Patent ID: 11897693
Assignee: CROWN EQUIPMENT CORPORATION
Field: Handling (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B  G

Claim 1:
2. The goods storage and retrieval system as claimed in claim 1 wherein:
the materials handling vehicle is further characterized by a close approach field of view that is more restricted than the cart engagement field of view;
the materials handling vehicle transitions from an initial approach mode in the cart engagement field of view to a close approach mode in the close approach field of view as the cart home position moves into the close approach field of view;
the materials handling vehicle comprises a time-of-flight (TOF) system characterized by the close approach field of view;
the close approach mode relies primarily on the TOF system as the cart home position moves into the close approach field of view;
the materials handling vehicle is configured to generate a target TOF depth map of the mobile storage cart; and
the materials handling vehicle executes vehicle functions to
(i) generate the target TOF depth map of the mobile storage cart in the cart home position, and
(ii) determine a range position of the mobile storage cart with respect to the materials handling vehicle based on the target TOF depth map.