A method of operating an industrial vehicle comprising a lift carriage which comprises one or more lifting elements is provided. The industrial vehicle is coupled to a sensor array and a mobile computer which are communicatively coupled together. The sensor array comprises a plurality of sensor devices, at least one of which is mounted to the lift carriage. The method comprises using the mobile computer to: receive measurement data from the sensor array; determine the pose of the industrial vehicle in an environment based on this data; and navigate the industrial vehicle to a pallet or product load using the determined pose. The method further comprises using the mobile computer to position the industrial vehicle to pick up the pallet or product load; and sense a unique identifying feature comprised on the pallet or product load using the at least one sensor device. When the sensing device senses the unique identifying feature, pre-positioned object data associated with the pallet or product load is identified and used to develop a new pose of the industrial vehicle. The industrial vehicle is subsequently navigated through the environment using the new pose and data from the sensor array.
METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR USING UNIQUE LANDMARKS TO LOCATE INDUSTRIAL VEHICLES AT START-UP
VERFAHREN UND VORRICHTUNG ZUR VERWENDUNG EINDEUTIGER MARKIERUNGEN ZUR ORTUNG VON INDUSTRIEFAHRZEUGEN BEIM START
PROCÉDÉ ET APPAREIL D'UTILISATION DE REPÈRES TERRESTRES UNIQUES POUR LOCALISER DES VÉHICULES INDUSTRIELS AU DÉMARRAGE
2022-08-10
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | G05D SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING OR REGULATING NON-ELECTRIC VARIABLES , Systeme zum Steuern oder Regeln nichtelektrischer veränderlicher Größen / B66F HOISTING, LIFTING, HAULING, OR PUSHING, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, e.g. DEVICES WHICH APPLY A LIFTING OR PUSHING FORCE DIRECTLY TO THE SURFACE OF A LOAD , Hub-, Verhol- oder Schubvorrichtungen, soweit nicht anderweitig vorgesehen, z.B. Vorrichtungen mit unmittelbarer Krafteinwirkung auf die Last / G01C Messen von Entfernungen, Höhen, Neigungen oder Richtungen , MEASURING DISTANCES, LEVELS OR BEARINGS |
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