ABSTRACT

Although relatively unknown some years ago, driverless industrial trucks have come to occupy an important position within the framework of highly organized systems of driverless transport (DTS). The essential factors contributing to this fact are without doubt on the one hand the increased need for automation in industry, and on the other hand the high degree of flexibility afforded by these appliances. The overall view of these appliances (Figure 3.1) clearly shows that driverless industrial trucks (DIT) may as a whole be divided into three categories.