METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GUIDING A VEHICLE IN RESPECT TO OVERHEAD WIRES

The present invention relates to the methods for guiding a vehicle 10 on a predefined virtual path 20 over the ground 30 relative to at least one overhead line 40 placed high above the ground and consisting of a terminal for the electrical power supply source of the vehicle 10, the vehicle being con...

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Main Author CLERC, ALAIN
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
French
German
Published 05.11.2014
Subjects
CONTROLLING
LAND VEHICLES FOR TRAVELLING OTHERWISE THAN ON RAILS
MOTOR VEHICLES
PERFORMING OPERATIONS
PHYSICS
REGULATING
SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING OR REGULATING NON-ELECTRIC VARIABLES
TRAILERS
TRANSPORTING
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Summary:The present invention relates to the methods for guiding a vehicle 10 on a predefined virtual path 20 over the ground 30 relative to at least one overhead line 40 placed high above the ground and consisting of a terminal for the electrical power supply source of the vehicle 10, the vehicle being connected to the overhead line by means of a plug-in connector pole and comprising a means 14 for controlling the movement direction 16 of the vehicle on the ground 30. The method is characterized in that it consists of measuring the distance between a first point 18 of the vehicle and the overhead line, said distance having a value Vm, determining the distance between a second point 22 on the predefined virtual path 20 and the overhead line 40, said second point being the point on the predefined virtual path at which a reference point 19 should normally be located on the basis of at least one predetermined parameter linked to the movement of the vehicle, said distance having a value Vo, comparing the Vm and Vo values, said comparison giving a value Vc, and controlling the direction of the vehicle such that the value Vc tends toward a predetermined threshold value.
Bibliography:Application Number: EP20100752853