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Method for automatically aligning an industrial truck in a warehouse, and system comprising an industrial truck and a warehouse

  • US 10,289,118 B2
  • Filed: 12/06/2017
  • Issued: 05/14/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/06/2016
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for aligning an industrial truck, comprising the steps of:

  • determining a relative position of an operator with respect to the industrial truck by a positioning unit;

    configuring a control unit to automatically align the industrial truck in a first predetermined side orientation with respect to a first object located on a left side of the industrial truck, the left side being defined as a drive direction of the industrial truck when the relative position of the operator is on the left side of the industrial truck; and

    configuring the control unit to automatically align the industrial truck in a second predetermined side orientation with respect to a second object located on a right side of the industrial truck, the right side being defined as the drive direction of the industrial truck when the relative position of the operator is on the right side of the industrial truck.

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