Patent ID: 11952024
Assignee: DAIFUKU CO., LTD.
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  H | IPC B  H

Claim 3:
4. The transportation facility according to claim 3, wherein when the empty transport vehicle that has passed the destination is referred to as a passing transport vehicle, and the empty transport vehicle that is moving on the upstream side of the transport path relative to the passing transport vehicle and has not yet arrived at the destination is referred to as an unarrived transport vehicle,
the controller is configured to calculate a first required time during which the passing transport vehicle moves in the reverse direction and arrives at the destination, and a second required time during which the unarrived transport vehicle moves in the forward direction and arrives at the destination, and
when the first required time is shorter than the second required time, the controller outputs a reverse movement command for moving the passing transport vehicle in the reverse direction toward the destination, and when the first required time is longer than the second required time, the controller outputs a forward movement command for moving the unarrived transport vehicle in the forward direction toward the destination.