Japan, July 14 -- TOYOTA INDUSTRIES CORP has got intellectual property rights for 'OBSTACLE DETECTION DEVICE.' Other related details are as follows:
Application Number: JP,2020-173867
Category (FI): G01S17/931,G01S17/04,G01S13/931
Stage: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent an obstacle detection device from wrongly determining the absence of obstacles.SOLUTION: An obstacle detection device is provided, comprising a sensor and a detection unit. The sensor detects distances and directions to points representing a portion of an object. The object includes an obstacle obstructing the passage of a forklift and an obstacle not obstructing the passage of the forklift. The detection unit obtains a detection result from the sensor. The detection resu...