Patent ID: 11914394
Assignee: CROWN EQUIPMENT CORPORATION
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC G  B | IPC B  G

Claim 15:
16. The materials handling vehicle of claim 15, wherein the path validation tool executes path validation logic to:
(i) set an impingement distance on each side equidistant and mark an area of the proposed travel path including the obstacle collision error, the pinch point error, or both, as a hazard area, when the proposed travel path is not modifiable to mitigate the obstacle collision error, the pinch point error, or both, by eliminating the obstacle collision error, the pinch point error, or both, on at least one side of the vehicle, though a collision is avoidable, wherein the degree of potential impingement comprises the impingement distance that is an overlap distance at candidate positions indicative of an overlap between the dynamic exterior boundary or the dynamic clearance boundary of the materials handling vehicle and obstacle data; and
(ii) automatically stop the materials handling vehicle to avoid the collision when the proposed travel path is not modifiable to mitigate the obstacle collision error, the pinch point error, or both, by eliminating the obstacle collision error, the pinch point error, or both, on at least one side of the vehicle, and a collision is unavoidable.