Container handler alignment system and method
US8686868B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 9, 2012 |
| Grant date | Apr 1, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 9, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB66C19/002
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A system and method for assisting drivers of Bomb Carts and Shuttle Carriers to position their vehicles appropriately for loading and unloading containers at a gantry crane. The system uses laser scanners mounted at various levels on the gantry crane sill beams to determine the type, position, orientation and skew angle of the vehicles as well as whether the vehicles are in a loaded or unloaded condition. In addition, the system provides indicator devices to direct drivers how to move their vehicles.
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