Remote control system
A remote control system allows a forklift to be operated remotely in an intuitive and easy way even when an obstacle is present between the forklift and the object. The remote control system includes a guidance route display section that displays on a display unit a guidance route connecting the forklift and the object. The guidance route display section is configured to display a guidance route straightly connecting the forklift and the object if a judgement section judges that an obstacle is not present, or, if the judgement section judges that an obstacle is present, display a guidance route connecting the forklift and the object in a manner of avoiding the obstacle.
1. A remote control system for remotely operating a forklift, comprising:
a camera, provided on the forklift;
a display, displaying images taken by the camera;
a processor configured to function as:
a forklift coordinates acquisition section, acquiring coordinates of the forklift;
an object coordinates acquisition section, acquiring coordinates of a designated object;
a judgement section, judging whether or not an obstacle is present between the forklift and the object; and
a guidance route display section, configured to display on the display unit a guidance route straightly connecting the forklift and the object if the judgement section judges that the obstacle is not present between the forklift and the object, or display on the display unit a guidance route connecting the forklift and the object in a manner of avoiding the obstacle if the judgement section judges that the obstacle is present between the forklift and the object,
wherein the guidance route display section displays first and second guidance routes as the guidance route, wherein the first guidance route avoids a right side of the obstacle and the second guidance route avoids a left side of the obstacle,
wherein the first guidance route and the second guidance route have different blink rates,
wherein the judgement section forms a straight virtual route straightly connecting the forklift and the object and having a width corresponding to a width of the forklift, and judges that the obstacle is present between the forklift and the object if the entirety or a portion of the obstacle is present inside the straight virtual route having the width corresponding to the width of the forklift.
2. The remote control system of claim 1 , wherein
the judgement section judges
that the obstacle is not present between the forklift and the object if an entirety or a portion of the obstacle is not present inside the virtual route,
the guidance route display section displays the guidance route in a manner that that entirety or a portion of the obstacle is not present inside the guidance route.
3. The remote control system of claim 2 , wherein the guidance route display section displays the guidance route having a width corresponding to the width of the forklift.
4. The remote control system of claim 1 , wherein the guidance route display section displays the guidance route having a width corresponding to a width of the forklift.
5. A remote control system for remotely operating a forklift, comprising:
a camera, provided on the forklift;
a display, displaying images taken by the camera;
a processor configured to function as:
a forklift coordinates acquisition section, acquiring coordinates of the forklift;
an object coordinates acquisition section, acquiring coordinates of a designated object;
a judgement section, judging whether or not an obstacle is present between the forklift and the object; and
a guidance route display section, configured to display on the display unit a guidance route straightly connecting the forklift and the object if the judgement section judges that the obstacle is not present between the forklift and the object, or display on the display unit a guidance route connecting the forklift and the object in a manner of avoiding the obstacle if the judgement section judges that the obstacle is present between the forklift and the object,
wherein the judgement section forms a straight virtual route straightly connecting the forklift and the object and having a width corresponding to a width of the forklift, and judges that the obstacle is present between the forklift and the object if the entirety or a portion of the obstacle is present inside the straight virtual route having the width corresponding to the width of the forklift.