Modify vehicle parameter based on vehicle position information

A method for controlling a materials handling vehicle, wherein the materials handling vehicle comprises:

• a power unit comprising:
• a steered wheel, and
• a steering device for generating a steer control signal;
• a load handling assembly coupled to the power unit;
• a controller located on the power unit for receiving the steer control signal;
• and
• a sensing device on the power unit and coupled to the controller;
• the method comprising:
• monitoring, via the sensing device, areas in front of and next to the vehicle;
• identifying, by the controller, using data from the sensing device, at least one of position information of the vehicle relative to a wall or rack or object information indicating that one or more objects are in front of or to the side of the vehicle;
• and
• modifying, by the controller, based on sensing device data, at least one of the following vehicle parameters:
• a maximum allowable turning angle or a steered-wheel-to-steering-device ratio.

A materials handling vehicle comprising:

• a power unit comprising:
• a steered wheel, and
• a steering device for generating a steer control signal;
• a load handling assembly coupled to the power unit;
• a controller located on the power unit for receiving the steer control signal;
• and
• a sensing device on the power unit and coupled to the controller, the sensing device monitoring areas in front of and next to the vehicle, wherein data from the sensing device is used by the controller to identify at least one of position information of the vehicle relative to at least one wall or rack near which the vehicle is located or object information indicating that one or more objects are in front of or to the side of the vehicle, wherein, based on sensing device data, the controller modifies at least one of the following vehicle parameters:
• a load handling assembly lift height, a maximum turning angle or a steered-wheel-to-steering-device ratio.

A method for controlling a materials handling vehicle, wherein the materials handling vehicle comprises:

• a power unit comprising:
• a steered wheel, and
• a steering device for generating a steer control signal;
• a load handling assembly coupled to the power unit;
• a controller located on the power unit for receiving the steer control signal;
• and
• a sensing device on the power unit and coupled to the controller;
• the method comprising:
• monitoring, by the sensing device, areas in front of and next to the vehicle;
• identifying, by the controller, using data from the sensing device, at least one of position information of the vehicle relative to at least one wall or rack near which the vehicle is located or object information indicating that one or more objects are in front of or to the side of the vehicle;
• and
• modifying, by the controller, based on sensing device data, at least one of the following vehicle parameters:
• a load handling assembly lift height, a maximum turning angle or a steered-wheel-to-steering-device ratio.

A materials handling vehicle comprising:

• a power unit comprising a left side, a right side and an operator station;
• a load handling assembly coupled to the power unit and comprising a lift carriage;
• a controller located on the power unit;
• a sensing device on the power unit and coupled to the controller, the sensing device monitoring areas in front of and next to the power unit, wherein data from the sensing device is used by the controller to identify position information of the power unit relative to a wall or rack near which the power unit is located;
• a sensing system that detects that an operator has exited the operator station of the vehicle and whether the operator exited the operator station from a first exit on the left side of the power unit or from a second exit on the right side of the power unit;
• wherein when the position information indicates that one of the first or the second side of the power unit is positioned within a predefined distance from a wall or rack and the operator has exited the operator station from one of the first or the second exit on the one side, the controller modifies at least one of the following vehicle parameters:
• vehicle traction control, operation of the lift carriage or remote control operation of the vehicle.

A method for controlling a materials handling vehicle, wherein the materials handling vehicle comprises:

• a power unit comprising a left side, a right side and an operator station;
• a load handling assembly coupled to the power unit and comprising a lift carriage;
• a controller located on the power unit;
• and
• a sensing device on the power unit and coupled to the controller;
• the method comprising:
• monitoring, by the sensing device, areas in front of and next to the power unit;
• identifying, by the controller, using data from the sensing device, position information of the power unit relative to a wall or rack near which the power unit is located;
• detecting, by a sensing system, that an operator has exited the operator station of the vehicle and whether the operator exited the operator station from a first exit on the left side of the power unit or from a second exit on the right side of the power unit;
• and
• modifying, by the controller, when (i) the position information indicates that one of the first or the second side of the power unit is positioned within a predefined distance from a wall or rack and (ii) the sensing system has detected that the operator has exited the operator station from one of the first or the second exit on the one side, at least one of the following vehicle parameters:
• vehicle traction control, operation of the lift carriage or remote control operation of the vehicle.