INDUSTRIAL CART AND SYSTEM WITH 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).