INDUSTRIAL CART AND SYSTEM HAVING MEANS FOR COMMUNICATING WITH AN INDUSTRIAL CART

A cart having a wheel， a drive motor coupled to the wheel such that an output of the drive motor causes the wheel to rotate and propel the cart， a cart-computing device communicatively coupled to the drive motor， wherein the cart-computing device generates a control signal to adjust the operation of the drive motor， and a sensor module communicatively coupled to the cart-computing device. The sensor module， in a first mode， generates a signal and transmits the signal to the cart-computing device (620) in response to a detected event (612). The sensor module， in a second mode， transmits a first communication signal in response to the first communication signal generated by the cart-computing device (620). The sensor module， in a third mode， receives a second communication signal in response to a source external to the cart transmitting the second communication signal to the cart (612， 614). A cart having a wheel， a drive motor coupled to the wheel such that an output of the drive motor causes the wheel to rotate and propel the cart， a cart-computing device communicatively coupled to the drive motor， wherein the cart-computing device generates a control signal to adjust the operation of the drive motor， and a sensor module communicatively coupled to the cart-computing device. The sensor module， in a first mode， generates a signal and transmits the signal to the cart-computing device (620) in response to a detected event (612). The sensor module， in a second mode， transmits a first communication signal in response to the first communication signal generated by the cart-computing device (620). The sensor module， in a third mode， receives a second communication signal in response to a source external to the cart transmitting the second communication signal to the cart (612， 614).

一种配备车轮的推车，其包含与车轮耦合的驱动电机(drive motor)——该驱动电机的输出可带动车轮转动以推进推车行进、与驱动电机通信耦合的推车计算设备(cart-computing device)：该推车计算设备生成控制信号以调节驱动电机的运行状态，以及与推车计算设备通信耦合的传感器模块(sensor module)。该传感器模块在第一模式下，会响应于检测到的事件(612)生成信号，并将该信号传输至推车计算设备(620)。该传感器模块在第二模式下，会响应于推车计算设备(620)生成的第一通信信号，发送第一通信信号。该传感器模块在第三模式下，会响应于推车外部的信源向推车传输的第二通信信号(612, 614)，接收该第二通信信号。一种配备车轮的推车，其包含与车轮耦合的驱动电机(drive motor)——该驱动电机的输出可带动车轮转动以推进推车行进、与驱动电机通信耦合的推车计算设备(cart-computing device)：该推车计算设备生成控制信号以调节驱动电机的运行状态，以及与推车计算设备通信耦合的传感器模块(sensor module)。该传感器模块在第一模式下，会响应于检测到的事件(612)生成信号，并将该信号传输至推车计算设备(620)。该传感器模块在第二模式下，会响应于推车计算设备(620)生成的第一通信信号，发送第一通信信号。该传感器模块在第三模式下，会响应于推车外部的信源向推车传输的第二通信信号(612, 614)，接收该第二通信信号。