---
publication_id: "OT-2026-000000997"
title: "Load scanning"
published_at: "2026-09-15T19:03:42.680568Z"
canonical_url: "https://opentechnical.org/p/OT-2026-000000997"
categories:
  - "lifting-positioning-manipulation/lift-tables-and-positioners"
keywords:
  - "b66f9/063"
  - "b66f9/063"
  - "b66f9/06"
  - "b66f9/075"
  - "b66f9/0755"
  - "b66f9/24"
---

# Load scanning

## Abstract

There is provided a method for an autonomous vehicle to scan a load (105) at a location comprising receiving a lifting task including the location of the load (105) on a racking system, scanning a predefined space at the location with a light based scanning device mounted on the autonomous vehicle, processing data acquired from the scan to determine a distance between each end of the load (105), perpendicular to the autonomous vehicle, and a neighbouring load (502) in the racking system, and terminating the lifting task if it is determined that the distance is less than a predetermined distance.