Systems and methods for associating an operator with a vehicle
AssigneeHyster-Yale Group, Inc.
InventorsNicholas M. Draayer, Ryan P. McDermott
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Abstract
Systems and methods associate operators with machinery, such as materials-handling vehicles. Embodiments of the disclosed system comprise a first communication module configured to determine a distance between a frame of reference associated with a vehicle and respective portable devices and first logic configured to designate a first portable device as an operator device based, at least in part, on a first distance determined by the communication module. The first logic may be further configured to exclude the first portable device from a pedestrian detection function in response to classifying the first portable device as an operator device.
Claims15
A system, comprising:
- a first communication module configured to determine distances between a frame of reference associated with a materials-handling vehicle and respective portable devices;
- and
- first logic configured to designate a first portable device as an operator device based, at least in part, on a first distance determined by the communication module;
- wherein the first logic is further configured to exclude the first portable device from a pedestrian detection function in response to classifying the first portable device as an operator device.
A method comprising:
- determining a proximity of one or more portable devices during an operator registration period, during which the operator registers to operate a materials-handling machine, wherein each portable device of the one or more portable devices is configured to broadcast a respective detection signal;
- identifying a portable device within a first proximity threshold during the operator registration period;
- and
- designating the identified portable device as an operator device of the machine, the designating comprising causing the identified portable device to terminate broadcast of a detection signal.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.