Selectively operable industrial truck
First Claim
1. An industrial truck selectively operable between a manual mode and an automatic mode, comprising:
- a movable fork for handling pallets with loads located thereon;
an automatic control system for automatic operation of the truck, wherein the automatic control system is configured to selectively engage at least one of a truck drive system, a truck steering system, a truck braking system and a movement control system for the fork;
means for the input and storage of travel routes and a transport task;
means for the autonomous determination of a position of the truck in a room;
means for control of the movement of the truck as a function of the position of the truck in the room and of the transport task;
means for detection of the presence, the position, and the orientation of a pallet;
means for control of the movement of at least one of the fork and the truck as a function of the position of the truck, the orientation of the pallet and the transport task; and
means for deceleration of the vehicle in the presence of obstacles.
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Abstract
An industrial truck, in particular a counterbalanced front-forklift truck, is provided which can be operated both manually and automatically and has a fork to handle pallets and loads located thereon. The forklift truck is equipped for automatic operation with a control system which can be brought into active connection with the vehicle drive system, the vehicle steering system, the vehicle braking system or the movement control system for the fork. The truck further includes a system for the input and storage of possible travel routes and a transport task, a system for the autonomous determination of the position of the vehicle in the room, a system for the control of the movement of the vehicle as a function of its position in the room and of the predefined transport task, a system for detection of the presence, the position, and the orientation of a pallet, a system for the control of the movement of the fork and/or of the vehicle as a function of the position, the orientation of the pallet, and the transport task, and a system for the deceleration of the vehicle in the presence of obstacles.
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23 Claims
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1. An industrial truck selectively operable between a manual mode and an automatic mode, comprising:
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a movable fork for handling pallets with loads located thereon; an automatic control system for automatic operation of the truck, wherein the automatic control system is configured to selectively engage at least one of a truck drive system, a truck steering system, a truck braking system and a movement control system for the fork; means for the input and storage of travel routes and a transport task; means for the autonomous determination of a position of the truck in a room; means for control of the movement of the truck as a function of the position of the truck in the room and of the transport task; means for detection of the presence, the position, and the orientation of a pallet; means for control of the movement of at least one of the fork and the truck as a function of the position of the truck, the orientation of the pallet and the transport task; and means for deceleration of the vehicle in the presence of obstacles. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. An industrial truck selectively operable between a manual mode and an automatic mode, comprising:
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a movable fork mounted on the truck; a first camera mounted on the truck and configured to move with the fork; a second camera mounted on the truck; an automatic control system mounted on the truck, wherein the first and second cameras are in electronic communication with the automatic control system. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. An industrial truck selectively operable between a manual mode and an automatic mode, comprising:
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a movable fork mounted on the truck; an automatic control system mounted on the truck; a first camera mounted on the truck and configured to move with the fork, wherein the first camera is in electronic communication with the automatic control system; a navigation camera mounted on the truck and in electronic communication with the automatic control system; an ultrasound sensor mounted on the truck adjacent the fork and in electronic communication with the automatic control system; at least one infrared sensor mounted on a front of the truck and at least one other infrared sensor mounted on a rear of the truck, wherein the infrared sensors are in electronic communication with the automatic control system, wherein the automatic control system is configured to reversibly engage at least one of a truck drive system, a truck brake system, a fork movement control system and a truck steering system. - View Dependent Claims (23)
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