Industrial vehicle remote operation system, communication device, industrial vehicle, and computer readable storage medium for storing industrial vehicle remote operation program

A communication device configured to be used for remote operation of an industrial vehicle, the industrial vehicle including:

• a vehicle communication portion configured to receive a remote instruction signal of a predetermined data format;
• and
• a first signal conversion portion configured to convert the remote instruction signal into a control signal of a data format different from the data format of the remote instruction signal, wherein
• the communication device is configured to output the remote instruction signal to the industrial vehicle that operates based on the control signal converted by the first signal conversion portion,
• the communication device further comprising:
• a reception portion configured to receive an operation signal, wherein the operation signal is output by an operation controller that is remotely located from the communication device and from the industrial vehicle;
• an obtainment portion configured to obtain a conversion program, which converts the operation signal into the remote instruction signal;
• a storage portion configured to store the conversion program;
• a second signal conversion portion configured to convert the operation signal into the remote instruction signal using the conversion program stored in the storage portion;
• and
• a communication device communication portion configured to send the remote instruction signal to the vehicle communication portion,
• the reception portion is configured to receive a plurality of types of operation signals that are output by a plurality of types of operation controllers and have different data formats, and
• the communication device includes an update portion configured to update information stored in the storage portion so as to enable addition, deletion, and change of one or more of the operation signals that are convertible by the second signal conversion portion.

An industrial vehicle configured to operate based on a control signal, the industrial vehicle comprising:

• a reception portion configured to receive an operation signal, wherein the operation signal is output by an operation controller that is remotely located from the industrial vehicle;
• an obtainment portion configured to obtain a control conversion program, which converts the operation signal into the control signal;
• a storage portion configured to store the control conversion program;
• and
• a signal conversion portion configured to convert the operation signal into the control signal using the control conversion program stored in the storage portion, wherein
• the reception portion is configured to receive a plurality of types of operation signals that are output by a plurality of types of operation controllers and have different data formats, and
• the industrial vehicle comprises an update portion configured to update information stored in the storage portion so as to enable addition, deletion, and change of one or more of the operation signals that are convertible by the signal conversion portion.

A computer-readable storage medium that stores an industrial vehicle remote operation program used for remote operation by a communication device, wherein

• the industrial vehicle includes
• a vehicle communication portion configured to receive a remote instruction signal of a predetermined data format, and
• a first signal conversion portion configured to convert the remote instruction signal into a control signal of a data format different from the data format of the remote instruction signal,
• the industrial vehicle is configured to operate based on the control signal converted by the first signal conversion portion,
• the communication device includes
• a reception portion configured to receive an operation signal, wherein the operation signal is output by an operation controller that is remotely located from the communication device and from the industrial vehicle,
• a storage portion configured to store a conversion program for converting the operation signal into the remote instruction signal,
• a communication device communication portion configured to communicate with the vehicle communication portion, and
• a second signal conversion portion configured to convert the operation signal into the remote instruction signal,
• the industrial vehicle remote operation program includes instructions for executing, using the communication device, processes of
• causing the second signal conversion portion to convert the operation signal into the remote instruction signal using the conversion program stored in the storage portion,
• instructing the communication device communication portion to send the remote instruction signal to the vehicle communication portion, and
• updating information stored in the storage portion so as to enable addition, deletion, and change of an operation signal that is convertible by the second signal conversion portion.