Handling equipment, handling equipment control method, and controller
AssigneeVisionNav Robotics USA Inc.
InventorMaosheng Wang
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Abstract
The present disclosure relates to a handling equipment, a handling equipment control method, and a controller. The handling equipment (100) includes a controller. The controller executes program instructions to implement the following steps: determining whether the handling equipment (100) carries a carrier (105); determining a vehicle speed of the handling equipment (100); setting a first protection region according to the vehicle speed and a first profile of the handling equipment (100) when the handling equipment (100) does not carry the carrier (105); and setting a second protection region according to the vehicle speed and a second profile of the handling equipment (100) when the handling equipment (100) carries the carrier (105).
Claims20
A handling equipment, comprising:
- a controller, the controller executing program instructions to implement the following steps:
- determining whether the handling equipment carries a carrier;
- determining a vehicle speed of the handling equipment;
- setting a first protection region according to the vehicle speed and a first profile of the handling equipment when the handling equipment does not carry the carrier;
- and
- setting a second protection region according to the vehicle speed and a second profile of the handling equipment when the handling equipment carries the carrier,
- wherein each of the first protection region and the second protection region comprises a vehicle protection region, and
- wherein the first protection region encompasses an entirety of the handling equipment, and the second protection region encompasses entireties of the handling equipment and the carrier.
A handling equipment control method, comprising:
- controlling a handling equipment to perform the following steps:
- determining whether the handling equipment carries a carrier;
- determining a vehicle speed of the handling equipment;
- setting a first protection region according to the vehicle speed and a first profile of the handling equipment when the handling equipment does not carry the carrier;
- and
- setting a second protection region according to the vehicle speed and a second profile of the handling equipment when the handling equipment carries the carrier,
- wherein each of the first protection region and the second protection region comprises a vehicle protection region, and
- wherein the first protection region encompasses an entirety of the handling equipment, and the second protection region encompasses entireties of the handling equipment and the carrier.
A controller, configured to execute program instructions, to perform the following steps:
- determining whether a handling equipment carries a carrier;
- determining a vehicle speed of the handling equipment;
- setting a first protection region according to the vehicle speed and a first profile of the handling equipment when the handling equipment does not carry the carrier;
- and
- setting a second protection region according to the vehicle speed and a second profile of the handling equipment when the handling equipment carries the carrier,
- wherein each of the first protection region and the second protection region comprises a vehicle protection region, and
- wherein the first protection region encompasses an entirety of the handling equipment, and the second protection region encompasses entireties of the handling equipment and the carrier.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.