Patent ID: 9580285
Date: 2017-02-28
CPC Classifications: B66F,G01C,G01S,G05D,G06F,G07C

Claim:
1. A method of correcting pose uncertainty when operating an industrial vehicle comprising one or more sensors, one or more lifting elements, and a mobile computer, wherein the method comprises using the industrial vehicle to: receive measurement data from the one or more sensors of the industrial vehicle; estimate a current pose of the industrial vehicle in an environment based on the measurement data; navigate the industrial vehicle to a pallet or product load utilizing the current pose estimate and data from the one or more sensors of the industrial vehicle; automatically pick-up the pallet or product load with the one or more lifting elements of the industrial vehicle; retrieve a position of the automatically picked-up pallet or product load from placed object data associated with the automatically picked-up pallet or product load; develop a new pose of the industrial vehicle using the retrieved position of the automatically picked-up pallet or product load; and navigate the industrial vehicle through the environment utilizing the new pose and data from the one or more sensors of the industrial vehicle.