B66F17/003

Driver assist device and industrial truck with driver assist device
09802528 · 2017-10-31 · ·

A driver assist device is described for an industrial truck (1) with at least one steered wheel (21) at the rear end of the truck. The driver assist device is located on the industrial truck (1) and projects a lighting effect on the roadway (13). The lighting effect marks a peripheral path (12) of the external periphery (14) of the rear end (15) of the truck on the roadway (13) for a selected steering angle as the industrial truck travels in a curve.

SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR COLLISION AVOIDANCE
20170337820 · 2017-11-23 ·

Systems and methods for collision avoidance include a plurality of sensors respectively disposed on a plurality of movable objects, wherein each sensor is configured to transmit signals indicating the location of the movable object. The system further includes a receiver configured to receive the transmitted signals and a controller in communication with the receiver. The controller is configured to monitor the received signals from the plurality of sensors indicating the locations of the movable objects to determine a direction of travel of each movable object based on locations of the movable objects over time. The controller is further configured to determine an intersection region of the direction of travel of at least two movable objects and generate an output signal to provide an alert at the intersection region of the at least two movable objects, when at least one movable object is within a predetermined proximity of the intersection region.

FORK-LIFT TRUCK
20170297879 · 2017-10-19 ·

The present disclosure relates to a fork-lift truck, comprising, a housing, a mast, an actuating device, a framework extension assembly, a control unit, a pair of support legs. The fork-lift truck is provided with a sensor device that is arranged to detect a predetermined rotary position of at least one rotary axis of the framework extension assembly. The control unit is arranged to determine and set a maximal speed and/or a maximal acceleration, and/or a maximal deceleration, and/or a maximal lift height, and/or a maximal load weight, of the fork-lift truck based on the detected predetermined rotary position of the said at least one rotary axis.

Vehicle-mounted device, cargo handling machine, control circuit, control method, and program thereof
11667503 · 2023-06-06 · ·

A vehicle-mounted device includes an analysis unit and a control unit. The analysis unit detects an insertion target into which an insertion blade is inserted, on the basis of sensing information acquired from a spatial recognition device. The control unit performs a facing determination to determine whether or not the insertion blade faces an insertion surface having an insertion portion of the insertion target on the basis of the sensing information.

CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR A MACHINE
20170292249 · 2017-10-12 · ·

A control system for a work machine having an upper frame rotatably mounted to a lower frame includes a controller configured to limit a maximum speed of the machine when a rotation angle between the upper frame and the lower frame exceeds a first predetermined value.

METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR TESTING A REMOTE CONTROL DEVICE

Testing operational characteristics of a remote control device associated with a materials handling vehicle can include waiting for receipt of a first input indicative that a first button of the remote control device has been pressed, wherein the first button comprises a travel button of the remote control device. The testing may further comprise waiting for receipt, subsequent to receiving the first input, of a second input indicative that at least a second button of the remote control device has been pressed, wherein the second button relates to a first auxiliary vehicle function. The testing still further comprises determining whether or not a predetermined button pressing sequence is successful based at least in part on receiving or not receiving the first and second inputs; and optionally driving a display on the vehicle to provide a visual indication that the button pressing sequence is successful or not successful based on the determination.

SAFETY SYSTEM FOR MOBILE APPARATUS
20170275145 · 2017-09-28 · ·

A forklift arrangement having a main body (12) and at least one elevating fork (24), including a light-emitting arrangement (40) fixed with respect of a side surface of the elevating fork.

Forklift apparatus, forklift control method, and non-transitory computer-readable medium

A forklift apparatus includes: an error prediction unit configured to predict a first positional error which is a positional error after picking-up between a standard position of a fork and a central position of a pallet on the fork after the pallet is picked up and a first angle error which is an angle error after picking-up with respect to the fork in the pallet; a travel route correction unit configured to correct a travel route from a picking-up position of the pallet to a stacking position of the pallet to offset the first positional error and the first angle error when the pallet is stacked; and a conveyance travel control unit configured to perform travel control such that the pallet is conveyed along the corrected travel route.

Apparatus for controlling load handling device

An apparatus for controlling a load handling device of an industrial vehicle includes a lifted height detector that detects a lifted height of the load handling device, a tilt angle detector that detects a tilt angle of the load handling device, a loading pump that pumps hydraulic oil from a hydraulic tank in the industrial vehicle and supplies the hydraulic oil to a lift cylinder and a tilt cylinder, a drive that drives the loading pump, and a controller that controls the flow rate of hydraulic oil supplied to the lift cylinder and the tilt cylinder. When the forward tilt angle of the load handling device is greater than a first regulation tilt angle and a lifted height of the load handling device is higher than a predetermined reference height, the controller regulates the flow rate of hydraulic oil supplied to the lift cylinder.

AUTOMATED GUIDED FORKLIFT
20220267128 · 2022-08-25 ·

This disclosure discloses an automated guided forklift. The automated guided forklift comprises a forklift device and an automated guiding device. The automated guiding device is arranged on the forklift device and comprises an imaging module and a processing unit, wherein the imaging module is used for capturing images of the surrounding environment of the forklift device, the processing unit is electrically connected to the forklift device and the imaging module, and the processing unit is used for performing the following steps: receiving command information, the command information including a target area, target goods, and a delivery destination; controlling the forklift device to enter the target area according to the command information; determining whether the image contains goods; if the image contains goods, the processing unit determining whether the goods are the target goods; and if the goods are the target goods, the processing unit controlling the forklift device to carry the goods to the delivery destination.