System and methods for identifying an action of a forklift based on sound detection
First Claim
1. A system for identifying actions of a forklift based on detected sounds produced by the forklift or an environment within which the forklift is operated, the system comprising:
- an array of microphones disposed in a first area of a facility, the microphones being configured to detect sounds and output time varying electrical signals upon detection of the sounds; and
a computing system operatively coupled to the array of microphones, the computing system programmed to;
receive the time varying electrical signals associated with the sounds detected by at least a subset of the microphones; and
detect an operation being performed by the forklift based on parameters of the time varying electrical signals, a location of the subset of the microphones, and a time at which the time varying electrical signals are produced, wherein at least one of the parameters of the time varying electrical signals is indicative of whether a forklift is carrying a load.
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Abstract
Described in detail herein are methods and systems for identifying actions performed by a forklift based on detected sounds in a facility. An array of microphones can be disposed in a facility. The microphones can detect various sounds and encode the sounds in an electrical signal and transmit the sounds to a computing system. The computing system can determine the sound signature of each sound and based on the sound signature the chronological order of the sounds and the time interval in between the sounds the computing system can determine the action being performed by the forklift which is causing the sounds.
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1. A system for identifying actions of a forklift based on detected sounds produced by the forklift or an environment within which the forklift is operated, the system comprising:
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an array of microphones disposed in a first area of a facility, the microphones being configured to detect sounds and output time varying electrical signals upon detection of the sounds; and a computing system operatively coupled to the array of microphones, the computing system programmed to; receive the time varying electrical signals associated with the sounds detected by at least a subset of the microphones; and detect an operation being performed by the forklift based on parameters of the time varying electrical signals, a location of the subset of the microphones, and a time at which the time varying electrical signals are produced, wherein at least one of the parameters of the time varying electrical signals is indicative of whether a forklift is carrying a load. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for identifying actions of a forklift based on detected sounds produced by the forklift or an environment within which the forklift is operated, the method comprising:
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detecting sounds via an array of microphones disposed in a first area of a facility receiving, via a computing system operatively coupled to the array of the microphones, time varying electrical signals output by at least a subset of the microphones in response to detection of the sounds; and detecting an operation being performed by the forklift based on parameters of the time vary electrical signals, a location of the subset of the microphones, and a time at which the time varying electrical signals are produced, wherein at least one of the parameters of the time varying electrical signals is indicative of whether a forklift is carrying a load. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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