---
publication_id: "OT-2026-000001629"
title: "Overhead transport vehicle"
published_at: "2026-09-15T19:07:08.835535Z"
canonical_url: "https://opentechnical.org/p/OT-2026-000001629"
categories:
  - "material-handling/conveying-systems"
keywords:
  - "b65g1/00"
  - "h10p72/0606"
  - "h10p72/3221"
  - "h10p72/53"
  - "h10p72/53"
  - "b65g1/04"
---

# Overhead transport vehicle

## Abstract

An overhead transport vehicle includes: a holding unit that is provided to be liftable and lowerable and configured to hold an article; a three-dimensional ranging sensor that has a detection range to include surroundings of a lower space formed directly below the article held by the holding unit; and a control device that is configured to determine presence or absence of an obstacle based on a detection result of the three-dimensional ranging sensor.