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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 17, 2019
Filed:
Apr. 08, 2016
Kabushiki Kaisha Toyota Jidoshokki, Kariya-shi, Aichi, JP;
Minoru Tanaka, Nagakute, JP;
Akinobu Fujii, Nagakute, JP;
Mitsuo Koide, Nagakute, JP;
Yuuji Tsusaka, Nagakute, JP;
Makoto Ichinose, Kariya, JP;
Makoto Hayakawa, Kariya, JP;
KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKI, Kariya-shi, Aichi, JP;
Abstract
A forklift includes a vehicle body, a forkmounted on the vehicle body, a controller configured to adjust a position and an orientation of the vehicle body, a laser sensorconfigured to measure distance data from the laser sensor to an object existing in a space set forward of the fork, and a control commander configured to, when the distance data measured by the laser sensor includes a load or a palletto be lifted, generate track data for moving the vehicle body to a loading position of the load or the pallet based on the distance data, and provide a command to the controller using the generated track data.