CN113805594B

CN113805594B - Navigation method and navigation device

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Publication number: CN113805594B
Application number: CN202111122717.XA
Authority: CN
Inventors: 李汇祥; 郑睿群; 徐圣东
Original assignee: Hai Robotics Co Ltd
Current assignee: Hai Robotics Co Ltd
Priority date: 2020-05-21
Filing date: 2020-05-21
Publication date: 2023-09-05
Anticipated expiration: 2040-05-21
Also published as: CN111552297B; CN111552297A; CN113805593B; CN114089739B; CN114089739A; CN113805593A; CN113805594A

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a navigation method and a navigation device. The navigation method is performed by a mobile carrier and comprises the following steps: acquiring current position information of a mobile carrier, and moving along a preset guide track body according to the current position information and the acquired target position information; wherein obtaining current location information of the mobile carrier comprises: when a preset reference mark is perceived, acquiring pre-stored reference mark position information corresponding to the preset reference mark according to the type information of a working area of the preset reference mark and the current pre-estimated position information of the mobile carrier; and obtaining the current position information of the mobile carrier according to the pre-stored reference mark position information.

Description

Navigation method and navigation device

Technical Field

The disclosure relates to the technical field of navigation, in particular to a navigation method and a navigation device.

Background

Navigation techniques are widely used in various industries, such as in the field of goods storage, in the field of home or in the field of fire protection. By means of navigation technology, the mobile carrier can meet various service requirements.

In the running process of the mobile carrier, errors may occur due to dislocation and the like, so that a processing mechanism for the mobile carrier when errors occur needs to be provided to ensure the reliable running of the mobile carrier.

Disclosure of Invention

An aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a navigation method, performed by a mobile carrier, including:

acquiring current position information of a mobile carrier, and moving along a preset guide track body according to the current position information and the acquired target position information;

wherein obtaining current location information of the mobile carrier comprises:

when a preset reference mark is perceived, acquiring pre-stored reference mark position information corresponding to the preset reference mark according to the type information of a working area of the preset reference mark and the current pre-estimated position information of the mobile carrier;

obtaining current position information of the mobile carrier according to the pre-stored reference mark position information;

wherein, along predetermine the guide track body removal and include:

shooting the preset guiding track body by an imaging device arranged on the mobile carrier to generate track imaging information;

obtaining the angle deviation between the current motion direction of the mobile carrier and the preset guiding track body and/or the position deviation between the current position of the mobile carrier and the preset guiding track body according to the track imaging information; the method comprises the steps of,

and correcting the operation of the mobile carrier according to the angle deviation amount and/or the position deviation amount.

In some embodiments, the obtaining the pre-stored reference mark position information corresponding to the preset reference mark according to the working area type information of the preset reference mark and the current estimated position information of the mobile carrier includes:

when the preset reference mark is perceived, obtaining reference mark interval information corresponding to the working area type from a plurality of prestored reference mark interval information according to the working area type information of the preset reference mark;

and acquiring pre-stored reference mark position information corresponding to a preset reference mark according to the reference mark distance information corresponding to the type of the working area and the current estimated position information of the mobile carrier.

In some embodiments, when the preset reference mark is perceived, the obtaining the pre-stored reference mark position information corresponding to the preset reference mark according to the working area type information of the preset reference mark and the current pre-estimated position information of the mobile carrier includes:

determining a reference mark pitch value of a working area corresponding to a preset reference mark from the stored reference mark pitch values of at least two working areas when the preset reference mark is perceived; and

acquiring pre-stored reference mark position information corresponding to a preset reference mark according to the reference mark distance value and the current pre-estimated position information of the mobile carrier;

Wherein the reference mark spacing values of the at least two working areas are not identical; alternatively, the fiducial mark pitch values of the at least two working areas are the same.

In some embodiments, the at least two working areas include a first area and a second area; wherein:

one of the first area and the second area is a public area, and the other one of the first area and the second area is a roadway area; or,

the first area and the second area are different subareas in a common area or a roadway area.

In some embodiments, the preset reference mark has non-uniqueness, the preset reference mark in the first area includes an intersection point of the guiding track body in the first area and the guiding track body in the second area, and the preset reference mark in the second area includes intersecting marks or color change boundaries arranged at intervals on the guiding track body in the second area.

In some embodiments, the current estimated location information of the mobile carrier is obtained by:

the motion sensor senses the real-time motion of the mobile carrier and generates corresponding motion sensing information;

calculating the current estimated position information of the mobile carrier at the current moment according to the motion sensing information at the current moment and the stored current position information of one or more previous moments; or calculating the current estimated position information of the mobile carrier at the current moment according to the motion sensing information and the original point position information in the corresponding preset map.

In some embodiments, a plurality of the fiducial markers are uniformly distributed in an array over the guide track body; or,

the fiducial markers are disposed independently of the guide track body.

In some embodiments, the predetermined fiducial markers comprise a symbol, character, number, color, graphic, some or all of a color change boundary.

In some embodiments, the preset guiding track body includes: luminous bands, color bands with consistent colors, and/or color bands with different colors alternately arranged.

Another aspect of the present disclosure provides a navigation device, comprising:

a processor; and

a memory having executable code stored thereon, which when executed by the processor, causes the processor to perform the method of any of the above claims.

It is to be understood that both the foregoing general description and the following detailed description are exemplary and explanatory only and are not restrictive of the disclosure.

Drawings

The foregoing and other objects, features and advantages of the disclosure will be apparent from the following more particular descriptions of exemplary embodiments of the disclosure as illustrated in the accompanying drawings wherein like reference numbers generally represent like parts throughout exemplary embodiments of the disclosure.

Fig. 1 is a schematic structural view of a mobile carrier according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 2 is a schematic view of the mobile chassis of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of a navigation system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 4 is a schematic illustration of an arrangement of guide track bodies and fiducial markers for warehouse floors provided in an embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 5 is a schematic illustration of an arrangement of guide track bodies and fiducial markers for warehouse floors provided in accordance with another embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 6 is a flow chart of a navigation method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 7 is a flow chart of a navigation method according to another embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 8 is a schematic illustration of an arrangement of guide track bodies and positioning markers for warehouse floors provided in accordance with another embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 9 is a schematic illustration of an arrangement of guide track bodies and positioning markers for warehouse floors provided in accordance with another embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 10 illustrates exemplary reference numerals provided by embodiments of the present disclosure;

FIG. 11 is a flow chart of a navigation method provided by another embodiment of the present disclosure;

fig. 12 is a schematic structural diagram of a navigation device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

Detailed Description

Preferred embodiments of the present disclosure will be described in more detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. While the preferred embodiments of the present disclosure are shown in the drawings, it should be understood that the present disclosure may be embodied in various forms and should not be limited to the embodiments set forth herein. Rather, these embodiments are provided so that this disclosure will be thorough and complete, and will fully convey the scope of the disclosure to those skilled in the art.

The terminology used in the present disclosure is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the disclosure. As used in this disclosure and the appended claims, the singular forms "a," "an," and "the" are intended to include the plural forms as well, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. It should also be understood that the term "and/or" as used herein refers to and encompasses any or all possible combinations of one or more of the associated listed items.

It should be understood that although the terms "first," "second," "third," etc. may be used in this disclosure to describe various information, these information should not be limited to these terms. These terms are only used to distinguish one type of information from another. For example, first information may also be referred to as second information, and similarly, second information may also be referred to as first information, without departing from the scope of the present disclosure. Thus, a feature defining "a first" or "a second" may explicitly or implicitly include one or more such feature. In the description of the present disclosure, the meaning of "a plurality" is two or more, unless explicitly defined otherwise.

Referring to fig. 1 and 2, a mobile carrier 100 includes a mobile chassis 10, a storage rack 20, a handling device 30, and a lifting assembly 40. Wherein, the storage shelf 20, the carrying device 30 and the lifting assembly 40 are all mounted on the movable chassis 10.

The mobile chassis 10 is used to carry the mobile carrier 100 to move along a planned path.

The storage shelves 20 are used for storing goods. In some embodiments, storage shelves 20 may include a plurality of storage units distributed in a vertical direction, each of which may hold one or more items.

The handling device 30 is movable in a vertical direction such that a position of the handling device 30 is horizontally opposite to any one of the storage units, the handling device 30 being adapted to handle goods between a predetermined position of the stationary rack and any one of the storage units.

The lift assembly 40 is used to drive the handling device 30 in a vertical direction relative to the storage shelves 20, and the lift assembly 40 includes a lift drive mechanism and a lift drive mechanism. Wherein the lift drive mechanism is for providing a driving force for moving the handling device 30 in a vertical direction relative to the storage rack 20, and the lift drive mechanism is for transmitting the driving force to the handling device 30.

In some embodiments, the mobile chassis 10 includes a carriage assembly, a driven wheel, a drive wheel assembly, and a guide 14 (see fig. 2). Wherein the driven wheel, the drive wheel assembly and the guide 14 are mounted to the carriage assembly.

The guiding device 14 is a camera, and the lens of the camera faces the ground for identifying a guiding track body and a reference mark paved on the ground, so that the mobile chassis 10 travels along the guiding track body. It will be appreciated that in other embodiments, the guide track body and the reference mark may be provided at other positions and laid at other positions, and correspondingly, an additional camera may be provided, with its lens facing the guide track body and the reference mark.

In some embodiments, referring to fig. 3, the mobile carrier 100 may form a navigation system with the server 200 to achieve navigation by communicating with the server 200 to successfully pick up or store goods.

In some embodiments, the server 200 herein may be a physical server or a logical server formed by virtualizing a plurality of physical servers. The server 200 may also be a server group formed by a plurality of servers capable of interconnecting communication, and each functional module may be distributed on each server in the server group.

In embodiments of the present disclosure, the mobile carrier 100 may assist in positioning navigation by means of a guide track body preset in the warehouse and/or a preset fiducial marker as it moves within the warehouse. The predetermined reference mark may be formed by, for example, setting a guide track body.

Fig. 4 is a schematic view of an arrangement of guide track bodies and fiducial markers on a warehouse floor according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in fig. 4, the warehouse floor is divided into different work areas, including a Public Area (Public Area) 51 without shelves and other obstructions and a Roadway Area (road Area) 53 between spaced shelves 52. Multiple moving carriers may travel in a common area 51. When the moving carrier needs to move from the public area 51 to the target position of the tunnel area 53, for example, the moving carrier can rotate before entering the tunnel area 53, and the moving carrier can move linearly to the target position by adjusting the advancing direction to be parallel to the goods shelf 52.

The common area 51 and the tunnel area 53 are each provided with a guide track body 54. In the embodiment of fig. 4, the guide track body 54 is a straight track with uniform width provided on the ground, the guide track body 54 of the tunnel area 53 is parallel to the pallet 52, and the guide track body 54 of the common area 51 is perpendicular to the guide track body 54 of the tunnel area 53. It is to be understood that the position, shape, direction, etc. of the guide track body 54 may be set as appropriate, and the present disclosure is not limited thereto.

For example, the guide track body 54 may be provided only in the common area 51 or only in the tunnel area 53, or the guide track body 54 may be provided only in a part of the working area of the common area 51 or the tunnel area 53. Navigation may be performed by the methods provided in the present disclosure in the working area where the guide track body 54 is provided, and by other suitable methods in the working area where the guide track body is not provided. For example, only the guide track body and the reference mark (the reference mark is formed by, for example, intersecting marks arranged at intervals on the guide track body or by a color change boundary of the guide track body of different colors) are provided in the roadway area 53, whereas the guide track body and the reference mark are not provided in the common area 51, and navigation can be performed by the method provided in the present disclosure in the roadway area 53, and visual navigation can be performed in the common area, for example.

In addition, in one embodiment, the common area 51 and the roadway area 53 are provided with guide track bodies and reference marks, the guide track bodies of the common area 51 and the roadway area 53 may be color bars alternately arranged with different colors, the reference marks are formed by color change boundaries of the color bars, and the color bars of the common area 51 and the color bars of the roadway area 53 are different (for example, the common area 51 is a color bar alternately arranged with red and blue, and the roadway area 53 is a color bar alternately arranged with yellow and gray), so that navigation can still be performed in the common area 51 and the roadway area 53 by the method provided by the present disclosure.

The guide track body of the common area may be connected to the home position area 55. The home location area 55 may charge the mobile carrier and/or be set to the home location of the mobile carrier.

In fig. 4, the guide track body 54 of the common area 51 and the guide track body 54 of the tunnel area 53 have a plurality of fiducial marks. The intersection of the guide track bodies 54 of the common area 51 and the respective guide track bodies 54 of the roadway area 53 forms a reference mark 56 in the common area 51; the intersecting marks spaced apart on each of the guide track bodies 54 of the tunnel region 53 form fiducial marks 57 in the tunnel region. In this configuration, the fiducial marks 56 of the common area 51 are the same, the fiducial marks 57 of the tunnel area 53 are the same, and the fiducial marks 56 of the common area are different from the fiducial marks 67 of the tunnel area, so that it is possible to determine whether the moving carrier is located in the common area 51 or the tunnel area 53 according to the form of the fiducial marks. It is to be appreciated that the present disclosure is not limited thereto, e.g., in other embodiments, the fiducial marks 56 of the common area 51 may not be identical, or the fiducial marks 57 of the roadway area 53 may not be identical, or the fiducial marks of the common area 51 and roadway area 53 may be identical.

In some embodiments, the plurality of fiducial markers may be uniformly distributed in an array over the guide track body 54 of the common and roadway regions, with the spacing between adjacent fiducial markers 56 in the common region 51 being equal or unequal to the spacing between adjacent fiducial markers 57 in the roadway region 53. It is to be understood that the present disclosure is not limited thereto.

For example, in other embodiments, the fiducial markers 56, 57 may be disposed independently of the guide track body 54, such as near the guide track body 54, or at a location remote from the guide track body 54.

For another example, the reference marks may be provided only in the common area 51 or only in the tunnel area 53, or only in a part of the working area of the common area 51 or the tunnel area 53.

As another example, the plurality of fiducial marks within the common area 51 and the roadway area 53 are not distributed in an array, but are irregularly distributed. For example, the spacing between each pair of adjacent fiducial markers is not equal; alternatively, the spacing of adjacent fiducial markers on the same guide track body is equal and the spacing of adjacent fiducial markers on different guide track bodies is unequal.

In another embodiment shown in fig. 5, the common area 51 and the tunnel area 53 are likewise provided with guide track bodies 54. The guide track body 54 of the common area 51 and the guide track body 54 of the tunnel area 53 have a plurality of reference marks uniformly distributed in an array on the guide track bodies 54 of the common area 51 and the tunnel area 53. Unlike fig. 4, in the implementation shown in fig. 5, each guide track body 54 of the roadway area 53 includes color bands of different colors (shown as alternating black gray in the figure, and in other embodiments, alternating red-yellow, for example). In the common area 51, a reference mark 56 is still formed by the intersection of the guide track body 54 in the common area 51 and each guide track body 54 of the roadway area 53; within the tunnel region 53, color change boundaries of color bands of different colors form a reference mark 57.

It will be appreciated that fig. 4 and 5 provide only two specific implementations of the guide track body 54 and fiducial markers 56, 57 by way of example, and the present disclosure is not limited thereto.

In the embodiments of the present disclosure, the guide track body 54 and the fiducial marks 56, 57 may be laid on the floor, wall, or shelf surface using, for example, ink printing, ultraviolet ink printing, or fluorescent ink printing, etc., it being understood that the present disclosure is not limited thereto.

Fig. 6 is a flow chart of a navigation method, which may be performed by a mobile carrier, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. The mobile carrier may be configured in any suitable structure to perform the corresponding business functions, for example, it may be configured as a sweeping robot or a warehouse robot, etc. Referring to fig. 6, the method of this embodiment includes:

s61, obtaining current position information of the mobile carrier, moving along a preset guiding track body according to the current position information and the obtained target position information, and sending the current position information to a server.

The preset guide track body may be set in the manner described above, for example, and will not be described herein.

In some embodiments, track awareness information generated based on awareness of a preset guided track body may be obtained and movement of the moving carrier is limited to follow the preset guided track body in accordance with the track awareness information.

In some embodiments, the mobile carrier may be provided with an imaging device, which may be configured as a camera of any shape. The imaging device may be used to capture the guide track body and/or the fiducial markers.

When the moving carrier moves on the guiding track body, the imaging device of the moving carrier continuously captures images of the guiding track body to generate track image information. According to the track image information, the moving carrier can obtain the angle deviation between the current moving direction of the moving carrier and the guiding track body and/or the position deviation between the current position of the moving carrier and the guiding track body, and the movement of the moving carrier is corrected according to the angle deviation and/or the position deviation, so that the moving carrier can move along the guiding track body, and the moving carrier is prevented from deviating from the guiding track body. The current direction of movement of the mobile carrier can be perceived, for example, by a movement sensor provided in the mobile carrier.

In some embodiments, the mobile carrier is provided with a motion sensor mounted in a suitable position of the mobile carrier to sense the motion of the mobile carrier, thereby generating corresponding motion sensing information, such as three-axis attitude angle, speed, acceleration, etc. of the mobile carrier. The motion sensor may include, for example, an inertial measurement unit (Inertial Measurement Unit, IMU), a gyroscope, a magnetic field meter, an accelerometer, or a speedometer, among others.

In some embodiments, the mobile carrier is located in the initial position region prior to start-up. After the start-up, the mobile carrier obtains its initial position by communicating with the server and then moves along a preset guiding track body toward the work area.

In the moving process of the moving carrier, the motion sensor senses real-time motion of the moving carrier, corresponding motion sensing information is generated, a processor of the moving carrier obtains the motion sensing information of the moving carrier, and current estimated position information of the moving carrier at the current moment is calculated according to the motion sensing information at the current moment and stored current position information at one or more previous moments. It can be appreciated that in another implementation, the current estimated position information of the mobile carrier at the current moment may be calculated according to the motion sensing information of the mobile carrier and the origin position information in the corresponding preset map.

In some embodiments, the current location information varies with movement of the mobile carrier. The current position information may be stored in a variable of a register in the mobile carrier, and each time the current position information of a different location is updated, the mobile carrier iterates the current position information of a previous time in the variable with the current position information of the current time, and transmits the iterated current position information to the server.

In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the current position information may include coordinate data of a current location, relative position relationship data of other locations, a current three-axis attitude angle of the robot, or relative three-axis attitude angle relationship data of other locations, etc.

In some embodiments, the mobile carrier receives target position information, and moves the mobile carrier along a preset guiding track body according to the target position information until reaching a target position; in this process, the mobile carrier obtains the current position information and transmits the current position information to the server so that the server knows the current position of the mobile carrier. It will be appreciated that the target location information may be the final target location of the moving carrier.

In some embodiments, the target location information acquired in S61 is an intermediate location on the path between the mobile carrier and the final target location, and after the mobile carrier sends the current location information to the server, the server sends navigation information to the mobile carrier, that is, the navigation method optionally further includes:

s62, receiving navigation information returned by the server according to the current position information, and controlling movement of the mobile carrier according to the navigation information.

In some embodiments, after the mobile carrier transmits the current location information to the server, the server generates navigation information according to the received current location information and the target location of the mobile carrier, and transmits the generated navigation information to the mobile carrier.

In some embodiments, the server may generate navigation information according to the received current location information, the target location of the mobile carrier, and the stored historical location information of the mobile carrier, and transmit the generated navigation information to the mobile carrier. Wherein the historical location information of the mobile carrier stored by the server includes current location information of the mobile carrier at a previous time instant or times.

In some embodiments, the server-generated navigation information includes steering information therein. For example, when the server determines that the mobile carrier is located in the public area and needs to turn left or right to the tunnel area, the navigation information sent to the mobile carrier may include corresponding turning information. After the mobile carrier receives the navigation information, the mobile carrier can be decelerated according to the steering information in the navigation information and moved to the center of the reference mark, and then the mobile carrier turns left or right to the roadway area to continue to travel along the guide track body.

In some embodiments, the server-generated navigation information includes straight-through information. For example, when the server determines that the mobile carrier is located in the common area and does not reach the target lane area, or when the server determines that the mobile carrier is located in the target lane area but does not reach the position of the target shelf or cargo, straight-going information may be included in the navigation information transmitted to the mobile carrier.

In some embodiments of the present disclosure, obtaining the current location information of the mobile carrier in S61 includes: and when the preset reference mark is perceived, obtaining the current position information of the mobile carrier.

The preset reference mark may be set in the manner described above, for example, and will not be described here again.

In some embodiments, the fiducial markers are disposed on or near the guide track body and an imaging device may be disposed in the moving carrier for capturing images of both the guide track body and the fiducial markers. In other embodiments, the fiducial markers may be positioned away from the guide track body and two imaging devices may be positioned in the mobile carrier for capturing images of the guide track body and the fiducial markers, respectively.

In some embodiments, when the mobile carrier senses the preset reference mark, the mobile carrier obtains the position information of the preset reference mark corresponding to the preset reference mark, and obtains the current position information of the mobile carrier according to the distance information of the preset reference mark.

In one embodiment, the moving carrier moves in a working area, the working area adopts the same reference mark, and the distance value of each pair of adjacent reference marks is the same (for example, N1 meters), and the distance information of the reference marks pre-stored in the moving carrier is the distance value of the adjacent reference marks. If the imaging device senses a preset reference mark in the process of moving the moving carrier along the guiding track body, the position of the moving carrier is known to be separated from the previous reference mark by N1 meters; and correcting the current position information from the current position information corresponding to N2 meters to the current position information corresponding to N1 meters if the position is N2 meters away from the previous reference mark according to the current estimated position information corresponding to the position at the moment.

In another embodiment, the moving carrier moves in a working area where the same fiducial marks are used and the pitch values of each pair of adjacent fiducial marks are not exactly the same, for example, in two adjacent pairs of fiducial marks (N-1, N) and (N, n+1), the pitch value of adjacent fiducial marks (N-1, N) is M1 meter, the pitch value of adjacent fiducial marks (N, n+1) is M2 meter, and the pitch information of the fiducial marks pre-stored in the moving carrier may include the pitch values of each pair of adjacent fiducial marks. In the process of moving the moving carrier along the guide track body, counting the passing reference marks, if the imaging device senses the Nth reference mark, the position of the moving carrier at the moment is the Nth reference mark according to the counting, and the reference mark is separated from the previous reference mark by M1 meters; and correcting the current position information from the current position information corresponding to M3 meters to the current position information corresponding to M1 meters if the position is separated from the previous reference mark by M3 meters according to the current estimated position information corresponding to the position at the moment.

In some embodiments, when the mobile carrier senses the preset reference mark, the mobile carrier acquires the position information of the preset reference mark corresponding to the preset reference mark, and the current position information of the mobile carrier is acquired according to the position information of the preset reference mark.

In the present disclosure, the pre-stored reference mark position information may be coordinate data of a reference mark in pre-stored map data, relative position relationship data with other places, or the like. The obtaining of the pre-stored reference mark position information corresponding to the preset reference mark may be reading the pre-stored reference mark position information corresponding to the preset reference mark from the preset map information. Wherein the map information can be preset on the mobile carrier or the server side.

In some embodiments, when the mobile carrier senses the preset reference mark, the mobile carrier obtains current estimated position information of the mobile carrier according to the motion sensing information, and obtains pre-stored reference mark position information corresponding to the preset reference mark according to the current estimated position information. Alternatively, pre-stored reference mark position information of a reference mark closest to the current predicted position information may be read from preset map information according to the current predicted position information.

In some embodiments, the mobile carrier acquires the reference mark spacing information and the number of the perceived passing preset reference marks when the preset reference marks are perceived; and acquiring pre-stored reference mark information corresponding to the preset reference mark according to the distance information and the number of the preset reference marks. Alternatively, the perceived position information of the preset reference mark may be calculated according to the pitch information and the number of the preset reference marks, and then the pre-stored reference mark position information corresponding to the position information may be read out from the preset map information.

It will be appreciated that the pitch information of the fiducial marks pre-stored in the moving carrier is not limited to the pitch value of the adjacent fiducial marks, but may be a multiple of the pitch value or other relevant information.

In some embodiments, when the mobile carrier senses the preset reference mark, the mobile carrier acquires the pre-stored reference mark position information corresponding to the preset reference mark according to at least one characteristic information of the preset reference mark and the current pre-estimated position information of the mobile carrier.

In some embodiments, when the preset reference mark is perceived, obtaining reference mark pitch information corresponding to at least one piece of characteristic information from a plurality of prestored reference mark pitch information according to the at least one piece of characteristic information of the preset reference mark; and acquiring pre-stored reference mark position information corresponding to the preset reference mark according to the corresponding reference mark distance information and the current estimated position information of the mobile carrier.

In some embodiments, upon sensing a preset fiducial marker, determining a fiducial marker pitch value for a work area corresponding to the preset fiducial marker from the stored fiducial marker pitch values for at least two work areas; and obtaining current position information according to the determined reference mark spacing value. Wherein the fiducial mark spacing values of the at least two working areas may not be exactly the same; alternatively, the fiducial mark pitch values of at least two working areas are the same.

In a specific example, the moving carrier moves in a first area and a second area, different reference marks are adopted in the two areas, and the distance value of each pair of adjacent reference marks in each area is equal, for example, the first area can be a public area, the reference marks in the area are the intersection points of the guide track bodies in the public area and the guide track bodies in the roadway area, and the distance value of each adjacent reference mark is P1 m; the second region may be a roadway region as described above, in which the reference marks are intersecting marks arranged at intervals on the guide track body, the pitch value of adjacent reference marks is P2 m, and P1 is not equal to P2. It will be appreciated that in other examples, the first region and the second region may also be different sub-regions in a common region or lane region. The pitch information of the adjacent fiducial marks pre-stored in the mobile carrier may include pitch values P1 and P2, and correspondence between the two pitch values and the first and second regions. In the process that the moving carrier moves along the guiding track body, when the imaging device captures one reference mark, the moving carrier can acquire whether the reference mark is currently in a public area or a roadway area or not by judging whether the reference mark is an intersection point or an intersection mark, a distance value corresponding to the reference mark is determined, the number of the perceived preset reference marks is acquired, the position information of the perceived preset reference mark is calculated according to the determined distance value and the number of the preset reference marks, and then the position information of the pre-stored reference mark corresponding to the position information is read from preset map information.

It will be appreciated that the above example can be extended to scenarios where the mobile carrier moves in more than two areas, as well as correction of current position estimate information and accurate navigation of the mobile carrier can be achieved.

In some embodiments, the current position information of the mobile carrier is obtained according to pre-stored reference mark position information, deviation in the current estimated position information can be eliminated, and the current position information is iterated according to the information after deviation elimination. The eliminating of the deviation in the current estimated information may include, for example, replacing corresponding data in the current estimated position information with pre-stored reference mark position information, and/or using an operation result obtained by performing a predetermined operation on the pre-stored reference mark position information as the current position information of the mobile carrier.

As a specific implementation of an operation result obtained by performing a predetermined operation on the pre-stored reference mark position information, when the imaging device of the mobile carrier senses the reference mark (which indicates that the mobile carrier moves to the vicinity of the reference mark at this time), calculating current estimated position information X2 of the mobile carrier at the current moment according to the motion sensing information and an origin of the mobile carrier; in addition, the mobile carrier obtains pre-stored reference mark position information X1 corresponding to the reference mark from pre-stored map data, the mobile carrier obtains deviation Δx1 of its own position from the reference mark according to the image captured by the imaging device, obtains image-based mobile carrier position X3 according to Δx1 and X1, and performs fusion calculation on X1, X2 and X3 according to a predetermined method (for example, weighted average) to obtain current position information X4 of the mobile carrier. It can be appreciated that the method in this example may be repeatedly performed at preset intervals in the present disclosure, and the current position estimation information X2 of the mobile carrier at the current moment is continuously corrected.

It will be appreciated that in some embodiments, the preset guide track body may include a light emitting band and/or a color band; the preset guiding track body can comprise a continuous track and/or a discontinuous track; the preset guiding track bodies can be not identical or identical; the preset guide track body can be color bands with the same color or color bands with different colors alternately arranged.

In some embodiments, the preset fiducial markers may be part or all of graphics, color change boundaries, and other markers such as symbols, characters, numbers, colors, and the like.

In some embodiments, the preset fiducial markers have non-uniqueness, for example, each preset fiducial marker may be the same graphical marker (e.g., intersection in a common area, intersection marker in a lane area, etc., as shown in fig. 4), a color change boundary (e.g., fiducial marker in a lane area, as shown in fig. 5), and/or the same other marker.

In other embodiments, each preset reference mark may also have a uniqueness, e.g., the preset reference mark may include identification information that distinguishes the mark from other marks.

In some embodiments of the present disclosure, since the current position estimation information is corrected by using the preset reference mark, progressive errors in the current position estimation information can be eliminated at the reference mark, so that the position information of the mobile carrier obtained by the server is more accurate, and therefore, the navigation precision can be improved.

Fig. 7 is a flowchart of a navigation method according to another embodiment of the disclosure, which is executed by a server, and referring to fig. 7, the method according to the embodiment includes:

and S71, sending target position information to the mobile carrier.

S72, receiving the current position information of the mobile carrier.

In one implementation, before receiving the current location information of the mobile carrier, the method further includes:

receiving information about a preset reference mark sent by the mobile carrier;

acquiring pre-stored reference mark position information corresponding to the preset reference mark;

and sending the pre-stored reference mark position information to the mobile carrier.

In the present disclosure, the pre-stored reference mark position information may be coordinate data of a reference mark in pre-stored map data, relative position relationship data with other places, or the like. The obtaining of the pre-stored reference mark position information corresponding to the preset reference mark may be reading the pre-stored reference mark position information corresponding to the preset reference mark from the preset map information.

Alternatively, the preset reference mark related information includes current estimated position information of the mobile carrier;

the step of obtaining the pre-stored reference mark position information corresponding to the preset reference mark comprises the following steps: and acquiring the position information of the pre-stored reference mark corresponding to the current estimated position information.

The pre-stored reference mark position information of the reference mark closest to the current estimated position information can be read from preset map information according to the current estimated position information.

Alternatively, the preset reference mark related information includes the number of preset reference marks that the moving carrier has passed;

the step of obtaining the pre-stored reference mark position information corresponding to the preset reference mark comprises the following steps: acquiring reference mark distance information, and acquiring pre-stored reference mark information corresponding to the preset reference marks according to the reference mark distance information and the number of the preset reference marks.

the step of obtaining the pre-stored reference mark position information corresponding to the preset reference mark comprises the following steps: and acquiring at least one piece of characteristic information of the preset reference mark, and acquiring corresponding pre-stored reference mark position information according to the estimated position information and the at least one piece of characteristic information.

Alternatively, the preset reference mark related information includes the preset reference mark type and the number of preset reference marks that the moving carrier has passed;

The step of obtaining the pre-stored reference mark position information corresponding to the preset reference mark comprises the following steps: and determining reference mark distance information according to the preset reference mark type, and acquiring pre-stored reference mark information corresponding to the preset reference mark according to the distance information and the number of the preset reference marks.

The features mentioned in this embodiment may refer to the related descriptions in the previous embodiments, and are not repeated here.

Fig. 8 and 9 are schematic diagrams illustrating arrangements of guide track bodies and positioning marks on warehouse floors according to other embodiments of the present disclosure, wherein the positioning marks include fiducial marks, reference marks, initialization marks, and the like.

The arrangement of fig. 8 is similar to that of fig. 4, except that in fig. 8, reference marks 56a are added near each reference mark 56 of the common area, at least one initialization mark 58 is added on each guide track body 54 of the roadway area, and at least one reference mark 58a is provided near each initialization mark 58. In some embodiments, an initialization mark is provided at a portion of the fiducial marks for each guide track body, e.g., one or more initialization marks may be provided for each guide track body; one or more reference marks may be provided near each initialization mark, and when a plurality of reference marks are provided, the plurality of reference marks may be the same as shown in fig. 8 and 9, it being understood that the plurality of reference marks may also be different.

The arrangement of fig. 9 is similar to that of fig. 5, except that, as in fig. 8, in the embodiment of fig. 9, reference marks 56a are added near the reference marks 56 of the common area and initializing marks 58 and reference marks 58a are added on the respective guide track bodies 54 of the roadway area on the basis of fig. 5.

In some embodiments, each initialization tag 58 is identical and the corresponding reference tag 58a is different for each initialization tag, it being understood that the present disclosure is not limited thereto.

In some embodiments, the initialization mark 58 is disposed near the selected fiducial mark 57 and overlaps the pre-set guide track body 54, and may be recognized by the moving carrier or manually. For example, in fig. 8 and 9, the initialization mark 58 is a square mark around the reference mark 57. It will be appreciated that in other embodiments, the initialization marks 58 are other shaped marks around the fiducial marks, such as circles, triangles, etc., or that the initialization marks 58 may be disposed in other nearby locations of the fiducial marks.

It will be appreciated that the initialization marks 58 may be located elsewhere in the roadway area; for example, the position of the non-reference mark on the guide track body 54 may be set, or the position outside the guide track body and not overlapping with the guide track body may be set.

In some embodiments, the common area reference mark 56 is composed of an identification of the common area guide track body 54 and an identification of each guide track body of the roadway area; for example, in fig. 8 and 9, the guide track body 54 in the left common area is denoted by "a", and the guide track bodies in the tunnel area are denoted by "1", "2", "3" and "4", respectively, so that the reference marks 56a can be provided in the vicinity of the reference marks 56 formed by the intersections of the guide track bodies in the common area and the guide track bodies in the tunnel area, respectivelyThe reference mark 58a of the initialization mark 58 corresponding to each guide track body in the lane region may be, for example, "(1)", "(2)", "(3)", "(4)", or the like, for each guide track body. It will be appreciated that the present disclosure is not limited thereto, and that each reference mark may also employ other marks such as graphics, characters, bar codes, two-dimensional codes, etc. recognizable by the mobile carrier, for example, the marks shown in the example of fig. 10 may be employed. The reference mark may be provided on a shelf adjacent to the guide rail body, on one side of the guide rail body, or on both sides of the guide rail body, for example.

Fig. 11 is a flowchart of a navigation method provided by another embodiment of the present disclosure, performed by a mobile carrier. Referring to fig. 11, the method of this embodiment includes:

s111, moving along a preset guiding track body according to the acquired target position information.

Wherein the target location information may be sent by the server.

It can be appreciated that the movement along the preset guiding track body can be realized with reference to the related content of S61 in the previous embodiment, which is not described herein.

S112, judging whether the current state of the mobile carrier is out of position, if so, acquiring the current initialization position information of the mobile carrier after moving to a preset initialization mark.

In the present disclosure, the mobile carrier performs an initialization procedure after, for example, charging in the initial position area. After the initialization procedure is executed, if the current state of the mobile carrier is determined to be out of position, the mobile carrier will execute reinitialization.

In some embodiments, the mobile carrier is equipped with a first imaging device and a second imaging device, wherein the first imaging device is oriented towards the ground and the second imaging device is arranged to be able to scan the direction of the reference mark. When the first imaging device scans the preset calibration mark, judging whether the second imaging device senses the first reference mark, if so, judging that the moving carrier is not in a current dislocation state, enabling the moving carrier to continuously move along the preset guide track body, and if not, judging that the moving carrier is in a current dislocation state, and triggering the moving carrier to be reinitialized.

In other embodiments, the mobile carrier is equipped with a first imaging device and a second imaging device, wherein the first imaging device is oriented towards the ground and the second imaging device is arranged to be able to scan the direction of the reference mark. When the first imaging device scans a preset calibration mark, the second imaging device scans a first reference mark corresponding to the preset calibration mark, first imaging information is generated, whether the first reference mark corresponds to the preset calibration mark or not is judged according to the first imaging information, if so, the mobile carrier continues to move along the preset guiding track body, if not, the mobile carrier is judged to be in a dislocation state, and the mobile carrier is triggered to be reinitialized. It is understood that the correspondence referred to in this disclosure includes a case where the difference between the two is within a preset range.

In one embodiment, when the first imaging device scans the preset calibration mark, the mobile carrier can obtain the current initialization position information of the mobile carrier, and in addition, the mobile carrier can also obtain the pre-stored position information of the first reference mark according to the first imaging information; and judging whether the first reference mark corresponds to the preset calibration mark or not by judging the current initialization position information and the pre-stored position information of the first reference mark.

It can be appreciated that the current initialization location information of the mobile carrier can be obtained with reference to the related description in the previous embodiment, and will not be described herein.

In other embodiments, when the moving carrier moves to a position estimated to have a preset calibration mark, it is determined whether the imaging device senses the preset calibration mark, and if not, it is determined that the current state of the moving carrier is out of position.

In a specific implementation, the mobile carrier can obtain the current initialization position information of the mobile carrier according to preset intervals, and compare the current initialization position information with pre-stored map data to judge whether the mobile carrier moves to a position estimated to have a preset calibration mark; the pre-stored map data may include position information of each preset calibration mark.

In other embodiments, when the mobile carrier moves to a position estimated to have a preset calibration mark, it is determined whether the preset calibration mark is sensed and the sensed preset calibration mark corresponds to the position, and if not, it is determined that the current state of the mobile carrier is out of position.

In a specific implementation, each preset calibration mark has uniqueness, the mobile carrier can obtain current initialization position information of the mobile carrier according to preset intervals, and compare the current initialization position information with pre-stored map data to judge whether the mobile carrier moves to a position where the preset calibration mark is estimated, wherein the pre-stored map data can comprise identification information of each preset calibration mark and corresponding position information. If yes, judging whether the imaging device senses the preset calibration mark, if yes, obtaining the position information of the preset calibration mark from the pre-stored map data, further judging whether the position information of the preset calibration mark corresponds to the current initialization position information of the mobile carrier, and if not, judging that the mobile carrier is in a dislocation state.

In other embodiments, if the mobile carrier senses the preset calibration mark twice in succession during the moving process, neither the first reference mark is sensed or the sensed first reference mark does not correspond to the sensed preset calibration mark, the current state of the mobile carrier is determined to be out of position.

In other embodiments, if the mobile carrier arrives at the position where the estimated calibration mark is located twice in succession in the moving process, neither the calibration mark is sensed or the sensed calibration mark does not correspond to the position, the current state of the mobile carrier is the misalignment.

In the present disclosure, the preset calibration mark may be the aforementioned reference mark. It is to be understood that the present disclosure is not limited thereto, and that the preset calibration mark may be a mark provided in addition to the reference mark, for example.

The mobile carrier may have pre-stored location information for each reference mark in the warehouse.

In the application, when the mobile carrier judges that the current state is out of position, the mobile carrier moves to a preset initialization mark.

In some embodiments, if the mobile carrier determines that the current state is out of position, the mobile carrier is stopped from moving and an error notification is sent to the server. After receiving the error notification, the server responds to the error notification and sends a control command to the mobile carrier. After receiving the control command of the server, the mobile carrier moves to a preset initialization mark along the guiding track body according to the control command. After the first imaging device of the mobile carrier scans the initialization mark, the second imaging device tries to scan a second reference mark corresponding to the initialization mark, if the second reference mark is scanned, second imaging information is generated, then current initialization position information of the mobile carrier is obtained according to the second imaging information and sent to the server, if the second imaging device does not scan the second reference mark, prompt information is generated, maintenance personnel can manually input the current position of the mobile carrier on the mobile carrier according to the prompt information, and the mobile carrier sends the manually input current initialization position information to the server. The current initialization location information may include second reference mark related information, such as identification information of the second reference mark, location information corresponding to the second reference mark, and the like.

In the present disclosure, the second reference mark may be different from the first reference mark or the same.

In other embodiments, if the mobile carrier determines that the current state is out of position, an error notification is sent to the server. After receiving the error notification, the server responds to the error notification and sends a stop command to the mobile carrier, and on the other hand, the server also sends a maintenance notification to the user terminal of the maintenance personnel, wherein the maintenance notification can comprise the identification information and/or the position related information of the error mobile carrier, so that the maintenance personnel can arrive at the error mobile carrier. After the mobile carrier receives the stop command of the server, the mobile carrier is stopped according to the stop command. After the maintenance personnel arrives at the wrong mobile carrier, the mobile carrier is moved to the nearby initialization mark. After the first imaging device of the mobile carrier scans the initialization mark, the second imaging device tries to scan a second reference mark corresponding to the initialization mark, if the second imaging device scans the second reference mark, second imaging information is generated, then current initialization position information of the mobile carrier is obtained according to the second imaging information and sent to the server, if the second imaging device does not scan the second reference mark, prompt information is generated, maintenance personnel can manually input the current position of the mobile carrier on the mobile carrier according to the prompt information, the mobile carrier sends the manually input current initialization position information to the server, and the current initialization position information can comprise second reference mark related information, such as identification information of the second reference mark, position information corresponding to the second reference mark and the like. It will be appreciated that the mobile carrier may also stop moving itself after determining that the current state is out of position, without the server having to control it to stop moving.

In other embodiments, if the mobile carrier determines that the re-initialization trigger condition is met, the mobile carrier is moved to a preset initialization mark along the guiding track body, and an error notification is sent to the server. After receiving the error notification, the server responds to the error notification and sends a maintenance notification to the user terminal of the maintenance personnel, wherein the maintenance notification can comprise the identification information and/or the position related information of the error mobile carrier so that the maintenance personnel can arrive at the error mobile carrier. After the first imaging device of the mobile carrier scans the initialization mark, the second imaging device tries to scan a second reference mark corresponding to the initialization mark, if the second reference mark is scanned, second imaging information is generated, then current initialization position information of the mobile carrier is obtained according to the second imaging information and sent to the server, if the second imaging device does not scan the second reference mark, prompt information is generated, maintenance personnel can manually input the current position of the mobile carrier in the mobile carrier according to the prompt information, and the mobile carrier sends the manually input current initialization position information to the server. The current initialization location information may include second reference mark related information, such as identification information of the second reference mark, location information corresponding to the second reference mark, and the like.

In other embodiments, if the mobile carrier determines that the current state is out of position, the mobile carrier is moved to a preset calibration mark along the guiding track body, and an error notification is sent to the server, where the error notification includes information about the position of the mobile carrier. After receiving the error notification, the server responds to the error notification and sends a maintenance notification to the user terminal of the maintainer, wherein the maintenance notification can comprise identification information and/or position related information of the error mobile carrier, so that the maintainer can arrive at the error mobile carrier and move the mobile carrier to the initialization mark. After the first imaging device of the mobile carrier scans the initialization mark, the second imaging device tries to scan a second reference mark corresponding to the initialization mark, if the second reference mark is scanned, second imaging information is generated, then current initialization position information of the mobile carrier is obtained according to the second imaging information and sent to the server, if the second imaging device does not scan the second reference mark, prompt information is generated, maintenance personnel can manually input the current position of the mobile carrier in the mobile carrier according to the prompt information, and the mobile carrier sends the manually input current initialization position information to the server. The current initialization location information may include second reference mark related information, such as identification information of the second reference mark, location information corresponding to the second reference mark, and the like.

It will be appreciated that in other embodiments, the maintainer may manually enter the current position of the mobile carrier on the other terminal in accordance with the prompt, and the other terminal sends the manually entered current initialization position information to the server.

In one implementation, the location information of the calibration mark is not stored in the mobile carrier, and the location related information of the mobile carrier included in the error notification sent by the mobile carrier may be current initialization location information of the mobile carrier. The current initialization location information of the mobile carrier may be obtained with reference to the related description in the previous embodiment, and will not be described herein.

In another implementation, the position information of each calibration mark, such as coordinate data of each calibration mark, relative position relation data of other places, and the like, is stored in the mobile carrier, and the position-related information of the mobile carrier that is sent to the mobile carrier included in the error notification may be the position information of the calibration mark.

S113, the mobile carrier sends the current initialization position information of the mobile carrier to a server.

If the mobile carrier is in the out-of-position state, the mobile carrier sends the current initialization position information of the mobile carrier to a server after acquiring the current initialization position information of the mobile carrier.

In some embodiments, the current initialization location information sent by the mobile carrier to the server may include information related to the second reference mark corresponding to the initialization mark, for example, identification information of the second reference mark, and/or location information corresponding to the second reference mark, etc.

S114, the mobile carrier receiving server transmits navigation information according to the current initialization position information and moves according to the navigation information.

In some embodiments, each guiding track body in the roadway area is only provided with a single corresponding initializing mark, the re-initializing marks corresponding to the guiding track bodies are the same, the reference marks corresponding to the guiding track bodies are different, after the server receives the current initializing position information sent by the mobile carrier, if the corresponding guiding track body is determined to have the single initializing mark according to the stored map information, the server directly generates navigation information according to the received current initializing position information and the target position of the mobile carrier, and sends the generated navigation information to the mobile carrier.

In some embodiments, each guiding track body in the roadway area is provided with more than two reinitialization marks, the initialization marks corresponding to the guiding track bodies are the same, the more than two reference marks corresponding to the guiding track bodies are the same, the reference marks corresponding to the guiding track bodies are different, after receiving the identification information of the second reference mark sent by the mobile carrier, the server determines which initialization mark the mobile carrier is at according to the received identification information of the second reference mark and the stored historical position information of the mobile carrier if the server determines that the corresponding guiding track body has more than two initialization marks according to the stored map information, generates navigation information according to the determined position information of the initialization mark and the target position of the mobile carrier, and sends the generated navigation information to the mobile carrier.

In some embodiments, the server-generated navigation information includes steering information therein. For example, when the server determines that the mobile carrier is located in the public area and needs to turn left or right to the tunnel area, the navigation information sent to the mobile carrier may include corresponding turning information. After the mobile carrier receives the navigation information, the mobile carrier can be decelerated according to the steering information in the navigation information and moved to the center of the calibration mark, and then the mobile carrier turns left or right to the roadway area to continue to travel along the guide track body.

It will be appreciated that the method of the embodiment of fig. 11 may be incorporated into the navigation method corresponding to fig. 6, so that when the mobile carrier operates according to the method of fig. 6, if an error occurs due to a misalignment, the mobile carrier may be reinitialized according to the method described above, thereby ensuring reliable operation of the mobile carrier.

An embodiment of the present disclosure also provides another navigation method, performed by a server, including:

s121, sending target position information to a mobile carrier;

s122, receiving an error notification sent by the mobile carrier;

and S123, sending a control command to at least one of the mobile carrier and the user terminal so as to enable the mobile carrier to move to a preset initialization mark.

In some embodiments, the error notification includes location-related information of the mobile carrier; the control command sent to the user terminal is a maintenance notification, and the maintenance notification includes the position related information.

In some embodiments, further comprising:

receiving current initialization position information of a mobile carrier, wherein the current initialization position information corresponds to a preset initialization mark; the method comprises the steps of,

and sending navigation information generated according to the current initialization position information to the mobile carrier.

It will be appreciated that the features mentioned in the embodiments of the method performed by the server may be referred to the relevant description in the previous embodiments, and will not be repeated here.

Fig. 12 is a schematic structural view of a navigation device according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure. The navigation device 500 includes: at least one processor 520; and a memory 510 communicatively coupled to the at least one processor 520, the memory 510 storing executable code that, when executed by the at least one processor 520, causes the at least one processor 520 to perform some or all of the methods described above.

The processor 520 may be a central processing unit (Central Processing Unit, CPU), but may also be other general purpose processors, digital signal processors (Digital Signal Processor, DSP), application specific integrated circuits (Application Specific Integrated Circuit, ASIC), off-the-shelf programmable gate arrays (Field-Programmable Gate Array, FPGA) or other programmable logic devices, discrete gate or transistor logic devices, discrete hardware components, or the like. A general purpose processor may be a microprocessor or the processor may be any conventional processor or the like.

Memory 510 may include various types of storage units, such as system memory, read Only Memory (ROM), and persistent storage. Where the ROM may store static data or instructions that are required by the processor 520 or other modules of the computer. The persistent storage may be a readable and writable storage. The persistent storage may be a non-volatile memory device that does not lose stored instructions and data even after the computer is powered down. In some embodiments, the persistent storage device employs a mass storage device (e.g., magnetic or optical disk, flash memory) as the persistent storage device. In other embodiments, the persistent storage may be a removable storage device (e.g., diskette, optical drive). The system memory may be a read-write memory device or a volatile read-write memory device, such as dynamic random access memory. The system memory may store instructions and data that are required by some or all of the processors at runtime. Furthermore, memory 510 may include any combination of computer-readable storage media, including various types of semiconductor memory chips (DRAM, SRAM, SDRAM, flash memory, programmable read-only memory), magnetic disks, and/or optical disks may also be employed. In some embodiments, memory 510 may include a readable and/or writable removable storage device such as a Compact Disc (CD), a read-only digital versatile disc (e.g., DVD-ROM, dual layer DVD-ROM), a read-only blu-ray disc, an ultra-dense disc, a flash memory card (e.g., SD card, min SD card, micro-SD card, etc.), a magnetic floppy disk, and the like. The computer readable storage medium does not contain a carrier wave or an instantaneous electronic signal transmitted by wireless or wired transmission.

Furthermore, the method according to the present disclosure may also be implemented as a computer program or computer program product comprising computer program code instructions for performing part or all of the steps of the above-described method of the present disclosure.

Alternatively, the present disclosure may also be implemented as a non-transitory machine-readable storage medium (or computer-readable storage medium, or machine-readable storage medium) having stored thereon executable code (or computer program, or computer instruction code) that, when executed by a processor of an electronic device (or computing device, server, etc.), causes the processor to perform some or all of the steps of the above-described methods according to the present disclosure.

Those of skill would further appreciate that the various illustrative logical blocks, modules, circuits, and algorithm steps described in connection with the disclosure herein may be implemented as electronic hardware, computer software, or combinations of both.

The flowcharts and block diagrams in the figures illustrate the architecture, functionality, and operation of possible implementations of systems and methods according to various embodiments of the present disclosure. In this regard, each block in the flowchart or block diagrams may represent a module, segment, or portion of code, which comprises one or more executable instructions for implementing the specified logical function(s). It should also be noted that in some alternative implementations, the functions noted in the block may occur out of the order noted in the figures. For example, two blocks shown in succession may, in fact, be executed substantially concurrently, or the blocks may sometimes be executed in the reverse order, depending upon the functionality involved. It will also be noted that each block of the block diagrams and/or flowchart illustration, and combinations of blocks in the block diagrams and/or flowchart illustration, can be implemented by special purpose hardware-based systems which perform the specified functions or acts, or combinations of special purpose hardware and computer instructions.

The foregoing description of the embodiments of the present disclosure has been presented for purposes of illustration and description, and is not intended to be exhaustive or limited to the embodiments disclosed. Many modifications and variations will be apparent to those of ordinary skill in the art without departing from the scope and spirit of the various embodiments described. The terminology used herein was chosen in order to best explain the principles of the embodiments, the practical application, or the improvement of technology in the marketplace, or to enable others of ordinary skill in the art to understand the embodiments disclosed herein.

Claims

1. A navigation method performed by a mobile carrier, comprising:

wherein obtaining current location information of the mobile carrier comprises:

when a preset reference mark is perceived, obtaining reference mark interval information corresponding to the working area type from a plurality of prestored reference mark interval information according to the working area type information of the preset reference mark; acquiring pre-stored reference mark position information corresponding to a preset reference mark according to the reference mark distance information corresponding to the type of the working area and the current estimated position information of the mobile carrier;

wherein, along predetermine the guide track body removal and include:

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the obtaining pre-stored reference mark position information corresponding to a preset reference mark according to the working area type information of the preset reference mark and the current pre-estimated position information of the mobile carrier when the preset reference mark is perceived comprises:

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the at least two working areas comprise a first area and a second area; wherein:

4. A method according to claim 3, wherein the preset reference marks have non-uniqueness, the preset reference marks in the first region comprise intersections of the guide track bodies of the first region and the guide track bodies of the second region, and the preset reference marks in the second region comprise intersecting marks or color change boundaries arranged at intervals on the guide track bodies of the second region.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the current estimated location information of the mobile carrier is obtained by:

6. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein:

the plurality of the reference marks are uniformly distributed on the guide track body in an array manner; or,

the fiducial markers are disposed independently of the guide track body.

7. The method of any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the preset fiducial mark comprises a part or all of a symbol, a character, a number, a color, a graphic, a color change boundary.

8. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the preset guiding track body comprises: luminous bands, color bands with consistent colors, and/or color bands with different colors alternately arranged.

9. A navigation device, comprising:

A processor; and

a memory having executable code stored thereon, which when executed by the processor, causes the processor to perform the method of any of claims 1-8.