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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 01, 2020
Filed:
Apr. 08, 2016
Kabushiki Kaisha Toyota Jidoshokki, Kariya, JP;
Minoru Tanaka, Nagakute, JP;
Akinobu Fujii, Nagakute, JP;
Yuuji Tsusaka, Nagakute, JP;
Makoto Ichinose, Kariya, JP;
Makoto Hayakawa, Kariya, JP;
KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKI, Kariya, JP;
Abstract
A forklift includes: a fork, a moving mechanism configured to move the fork in a first direction; a laser sensormounted on the fork, configured to scan laser light in a second direction intersecting the first direction, and measure a distance from the laser sensor to a surrounding object based on reflection of the scanned laser light; and a processor configured to generate a three-dimensional range image within an emission range to which the laser light is emitted based on distance data acquired when the laser sensor scans the laser light in the second direction while the moving mechanism moves the fork in the first direction.