Patents by Inventor Goran P. R. Netzler

Goran P. R. Netzler has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Apparatus and method for optical guidance system for automatic guided vehicle
    Patent number: 4626995
    Abstract: An optical guidance system for remotely controlled, self-propelled vehicles in which a single light source is used as an aiming point by the vehicle. The light source is detected by a camera lens and the vehicle is maneuvered according to the position of the light within the field of view of the lens. A computer is provided to determine the cartesian coordinates of the light source and calculate the position of the vehicle relative to the light source. The light source also transmits optically coded information for controlling the vehicle relative to the position of other vehicles, the condition of the vehicle path or other related information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 1984
    Date of Patent: December 2, 1986
    Assignee: NDC Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Gunnar K. Lofgren, Goran P. R. Netzler