A materials handling vehicle operating system is provided comprising a tag layout where a plurality of entry/exit tag sets are arranged along a travel path at different ones of the entry/exit thresholds of a restricted navigation zone. Each entry/exit tag set comprises a release tag, a restriction tag, and an indicator tag. The indicator tag is positioned between the restriction tag and the restricted navigation zone. The restriction tag is positioned between the release tag and the indicator tag. The tag reader and the reader module cooperate to compare identified tag data with stored tag data and initiate a remediation operation when an indicator tag is identified in place of a restriction tag. Tag layouts for one-way and two-way travel into and out of a restricted navigation zone are also contemplated.

Disclosed is a load handling controller and a method for localizing a load handling vehicle and a load target. A spatial map describing a surrounding of the load handling vehicle is obtained. First sensor signals are received from a first sensor system for generating point clouds of the surrounding of the load handling vehicle and second sensor signals are received from a second sensor system for generating images of the surrounding of the load handling vehicle. The second sensor signals are synchronized in time with the first sensor signals. The load handling vehicle and the load target are localized in the spatial map based on the first sensor signals and the second sensor signals.

A self-driving device control system of the present invention includes an entry restricted area, at least one entrance opened and closed by a closing member, a self-driving device, and a control device, and further includes an outside identification device, an inside identification device, and a storage device. When identification information is acquired by the outside identification device, the control device sets the self-driving device to a stopped state. If the storage device is not storing even one piece of entry identification information regarding a worker for which a corresponding piece of exit identification information regarding the same worker is not stored in the storage device, and furthermore all of the entrances are in a passage restricted state, the control device resumes the driving of the self-driving device.

A computer system including a processor device configured to determine lateral offsets to a predefined path for a set of vehicles is provided. The processor device is configured to, for each vehicle in the set of vehicles, obtain an indication of a load exerted on a ground surface of the respective vehicle. The processor device is further configured to, determine lateral offsets for the set of vehicles. The lateral offsets are determined to laterally distribute the loads of the set of vehicles relative to the predefined path. The processor device is further configured to, for each vehicle in the set of vehicles, trigger the respective vehicle to travel the predefined path using the determined respective lateral offset.

A traveling vehicle operable to travel along a predetermined travel path, and includes an indicator with switchable lighting states, an imager to capture an image of a preceding traveling vehicle located in front of a subject traveling vehicle to include the indicator provided to the preceding traveling vehicle in the captured image, and a controller to control traveling of the subject traveling vehicle based on a determination result of the lighting states of the indicator included in the captured image. The indicator includes a first indicator to notify a state of the subject traveling vehicle, and a second indicator to include both images of the indicator in a lit state and the indicator in an unlit state in the captured image.

An advanced system of cooperating solar module carrier robots for installing solar panels is provided. The system includes a computer vision system designed to route the cooperating solar module carrier robots to the solar tracker. The system also includes a robotic arm with a suction cup tool designed to pick up and hold a solar panel. The suction cup tool can include a set of suction cups, an actuator designed to create a vacuum in each suction cup of the set of suction cups. The suction cup tool also has an air nozzle designed to below off debris on a surface of the solar panel.

An automated guided vehicle has a coupler configured to be coupled to a body of a carriage in such a manner that the coupler is restricted from rotating about an up-down axis relative to the body, and the automated guided vehicle drives a drive wheel with a drive source to move the carriage, while the coupler is coupled to the body at a position outward of a supporter in a width direction, the supporter being configured to support an object to be transported.

Methods and systems for collision avoidance, preferably in industrial settings. The systems and methods use a three-dimensional feature map fitted onto a two-dimensional floor plan; determining the absolute position of a first industrial vehicle on the floor plan; determining the absolute position of a second industrial vehicle on the floor plan; detecting a person on images a camera mounted on the second industrial vehicle; determining the relative position of said person on the floor plan relative to said second industrial vehicle; determining the absolute position of said person on the floor plan; determining an alarm contour for the first industrial vehicle on said floor plan; providing the absolute position of said person on the floor plan to the first industrial vehicle, wherein an alarm action is triggered for the first industrial vehicle if the absolute position of said person is detected inside the alarm contour of the first industrial vehicle

A computer system comprising a processor device configured to handle a configuration of a predefined path is provided. The processor device is configured to, obtain a configuration of a predefined path. The configuration is indicative of operations to be performed at positions of the predefined path, each operation affects a longitudinal motion of at least one vehicle. The processor device is configured to obtain at least one distance for offsetting at least one position of the configuration. The processor device is configured to adjust the configuration by offsetting the at least one position of the configuration based on the obtained at least one distance. The processor device is configured to trigger the at least one vehicle to operate in the predefined path based on the adjusted configuration.

A system is provided for controlling a grain cart relative to a vehicle. The grain cart includes an edge extending between a front edge and a rear edge, and the vehicle includes a side edge extending between a front end and a rear end. The system comprises a ranging device and a controller. The ranging device is configured to determine a position and orientation of the side edge relative to the grain cart. The controller is configured to determine a front distance between the front edge of the grain cart and the side edge, determine a rear distance between the rear edge of the grain cart and the side edge, determine a maximum distance between the front distance and the rear distance, determine whether the maximum distance is greater than a maximum threshold, and if the controller determines that the maximum distance is greater than the maximum threshold, the controller is configured to steer the grain cart to reduce the maximum distance.