Patent ID: 7648329

Claim:
A method for loading a transport having a first and second side with an opening defined between the sides, and the transport having a threshold at the opening, with an automatic guided vehicle (AGV) comprising: engaging a load with said AGV; guiding said AGV with a first guidance system to a first position and wherein said AGV is at the threshold at said first position; guiding said AGV with a second guidance system from said first position to an intended load position on said transport, said second guidance system including at least one distance measuring sensor, and wherein at said first position said at least one sensor measures the distance to at least one side of said first and second sides of the transport, the AGV using said measured distance to guide the AGV with said second guidance system from said first position to said intended load position; depositing said load onto said transport at said intended load position; and guiding said AGV with said second guidance system from said intended load position to a second position.