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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 03, 2017
Filed:
Jun. 26, 2015
Andrew Brooks, Thiensville, WI (US);
Bradley J. Stone, Port Washington, WI (US);
Jason Senfleben, Hartford, WI (US);
Jeff Logic, Racine, WI (US);
Matthew Sveum, Wauwatosa, WI (US);
Andrew Brooks, Thiensville, WI (US);
Bradley J. Stone, Port Washington, WI (US);
Jason Senfleben, Hartford, WI (US);
Jeff Logic, Racine, WI (US);
Matthew Sveum, Wauwatosa, WI (US);
RITE-HITE HOLDING CORPORATION, Milwaukee, WI (US);
Abstract
Example vehicle alignment systems for use at loading docks are disclosed herein. An example vehicle alignment system includes a sensor system to detect a surface of a vehicle, where the sensor system obtains a feedback signal representative of a spatial orientation of the detected surface relative to a reference as the vehicle approaches a doorway of the loading dock. A controller detects a threshold deviation in the spatial orientation of the detected surface of the vehicle relative to the reference based on the feedback signal. A display varies an output signal in response to the detected deviation in the spatial orientation of the detected surface relative to the reference.