Vehicle alignment systems for loading docks
First Claim
1. A vehicle alignment system for monitoring a vehicle at a loading dock, the vehicle alignment system comprising:
- a sensor to be positioned between lateral sides of a doorway of the loading dock, the sensor to sense between a first perimeter lateral edge and a second perimeter lateral edge of a RIG of the vehicle, the sensor to provide a feedback signal representative of a spatial orientation of the RIG relative to a reference as the vehicle approaches the doorway of the loading dock;
a processor to detect a threshold deviation in the spatial orientation of the RIG relative to the reference by comparing the feedback signal and the reference; and
a display to generate an indication representative of the deviation in the spatial orientation of the RIG relative to the reference.
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Abstract
Example vehicle alignment systems for use at loading docks are disclosed herein. An example vehicle alignment system includes a sensor system to detect a surface of a vehicle, where the sensor system obtains a feedback signal representative of a spatial orientation of the detected surface relative to a reference as the vehicle approaches a doorway of the loading dock. A controller detects a threshold deviation in the spatial orientation of the detected surface of the vehicle relative to the reference based on the feedback signal. A display varies an output signal in response to the detected deviation in the spatial orientation of the detected surface relative to the reference.
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1. A vehicle alignment system for monitoring a vehicle at a loading dock, the vehicle alignment system comprising:
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a sensor to be positioned between lateral sides of a doorway of the loading dock, the sensor to sense between a first perimeter lateral edge and a second perimeter lateral edge of a RIG of the vehicle, the sensor to provide a feedback signal representative of a spatial orientation of the RIG relative to a reference as the vehicle approaches the doorway of the loading dock; a processor to detect a threshold deviation in the spatial orientation of the RIG relative to the reference by comparing the feedback signal and the reference; and a display to generate an indication representative of the deviation in the spatial orientation of the RIG relative to the reference. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method to monitor a vehicle at a loading dock, the method comprising:
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sensing, via a sensor positioned between lateral sides of a doorway, between a first perimeter lateral edge and a second perimeter lateral edge of a RIG of a vehicle approaching the doorway to detect a position of the RIG relative to a reference; providing a feedback signal representative of the detected position in response to sensing the RIG; communicating the feedback signal to a controller; and determining, by executing an instruction with at least one processor, at least one of an angular orientation of the RIG or a lateral position of the RIG relative to the reference based on the feedback signal. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A vehicle alignment system for monitoring a vehicle at a loading dock, the vehicle alignment system comprising:
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a sensor positioned between lateral sides of a doorway of the loading dock, the sensor to sense a position of a RIG of the vehicle and provide a feedback signal representative of the sensed position; a processor to compare the feedback signal to an angular threshold to detect a deviation in an angular orientation of the RIG relative to a reference as the vehicle approaches a doorway of the loading dock; and a display to generate a directional indication representative of the deviation in the angular orientation of the RIG relative to the reference based on the feedback signal. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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