摘要 |
A method for damping mast oscillations on a reach truck (100), the reach truck including at least one traction wheel (104), a telescoping mast (110), a fork assembly (112) moveably attached to the telescoping mast by a reach actuator (118), and one or more sensors (304, 308) arranged adjacent to a top of the telescoping mast and configured to measure oscillations adjacent to the top of the telescoping mast, the method comprising:
determining if the reach truck is being commanded to travel;
upon determining that the reach truck is not being commanded to travel, acquiring data from the one or more sensors arranged adjacent to the top of the mast;
determining if the data acquired by the one or more sensors indicates an undesired mast oscillation occurring at the top of the telescoping mast; and
upon determining that the undesired mast oscillation is occurring at the top of the mast, actuating the reach actuator in a desired direction thereby damping the undesired mast oscillation. |