US 11,733,700 B2
Automating control of an industrial vehicle
Sebastian Theos, Vaterstetten (DE); Andreas Simon, Munich (DE); Alexander Peters, Bad Feilenbach (DE); and Christian Molnar, Schwindegg (DE)
Assigned to Crown Equipment Corporation, New Bremen, OH (US)
Filed by Crown Equipment Corporation, New Bremen, OH (US)
Filed on Feb. 12, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/174,831.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/975,386, filed on Feb. 12, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2021/0247770 A1, Aug. 12, 2021
Int. Cl. G05D 1/02 (2020.01); G05D 1/00 (2006.01); G06K 7/10 (2006.01); G06Q 10/087 (2023.01)
CPC G05D 1/0212 (2013.01) [G05D 1/0088 (2013.01); G06K 7/10 (2013.01); G06Q 10/087 (2013.01); G05D 2201/0216 (2013.01); G06K 2007/10485 (2013.01); G06K 2007/10504 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A process for automating control of an industrial vehicle based on location, the process comprising:
scanning an environment using an optical scanner affixed to the industrial vehicle, wherein the optical scanner is fixed in an orientation that scans in a travel direction of the industrial vehicle;
identifying a marker defined by a series of optical tags by recursively:
receiving, by an optical detector on the industrial vehicle, a reflection indicative of a signal emitted by the optical scanner;
measuring a received signal value of the reflection indicative of the signal emitted by the optical scanner;
verifying whether the measured received signal value is indicative of an optical tag based upon the measured received signal value to create a present indication of the optical tag; and
concatenating the present indication of the optical tag to the marker; and
performing, based on the identified marker:
transforming the marker into an environmental condition;
determining a status of the industrial vehicle, wherein the status correlates to the environmental condition; and
applying an automated control on the industrial vehicle based on the environmental condition and the status of the industrial vehicle.