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

Claim 9:
10. A system for a remotely controllable material handling vehicle operable in a manual mode where an operator can maneuver the material handling vehicle normally and a travel request mode where the operator can remotely request the material handling vehicle to move forward, the system comprising:
a control handle configured to at least control a speed and direction of the material handling vehicle when the material handling vehicle is in the manual mode;
an operator compartment sensor configured to trigger a flag when a weight on a floor of an operator compartment of the material handling vehicle is greater than or equal to a predetermined weight;
a remote control device in communication with the material handling vehicle and including a travel control function configured to provide a first signal to the material handling vehicle to move forward; and
a manually-operable mode switch for selecting an operation mode of the material handling vehicle and movable between a manual mode position and a travel request mode position, wherein the manually-operable mode switch is configured to selectively bypass the operator compartment sensor.