How Does the Forklift Rangefinding Collision Avoidance System Prevent Collisions?

Forklifts are extensively used in transportation hubs, factory workshops, warehouses, distribution, and dispatch centers, almost indispensable in various workplaces. Despite their convenience, these vehicles are prone to frequent accidents. In recent years, the global rate of forklift accidents has surged dramatically, with numerous incidents of scrapes, collisions, crushes, and crashes due to obstructed visibility and visual blind spots, resulting in serious consequences such as production line halts, substantial compensations, and managerial accountabilities.

Although the country has enacted relevant policies and laws in recent years, the frequency of forklift accidents has not significantly decreased. Through the statistical analysis of forklift accidents, it's evident that most accidents involving forklifts could have been prevented. So, what are the underlying causes of frequent forklift accidents?

Analysis of the Root Causes of Frequent Forklift Accidents:

Fatigue, distraction, and driving skill issues among forklift operators.

Insufficient professional training for forklift operators by the factory, loopholes in forklift management, irregular maintenance, and crowded, disorderly working environments with poor ground conditions.

Issues like forklift speeding, abrupt turns, reversing, blind spots at junctions/entrances, etc.

Summing up the aforementioned reasons, they can generally be classified into several categories: driver qualifications, factory management loopholes regarding forklifts, and unavoidable objective factors. Similar to road traffic accidents, due to the existence of subjective factors, accidents cannot be completely eliminated, but they can be significantly reduced and prevented to the maximum extent possible.

Collisions resulting from overspeeding, reversing, cornering, and turning due to excessive vehicle speed or unavoidable visual blind spots often lead to accidents involving collisions with shelves, items, or personnel. To address such problems, we can utilize the Forklift Rangefinding Collision Avoidance System, employing wireless sensing and precise range warning technology for alerts and speed limitation.

Applications of the Forklift Rangefinding Collision Avoidance System

Scene 1: Collision Avoidance between People and Forklifts

When the distance between a forklift and personnel exceeds the safe limit, both the vehicle and the person will trigger alarms simultaneously. Forklift alarms, along with sound and light warnings from rangefinding tags, aim to minimize the occurrence of safety accidents.

Scene 2: Collision Avoidance between Vehicles

Equipping all forklifts with rangefinding base stations and sound-light alarms triggers mutual alerts when the distance between vehicles falls below the warning distance.

Scene 3: Collision Avoidance at Corners

Installing rangefinding base stations and alarms at corners, along with personnel wearing rangefinding tags, initiates sound-light alarms when forklifts or individuals approach the corner.

The Forklift Rangefinding Collision Avoidance System, based on rangefinding technology, continuously monitors the distance between base stations and base stations, as well as between base stations and tags. When the distance falls below the preset minimum, it generates real-time alarm signals for sound-light warnings, urging forklift drivers to reduce speed and prompting nearby individuals to move away from hazardous areas promptly. This system can be employed to prevent collisions between vehicles, people, and goods during factory vehicle operations, safeguarding enterprise interests and safety.

In practical usage, base stations and tags are installed or worn on different objects or individuals that need monitoring. The distance between base stations and tags represents the distance between different objects. When the distance falls below the set minimum, the connected alarms and tags will issue real-time warnings.