Patent ID: 11919760
Assignee: THE RAYMOND CORPORATION
Field: Control (Instruments)
Classification: CPC B  G | IPC B  G

Claim 17:
18. A method for switching an operation mode of a material handling vehicle from a manual mode to a travel request mode, the method comprising:
evaluating a state of a manually-operable mode switch to determine if the mode switch is in a manual mode position or a travel request mode position;
interpreting at least one vehicle condition to determine if the at least one vehicle condition is appropriate for transitioning from the manual mode to the travel request mode; and
upon the determination that the manually-operable mode switch is in the travel request mode position and the at least one vehicle condition is appropriate for transitioning from the manual mode to the travel request mode, enabling remote control operation of the material handling vehicle,
wherein when the manually-operable mode switch is in the travel request mode position, an operator compartment sensor included on the material handling vehicle is removed from communication with the material handling vehicle.