The storage and removal of loads using industrial trucks requires the precise detection of storage spaces and pallet, especially at great heights. For an automated manned forklift truck to correctly pick up and transport a pallet, for example, it must precisely detect the pallet pockets. The Pallet Pocket Detection SensorApp provides the data required to do this. It runs directly on the Visionary-T AP 3D vision sensor from SICK.
The measured values required to pick up the pallet are pre-processed and evaluated on the sensor, then transmitted to the control of the automated manned forklift truck. The Pallet Pocket Detection SensorApp is based on SICK AppSpace and can be loaded on the sensor as a complete, application-specific Key App.
At a glance
- SensorApp for automated position determination of pallets
- Processing of distance values with 144 x 176 pixels per recording
- Working range: 1.5 to 3 m
- < 800 ms processing time for the detection of coordinates
Features- Automated detection of the pallet pockets of nearly any pallet type
- Reliable position determination of pallets
- Short process times for pallet pick-up
- Increases efficiency of industrial trucks in logistics
- Low maintenance effort due to stable app hardware combination
- Easy integration on industrial trucks