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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 17, 1999
Filed:
Apr. 03, 1997
Fabrizio Lanza, Cernusco Sul Naviglio, IT;
Guido Livon, Latisana, IT;
Stefano Masciangelo, Genoa, IT;
Marco Ilic, Reggio Emilia, IT;
Paolo Bassino, Savona, IT;
Giovanni Garibotto, Varazze, IT;
Fiat Om Carrelli Elevatori S.p.A., , IT;
Other;
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.