Device and method for checking a contour of a load accommodated on an industrial truck

A system for checking a load received on an industrial truck, comprising:

• at least one industrial truck configured to carry a load on a load handling means;
• and
• two or more sensor units, wherein the two or more sensor units are configured for recording two-dimensional data and are arranged such that a substantially vertical detection area is spanned;
• a control device configured to determine the relative position of the at least one industrial truck located on a travelable subsurface with respect to a substantially vertical detection area;
• at least one evaluation unit configured to evaluate data recorded by the two or more sensor units to determine, based on the relative position, that the area occupied by one or more of the industrial truck or the load carried by the industrial truck in the detection area meets a predetermined condition.

A method for checking a contour of a load received on an industrial truck, comprising:

• passing the industrial truck through the detection area of a control device on a drivable substrate, wherein the industrial truck is configured to carry the load on a load handling means;
• determine, using the control device, a relative position of the industrial truck located on the drivable substrate with respect to the detection area;
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• determine, based on the relative position, that the area occupied by one or more of the industrial truck or the load carried by the industrial truck in the detection area meets a predetermined condition.