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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 16, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 31, 2014
Applicant:
Tmeic Corporation, Roanoke, VA (US);
Inventors:
David G. Stocker, Roanoke, VA (US);
Michael G. Bartel, Roanoke, VA (US);
Gregory A. Hedrick, Christiansburg, VA (US);
Assignee:
TMEIC Corporation, Roanoke, VA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G08B 21/00 (2006.01); B66C 13/46 (2006.01); B66C 13/16 (2006.01); B66C 19/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B66C 13/46 (2013.01); B66C 13/16 (2013.01); B66C 19/002 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system and method for assisting drivers of Bomb Carts and Shuttle Carriers to position their vehicles appropriately for loading and unloading containers at a gantry crane. The system uses laser scanners mounted at various levels on the gantry crane sill beams to determine the type, position, orientation and skew angle of the vehicles as well as whether the vehicles are in a loaded or unloaded condition. In addition, the system provides indicator devices to direct drivers how to move their vehicles.