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Performance Measurements Towards Improved Manufacturing Vehicle Safety

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Author(s)

Roger V. Bostelman, William P. Shackleford

Abstract

In this paper, we describe the current 2D (dimensional) sensor and ideal sensor configurations if 3D imagers are mounted on manufacturing vehicles in an attempt to make them more safe. Towards the ideal sensor configuration, three experiments were performed using an advanced 3D imager and a color camera. The experiments were intended to be useful to the standards community and manned and unmanned forklift and automated guided vehicle industries. The 3D imager was a 3D Flash LIDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) with 7 m range and rapid detection that begins to show promise for forklifts and other industrial vehicles. Experiments included: 1) detection of standard sized obstacles, 2) detection of obstacles while highly reflective surfaces are within detection range, and 3) detection of forklift tines above the floor. We briefly describe these experiments and reference their detailed reports.
Proceedings Title
Proceedings of the Performance Metrics for Intelligent Systems Workshop | 2009 | PerMIS |
Conference Dates
September 21-23, 2009
Conference Location
Gaithersburg, MD

Keywords

3D Flash LIDAR, Forklifts, Powered Industrial Trucks, Automated Guided Vehicles (AGV), ANSI/ITSDF B56.5

Citation

Bostelman, R. and Shackleford, W. (2009), Performance Measurements Towards Improved Manufacturing Vehicle Safety, Proceedings of the Performance Metrics for Intelligent Systems Workshop | 2009 | PerMIS |, Gaithersburg, MD, [online], https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=903765 (Accessed March 28, 2024)
Created November 23, 2009, Updated February 19, 2017