AUTONOMOUS FORKLIFT

Handling Work Once Done by People, Now Done by the Forklift Itself

Navi-AFL is the software that lets a forklift judge and act on its own. Navi-Core handles localization and driving inside the warehouse; Navi-Eye recognises pallets, loads and vehicle beds. Together they carry out multi-level stacking, wing-body loading and container transfer — work that until now required an operator.

Technical Specifications

Applies toExisting manned forklifts (counterbalance, reach and others)
Navigation engineNavi-Core — SLAM-based localization and driving
Recognition engineNavi-Eye — pallet, load and vehicle-bed recognition
Supported workMulti-level stacking · wing-body loading · container transfer

5 task types

Handling operations made unmanned

2 solutions combined

Navi-Core + Navi-Eye running as one

Floor-stacked transfer — for loads with no assigned place

Floor storage offers none of the fixed reference a rack does. Within one area a pallet lands in a slightly different spot, at a slightly different angle, every time. Recognition works from the pallet rather than from markings painted on the floor, so a load sitting askew is still picked up as it is.

  • Recognises the position and angle of pallets resting on bare floor
  • Recalculates the route as a filling area narrows the aisles
  • Judges the load to lift and the place to set it down the same way

Multi-level stacking — without needing to see the height

Rack work is where forklift accidents concentrate: the higher the forks go, the further the pallet disappears from the operator’s view. Navi-Eye looks at the rack level and the pallet pockets directly, so stacking works the same way at any height.

  • Corrects fork position from the recognised height and depth of each level
  • Same accuracy at heights an operator cannot see
  • Checks pallet pocket alignment before inserting

Wing-body loading — even when the vehicle sits slightly off

A wing-body vehicle never stops in exactly the same position or at the same angle. A person corrects for that by eye; equipment following a fixed path cannot. Navi-AFL works from the vehicle bed itself rather than from lines painted on the floor, so it proceeds even when the vehicle is misaligned.

  • Builds an approach path from the bed opening and cargo position
  • Corrects for parking position and angle at the moment of work
  • Loading and unloading use the same recognition

Container transfer — into the narrow, dark interior

A container interior is barely lit and narrow enough that even a person inside has neither clear sight nor room to spare. Navi-Core drives the tight passage while Navi-Eye locates the cargo in the dark, so loading and unloading run as one continuous task.

  • Entry and reverse driving fitted to the container width
  • Cargo recognition where lighting is poor
  • Inbound and outbound handled as continuous work

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