Lehrte, May 03, 2017 – Götting KG is a project partner in the LiONS project (light sensor-based location and navigation services for autonomous systems). The project is developing a new technology that can determine location data from the light emitted by LED lights and use this for the navigation of autonomous vehicles. This opens up completely new possibilities for the industry. These and other applications could be an essential part of Industry 4.0 in the future.
The pilot application
The overall system is being developed in cooperation with the companies OSRAM
and Götting as well as the IEM
and implemented at KEB Automation KG
in Barntrup: an autonomous vehicle transports goods from the packaging to the dispatch area, with automatic loading and unloading of the vehicle. Modified LED lights are installed throughout the operating area, each of which emits a unique identifier using special modulated visible light. This allows the functioning of the overall system, consisting of lights, sensors and autonomous vehicles, to be demonstrated.
The driverless transport vehicle KATE from Götting is used in the pilot. For this purpose, KATE is equipped with a light sensor and an adapted evaluation unit to receive the modulated light signals, demodulate the signal and determine the unique identifier of the respective lights. Based on this information, the vehicle can navigate without guidelines. The Götting TransportControl guidance system is used to control the vehicles on the course.
LiONS – Light sensor-based positioning and navigation services for autonomous systems
