OPENTECHNICAL PUBLICATION
OT-2026-000001629

Overhead transport vehicle

Published: 2026-09-15T19:07:08.835535Z
Permanent URL: https://opentechnical.org/p/OT-2026-000001629
Categories: Material Handling > Conveying Systems

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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.

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OpenTechnical publication OT-2026-000001629
Published 2026-09-15T19:07:08.835535Z
https://opentechnical.org/p/OT-2026-000001629