Material Handling
3D Lidar ForkAlert has a Series of Audible and Visual Alerts – a Full 360° Around the Vehicle
Forklift accidents cost an estimated $3.7 billion per year in the U.S. and are the cause of 34,900 serious injuries including 100 deaths. Almost 80% of these accidents involve a pedestrian. These accidents cause property damage, disrupt business operations, and result in worker compensation claims, costing companies millions of dollars in losses. The average cost to a company for a forklift accident is $184,000 in medical expenses, lost productivity, legal liability fees, and OSHA compliance costs.
MechaSpin has developed an Advanced Driver Awareness System for forklifts and industrial vehicles. Using low- cost high-resolution 3D Lidar, ForkAlert identifies and classifies objects around the vehicle and alerts the operator when a dangerous situation is about to occur. ForkAlert alerts the operator through a series of audible and visual alerts, a full 360° around the vehicle.
Apply 3D Sensors On:
- Tow vehicles
- Forklift trucks (moving goods horizontally and vertically)
- Pallet lift trucks (horizontal only)
- Unit load carriers (to convey heavy goods from conveyor to assembly line)
Apply 3D Sensors On:
- Tow vehicles
- Forklift trucks (moving goods horizontally and vertically)
- Pallet lift trucks (horizontal only)
- Unit load carriers (to convey heavy goods from conveyor to assembly line)
Vehicle Collision Warning System
MechaSpin has developed a whole-vehicle (360 deg) collision detection and warning system for forklifts and other material handling vehicles. This system detects objects as small as 10 cm and alerts operators before a collision occurs. This system can be used either standalone (audible or visual alerts) or integrated with computer-controlled machinery to stop the vehicle before a collision.
Pallet Sizing
MechaSpin has developed algorithms to detect the size and dimensions of palletized products. This can be used to ensure the overall pallet dimensions do not exceed limits of length, width or height.
Safety Zones
MechaSpin has developed solutions to alert people and operators if a person or other foreign object is inside a zone of interest, providing coverage for keep-out-zones, traffic only zones and traffic management.
