Systems and Methods for Evaluation of Vehicle Parameters of a Remotely Controllable Material Handling Vehicle

A system for a remotely controllable material handling vehicle operable in a manual mode where an operator can maneuver the material handling vehicle normally and a travel request mode where the operator can remotely request the material handling vehicle to move forward, the system comprising:

• a controller comprising a processor and a memory;
• a remote control device in communication with the controller;
• the controller configured to:
• continuously receive vehicle condition data to be stored in the memory;
• receive a travel request from the remote control device;
• recall the stored vehicle condition data from the memory;
• and
• based on the stored vehicle condition data, command the material handling vehicle to move forward.

A method for remotely operating a material handling vehicle in a travel request mode, the method comprising:

• receiving a travel request from a remote control device in communication with the material handling vehicle;
• recalling at least one previously evaluated vehicle condition to determine if the at least one vehicle condition is appropriate for moving the material handling vehicle forward;
• and
• upon the determination that the at least one vehicle condition is appropriate, commanding the material handling vehicle to move forward.