stably converges the tracking error with respect to the target trajectory 11 without meandering, as in the case where the curvature at the node 12 ahead of the vehicle position is less than the threshold value. This is a value that causes the transport vehicle 20 to travel so as to slowly approach the target trajectory 11 .
- control target value calculation unit 240 calculates a steering angle target value that can suppress the tracking error with respect to the target trajectory 11 even if the responsiveness of the steering device is reduced in accordance with the current steering angular velocity of the transport vehicle 20 . can be calculated. Therefore, the travel system 200 of the transport vehicle 20 can ensure tracking performance for the target trajectory while suppressing a decrease in vehicle speed even if the responsiveness of the steering system is reduced. The travel system 200 of the transport vehicle 20 can suppress a decrease in productivity.
- the target point setting unit 230 changes the forward movement time to a longer time than when the load is less than the threshold. Set the target point at a position farther from the vehicle position than the case.
- the control target value calculation unit 240 calculates a smaller steering angle target value than when the forward movement time is changed to a longer time than when the value is less than the threshold.
- the calculated steering angle target value is set so that the transport vehicle 20 stably converges the tracking error with respect to the target trajectory 11 without meandering, as in the case where the curvature at the node 12 ahead of the vehicle position is less than the threshold value. This is a value that causes the transport vehicle 20 to travel so as to slowly approach the target trajectory 11 .
- the target point setting unit 230 changes the forward movement time to a shorter time than when the load is equal to or greater than the threshold.
- a target point is set at a position close to the vehicle position.
- the control target value calculation unit 240 calculates a larger steering angle target value than in the case where the forward movement time is the threshold value or more because the forward movement time is changed to a short time.
- the calculated steering angle target value is set so as to suppress the tracking error with respect to the target trajectory 11 even if the responsiveness of the steering system decreases. This is a value that causes the transport vehicle 20 to travel so that the transport vehicle 20 can quickly approach the target track 11 .
- control target value calculator 240 calculates a steering angle target value that can suppress the tracking error with respect to the target trajectory 11 even if the responsiveness of the steering system is reduced according to the current load of the transport vehicle 20 . can be calculated. Therefore, the travel system 200 of the transport vehicle 20 can ensure tracking performance for the target trajectory while suppressing a decrease in vehicle speed even if the responsiveness of the steering system is reduced. The travel system 200 of the transport vehicle 20 can suppress a decrease in productivity.
- FIG. 10 is a flowchart of target point calculation processing performed by the target point setting unit 230 shown in FIG.
- the target point setting unit 230 acquires the road information of the transport route 10 from the storage device 210 .
- the target point setting unit 230 acquires the steering angle of the transport vehicle 20 from the steering angle sensor 271 .
- the target point setting unit 230 acquires the vehicle orientation of the transport vehicle 20 from the orientation sensor 272 .
- the target point setting unit 230 acquires the vehicle position of the transport vehicle 20 from the position sensor 273 .
- the target point setting unit 230 acquires the vehicle speed of the transport vehicle 20 from the speed sensor 274 .
- the target point setting unit 230 acquires the load amount of the transport vehicle 20 from the load sensor 275 .
- step S12 the target point setting unit 230 calculates virtual points from the acquired road information, steering angle, vehicle direction, vehicle position, vehicle speed, and load. At this time, the target point setting unit 230 changes the forward movement time according to the curvature included in the acquired road information, the steering angular velocity calculated from the steering angle, and/or the load amount, and calculates the virtual point. .
- step S13 the target point setting unit 230 calculates target points from the acquired road information and the calculated virtual points. After that, the target point setting unit 230 ends the processing shown in FIG.
- FIG. 11 is a flowchart of a steering angle target value calculation process performed by the control target value calculation unit 240 shown in FIG.
- step S ⁇ b>21 the control target value calculator 240 acquires the vehicle orientation of the transport vehicle 20 from the orientation sensor 272 .
- the control target value calculator 240 acquires the vehicle position of the transport vehicle 20 from the position sensor 273 .
- the control target value calculator 240 acquires the vehicle speed of the transport vehicle 20 from the speed sensor 274 .
- the control target value calculator 240 acquires the load amount of the transport vehicle 20 from the load sensor 275 .
- Control target value calculator 240 acquires the virtual point, the target point, and the forward movement time from target point setting unit 230 .
- step S22 the control target value calculation unit 240 calculates the steering angle target value from the acquired vehicle orientation, vehicle position, vehicle speed, load, virtual point, target point, and forward movement time. After that, the control target value calculation unit 240 ends the processing shown in FIG. 11 .
- the traveling system 200 of the transport vehicle 20 adjusts the responsiveness of the steering device according to at least one of the curvature of the target track 11, the steering angular velocity of the transport vehicle 20, and the load capacity of the transport vehicle 20. It is possible to calculate a steering angle target value that can suppress the follow-up error with respect to the target trajectory 11 even if the is reduced. Therefore, the traveling system 200 of the transport vehicle 20 of the first embodiment can ensure the following performance with respect to the target trajectory while suppressing the decrease in vehicle speed.
- the traveling system 200 of the transport vehicle 20 of Embodiment 1 can suppress a decrease in productivity.
- FIG. 2 A travel system 200 of the transport vehicle 20 of the second embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 12 to 14.
- FIG. 1 In the travel system 200 of the transport vehicle 20 of the second embodiment, descriptions of the same configurations and operations as those of the first embodiment will be omitted.
- FIG. 12 is a diagram explaining the transport system 1 of the second embodiment.
- FIG. 13 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the traveling system 200 of the transportation vehicle 20 of the second embodiment.
- FIG. 14 is a diagram showing road information stored in storage device 210 shown in FIG.
- a plurality of transportation vehicles 20 are connected via a wireless communication line 30, and road information is shared among the plurality of transportation vehicles 20.
- the traveling system 200 of the transport vehicle 20 of Embodiment 2 includes a wireless communication device 280 as shown in FIG. 13 .
- the wireless communication device 280 communicates with other transport vehicles 20 traveling along the target trajectory 11 via the wireless communication line 30 .
- the wireless communication device 280 transmits the forward movement time set in the target point setting unit 230 (the forward movement time after change if changed by the change unit 233) and the tracking error to the other transport vehicles 20. .
- the wireless communication device 280 transmits the forward movement time and the tracking error to each of the multiple transport vehicles 20 .
- the follow-up error may be the length of the perpendicular drawn from the vehicle position of the transport vehicle 20 to the target trajectory 11 .
- the forward travel time and the following error are calculated for each node 12 by the target point setting unit 230, and stored in the storage device 210 as part of the road information in association with the node ID and the like. good too.
- the wireless communication device 280 receives from the other transport vehicle 20 the forward movement time and the follow-up error set for the other transport vehicle 20 .
- the wireless communication device 280 receives the forward travel time and tracking error from each of the multiple transport vehicles 20 .
- Wireless communication device 280 extracts the forward movement time and tracking error with the smallest tracking error from the received forward movement time and tracking error and the forward movement time and tracking error stored in storage device 210 .
- the wireless communication device 280 stores the extracted forward travel time and following error in the storage device 210 and updates the road information stored in the storage device 210 .
- the road information is similarly updated in the travel systems 200 of the other transport vehicles 20 as well.
- the target point setting unit 230 of the second embodiment stores the set forward travel time (including the forward travel time changed by the change unit 233) and the forward travel time updated by the wireless communication device 280 and stored in the storage device 210.
- the change rate of the set forward movement time is updated so that the difference between is within a predetermined allowable range.
- the rate of change in the forward travel time to be updated is at least one of the rate of change in the forward travel time with respect to the curvature, the rate of change in the forward travel time with respect to the steering angular velocity, and the rate of change in the forward travel time with respect to the load capacity. including one.
- the target point setting unit 230 of the second embodiment calculates the tracking error for each node 12 .
- Target point setting section 230 compares the calculated tracking error with the tracking error updated by wireless communication device 280 and stored in storage device 210 .
- the target point setting unit 230 stores the calculated following error and the forward movement time in the storage device 210. update road information.
- the traveling system 200 of the transport vehicle 20 of the second embodiment can share the forward movement time with the smallest following error with other transport vehicles 20 .
- the traveling system 200 of the carrier vehicle 20 according to the second embodiment can travel the carrier vehicle 20 while suppressing the following error with respect to the target trajectory 11 as much as possible.
- the traveling system 200 of the carrier vehicle 20 there are cases where the optimal change ratio of the forward travel time is not set in advance, and where the target trajectory 11 is changed while the carrier vehicle 20 is traveling. Even in such a case, the traveling system 200 of the transport vehicle 20 of the second embodiment receives the forward movement time with a small following error from the other transport vehicle 20 while the transport vehicle 20 is running, and calculates the forward movement time. , and the virtual point and the target point can be calculated.
- the traveling system 200 of the transport vehicle 20 according to the second embodiment can further ensure tracking performance for the target trajectory while suppressing a decrease in vehicle speed even if the responsiveness of the steering device is reduced.
- the traveling system 200 of the transport vehicle 20 of Embodiment 2 can further suppress the decline in productivity.
- the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and includes various modifications.
- the above embodiments have been described in detail in order to explain the present invention in an easy-to-understand manner, and are not necessarily limited to those having all the configurations described.
- it is possible to replace part of the configuration of one embodiment with the configuration of another embodiment and it is also possible to add the configuration of another embodiment to the configuration of one embodiment.
- each of the above configurations, functions, processing units, processing means, etc. may be realized by hardware, for example, by designing them in integrated circuits, in part or in whole.
- each of the above configurations, functions, etc. may be realized by software by a processor interpreting and executing a program for realizing each function.
- Information such as programs, tapes, and files that implement each function can be stored in recording devices such as memories, hard disks, SSDs (solid state drives), or recording media such as IC cards, SD cards, and DVDs.
- control lines and information lines indicate what is considered necessary for explanation, and not all control lines and information lines are necessarily indicated on the product. In practice, it may be considered that almost all configurations are interconnected.
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上記以外の課題、構成および効果は、以下の実施形態の説明により明らかにされる。
図1~図11を用いて、実施形態1の搬送車両20の走行システム200について説明する。
図1は、実施形態1の搬送システム1を説明する図である。図2は、図1に示す搬送路10を説明する図である。
記憶装置210は、目標軌道11を構成するノード12毎に算出された、目標軌道11の曲がり具合を示す曲率を記憶する。具体的には、記憶装置210は、搬送路10の情報(以下「道路情報」とも称する)を記憶する道路情報記憶部211を含む。道路情報記憶部211に記憶された道路情報は、図4に示すように、各ノード12を識別するノードIDと、各ノード12の位置座標を示すノード情報と、各ノード12を通過する際の搬送車両20の上限速度と、各ノード12における目標軌道11の曲率とを含む。ノードID、ノード情報、上限速度及び曲率は、互いに紐付けられて道路情報記憶部211に記憶される。
図12~図14を用いて、実施形態2の搬送車両20の走行システム200について説明する。実施形態2の搬送車両20の走行システム200において、実施形態1と同様の構成及び動作については、その説明を省略する。
なお、本発明は上記の実施形態に限定されるものではなく、様々な変形例が含まれる。例えば、上記の実施形態は本発明を分かりやすく説明するために詳細に説明したものであり、必ずしも説明した全ての構成を備えるものに限定されるものではない。また、或る実施形態の構成の一部を他の実施形態の構成に置き換えることが可能であり、また、或る実施形態の構成に他の実施形態の構成を加えることも可能である。また、各実施形態の構成の一部について、他の構成の追加・削除・置換をすることが可能である。
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- 搬送車両に搭載され、前記搬送車両を目標軌道に従って走行させる搬送車両の走行システムであって、
前記搬送車両の車両位置を計測する位置センサと、
前記目標軌道を構成するノード毎に算出された前記目標軌道の曲がり具合を示す曲率を記憶する記憶装置と、
前記車両位置と前記曲率とに基づいて前記搬送車両の走行を制御する制御装置と、を備え、
前記制御装置は、
前記搬送車両が通過するべき地点である目標点を、前記車両位置よりも前方の前記目標軌道上に設定する目標点設定部と、
前記搬送車両が前記車両位置から前記目標点に向かって走行するよう前記搬送車両の走行を制御する車両制御部と、を有し、
前記目標点設定部は、前記車両位置よりも前方の前記ノードにおける前記曲率が閾値未満である場合、前記曲率が当該閾値以上である場合よりも前記車両位置から遠い位置に前記目標点を設定する
ことを特徴とする搬送車両の走行システム。 - 前記搬送車両における積荷の積載量を計測する積載センサを更に備え、
前記目標点設定部は、前記積載量が閾値未満である場合、前記積載量が当該閾値以上である場合よりも前記車両位置から近い位置に前記目標点を設定する
ことを特徴とする請求項1に記載された搬送車両の走行システム。 - 前記搬送車両の操舵角を計測する操舵角センサを更に備え、
前記目標点設定部は、前記操舵角から算出された操舵角速度が閾値未満である場合、前記操舵角速度が当該閾値以上である場合よりも前記車両位置から遠い位置に前記目標点を設定する
ことを特徴とする請求項1に記載された搬送車両の走行システム。 - 前記搬送車両の操舵角を計測する操舵角センサと、前記搬送車両の車両速度を計測する速度センサと、を更に備え、
前記制御装置は、前記車両位置から前記目標点に向かって前記搬送車両を走行させる際の前記操舵角の制御目標値を算出する制御目標値算出部を更に有し、
前記制御目標値算出部は、前記車両速度が低速であるほど、前記操舵角の前記制御目標値を小さく算出し、
前記車両制御部は、前記操舵角の前記制御目標値に応じて前記搬送車両の走行を制御する
ことを特徴とする請求項1に記載された搬送車両の走行システム。 - 前記搬送車両の操舵角を計測する操舵角センサと、前記搬送車両における積荷の積載量を計測する積載センサと、を更に備え、
前記制御装置は、前記車両位置から前記目標点に向かって前記搬送車両を走行させる際の前記操舵角の制御目標値を算出する制御目標値算出部を更に有し、
前記制御目標値算出部は、前記積載量が軽量であるほど、前記操舵角の前記制御目標値を小さく算出し、
前記車両制御部は、前記操舵角の前記制御目標値に応じて前記搬送車両の走行を制御する
ことを特徴とする請求項1に記載された搬送車両の走行システム。 - 前記搬送車両の車両速度を計測する速度センサと、前記搬送車両の車両方位を計測する方位センサと、を更に備え、
前記目標点設定部は、
前記搬送車両が現在の前記車両速度及び前記車両方位に基づいて所定の前方移動時間だけ走行すると仮定した場合の前記車両位置である仮想点を算出する仮想点算出部と、
前記仮想点から前記目標点を算出する目標点算出部と、
前記前方移動時間を変更する変更部と、を有し、
前記変更部は、前記車両位置よりも前方の前記ノードにおける前記曲率が前記閾値未満である場合、前記曲率が当該閾値以上である場合よりも長い時間に前記前方移動時間を変更し、
前記仮想点算出部は、前記長い時間に変更された前記前方移動時間を用いて前記仮想点を算出し、
前記目標点算出部は、前記長い時間に変更された前記前方移動時間を用いて算出された前記仮想点から前記目標点を算出することによって、前記車両位置から前記遠い位置に前記目標点を算出する
ことを特徴とする請求項1に記載された搬送車両の走行システム。 - 前記目標軌道に従って走行する他の搬送車両と通信を行う無線通信装置を更に備え、
前記無線通信装置は、前記前方移動時間を前記他の搬送車両に送信すると共に、前記他の搬送車両に設定された前記前方移動時間を前記他の搬送車両から受信する
ことを特徴とする請求項6に記載された搬送車両の走行システム。
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