OPENTECHNICAL PUBLICATION
OT-2026-000000997

Load scanning

Published: 2026-09-15T19:03:42.680568Z
Permanent URL: https://opentechnical.org/p/OT-2026-000000997
Categories: Lifting, Positioning & Manipulation > Lift Tables and Positioners

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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.

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OpenTechnical publication OT-2026-000000997
Published 2026-09-15T19:03:42.680568Z
https://opentechnical.org/p/OT-2026-000000997