IP Library Granted Patent US 11,226,631
Granted Patent B2
US 11,226,631 · App. 16/475,601 · Granted Jan 18, 2022

Shuttle vehicle speed control method and apparatus, and shuttle vehicle

Inventor: Xiaotao Chen (Beijing, CN)
Assignee: BEIJING JINGDONG QIANSHI TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
G05D1/0223G05D2201/0216
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Patent No.
US 11,226,631
App. No.
16/475,601
Granted
Jan 18, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present disclosure provides a method and an apparatus for controlling speed of a shuttle vehicle, and a shuttle vehicle, and relates to the field of control. The method includes: controlling the shuttle vehicle to perform an accelerated motion from a starting point of a specified displacement at a initial speed, wherein the accelerated motion comprises a first accelerated motion with the acceleration increasing with time is performed at first, and a second accelerated motion with the acceleration decreasing with time is performed; controlling the shuttle vehicle to perform an uniform motion; and controlling the shuttle vehicle to perform a decelerated motion, wherein the decelerated motion comprises a first decelerated motion with the acceleration decreasing with time is performed at first, and a second decelerated motion with the acceleration increasing with time is performed, and the shuttle vehicle arrives at a destination of the specified displacement at an end speed.

Claims (89)

1. A method for controlling speed of a shuttle vehicle, comprising:

controlling the shuttle vehicle to perform an accelerated motion from a starting point of a specified displacement at an initial speed V s , wherein the accelerated motion comprises a first accelerated motion with the acceleration increasing with time is performed at first, and a second accelerated motion with the acceleration decreasing with time is performed;

controlling the shuttle vehicle to perform a uniform motion; and

controlling the shuttle vehicle to perform a decelerated motion, wherein the decelerated motion comprises a first decelerated motion with the acceleration decreasing with time is performed at first, and a second decelerated motion with the acceleration increasing with time is performed, and the shuttle vehicle arrives at a destination of the specified displacement at an end speed V e .

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein,

a time during which the shuttle vehicle performs the first accelerated motion and a time during which the shuttle vehicle performs the second accelerated motion are a time T 1 ; and

a time during which the shuttle vehicle performs the first decelerated motion and a time during which the shuttle vehicle performs the second decelerated motion are a time T 2 .

3. The method according to claim 2 , wherein,

a square difference between the time T 1 and the time T 2 is direct proportional to a difference value between the end speed V e and the initial speed V s of the shuttle vehicle.

4. The method according to claim 1 , wherein,

the specified displacement is greater than a predetermined threshold, wherein the predetermined threshold is determined by the initial speed V s and the end speed V e .

5. The method according to claim 4 , wherein,

the predetermined threshold is determined by a sum of the end speed V e and the initial speed V s , and a difference between the end speed V e and the initial speed V s .

6. The method according to claim 5 , wherein,

the maximum value of the time T 2 is

V

max

-

V

c

J

,

wherein V max represents the maximum speed of the shuttle vehicle, and J represents an acceleration parameter; and

in the case that the shuttle vehicle only performs the accelerated motion and the decelerated motion when passing by the specified displacement, a time during which the shuttle vehicle performs the uniform motion is 0, and the time T 2 and the time T 1 are determined by performing Bisection method on a displacement function of the shuttle vehicle.

7. The method according to claim 6 , wherein,

in the case that the end speed V e is not less than the initial speed V s , the minimum value of the time T 2 is 0; and

in the case that the end speed V e is less than the initial speed V s , the minimum value of the time T 2 is

V

s

-

V

e

J

.

8. The method according to claim 6 , further comprising:

determining a first displacement of the shuttle vehicle to perform the accelerated motion by using the time T 1 and the initial speed Vs;

determining a second displacement of the shuttle vehicle to perform the decelerated motion by using the time T 2 and the end speed V e ; and

using a difference value obtained by subtracting the first displacement and the second displacement from the specified displacement as a third displacement of the shuttle vehicle to perform the uniform motion.

9. The method according to claim 8 , further comprising:

determining a time T 3 during which the shuttle vehicle performs the uniform motion by using the third displacement, the time T 1 and the initial speed V s .

10. The method according to claim 9 , further comprising:

determining a running speed of the shuttle vehicle at each moment by using the initial speed V s , the acceleration parameter J, the time T 1 , the time T 2 , and the time T 3 .

11. An apparatus for controlling speed of a shuttle vehicle, comprising:

a memory, configured to store instructions; and

a processor, coupled to the memory, and based on the instructions stored in the memory, the processor is configured to:

control the shuttle vehicle to perform an accelerated motion from a starting point of a specified displacement at an initial speed V s , wherein the accelerated motion comprises a first accelerated motion with the acceleration increasing with time is performed at first, and a second accelerated motion with the acceleration decreasing with time is performed;

control the shuttle vehicle to perform a uniform motion; and

control the shuttle vehicle to perform a decelerated motion, wherein the decelerated motion comprises a first decelerated motion with the acceleration decreasing with time is performed at first, and a second decelerated motion with the acceleration increasing with time is performed, and the shuttle vehicle arrives at a destination of the specified displacement at an end speed V e .

12. The apparatus according to claim 11 , wherein,

a time during which the shuttle vehicle performs the first accelerated motion and a time during which the shuttle vehicle performs the second accelerated motion are a time T 1 ; and

a time during which the shuttle vehicle performs the first decelerated motion and a time during which the shuttle vehicle performs the second decelerated motion are a time T 2 .

13. The apparatus according to claim 12 , wherein,

a square difference between the time T 1 and the time T 2 is direct proportional to a difference value between the end speed V e and the initial speed V s of the shuttle vehicle.

14. The apparatus according to claim 11 , wherein,

the specified displacement is greater than a predetermined threshold, wherein the predetermined threshold is determined by the initial speed V s and the end speed V e .

15. The apparatus according to claim 14 , wherein,

the predetermined threshold is determined by a sum of the end speed V e and the initial speed V s , and a difference between the end speed V e and the initial speed V s .

16. The apparatus according to claim 15 , wherein,

the maximum value of the time T 2 is

V

max

-

V

e

J

,

wherein V max represents the maximum speed of the shuttle vehicle, and J represents an acceleration parameter; and

in the case that the shuttle vehicle only performs the accelerated motion and the decelerated motion when passing by the specified displacement, a time during which the shuttle vehicle performs the uniform motion is 0, and the time T 2 and the time T 1 are determined by performing Bisection method on a displacement function of the shuttle vehicle.

17. The apparatus according to claim 16 , wherein,

in the case that the end speed V e is not less than the initial speed V s , the minimum value of the time T 2 is 0; and

in the case that the end speed V e is less than the initial speed V s , the minimum value of the time T 2 is

V

s

-

V

e

J

.

18. The apparatus according to claim 16 , the processor is further configured to:

determine a first displacement of the shuttle vehicle to perform the accelerated motion by using the time T 1 and the initial speed V s ;

determine a second displacement of the shuttle vehicle to perform the decelerated motion by using the time T 2 and the end speed V e ; and

use a difference value obtained by subtracting the first displacement and the second displacement from the specified displacement as a third displacement of the shuttle vehicle to perform the uniform motion.

19. A shuttle vehicle, comprising:

an apparatus for controlling speed, comprising:

a memory, configured to store instructions; and

a processor, coupled to the memory, and based on the instructions stored in the memory, the processor is configured to:

control the shuttle vehicle to perform an accelerated motion from a starting point of a specified displacement at an initial speed Vs, wherein the accelerated motion comprises a first accelerated motion with the acceleration increasing with time is performed at first, and a second accelerated motion with the acceleration decreasing with time is performed;

control the shuttle vehicle to perform a uniform motion; and

control the shuttle vehicle to perform a decelerated motion, wherein the decelerated motion comprises a first decelerated motion with the acceleration decreasing with time is performed at first, and a second decelerated motion with the acceleration increasing with time is performed, and the shuttle vehicle arrives at a destination of the specified displacement at an end speed Ve.

Assignments (3)
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE ASSIGNOR NAME PREVIOUSLY RECORDED ON REEL 055832 FRAME 0108. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNMENT. Recorded Aug 12, 2021
From: BEIJING JINGDONG SHANGKE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY CO, LTD.; BEIJING JINGDONG CENTURY TRADING CO., LTD.
To: BEIJING JINGDONG QIANSHI TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 057293/0936 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 6, 2021
From: BEJING JINGDONG SHANGKE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.; BEIJING JINGDONG CENTURY TRADING CO., LTD.
To: BEIJING JINGDONG QIANSHI TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 055832/0108 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 22, 2019
From: CHEN, XIAOTAO
To: BEIJING JINGDONG SHANGKE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.; BEIJING JINGDONG CENTURY TRADING CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 049816/0221 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 201710003147.X · Jan 3, 2017 · national
Continuity (1)
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