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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 28, 2020
Filed:
Jul. 14, 2017
Applicant:
Toyota Material Handling Manufacturing Sweden Ab, Mjölby, SE;
Inventors:
Göran Valfridsson, Mjölby, SE;
Terence Rogers, Linköping, SE;
Assignee:
Toyota Material Handling Manufacturing Sweden AB, Mjolby, SE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B66F 9/075 (2006.01); B66F 9/06 (2006.01); B62D 5/04 (2006.01); B66F 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B66F 9/0755 (2013.01); B62D 5/0457 (2013.01); B66F 9/063 (2013.01); B66F 9/07509 (2013.01); B66F 9/07568 (2013.01); B66F 9/07581 (2013.01); B66F 17/003 (2013.01);
Abstract
Systems and methods for a floor conveyor include a sensor device and a control unit, wherein the control unit is operable to control the travel functions of the floor conveyor, wherein the sensor device is arranged to be able to provide the control unit with sensor data, wherein the sensor device is arranged such that it can detect objects in a plane. The plane is arranged to a have a follow section and a steer away section. And the floor conveyor is arranged such that it can determine an object to follow.