Driver assistance system
A driver assistance system (DAS) is an additional device within a vehicle and serves as a helper for the driver. An ADAS takes over tasks from the driver autonomously or semi-autonomously and thus relieves the driver without taking away their responsibility.
In intralogistics, a driver assistance system is often used on forklift trucks. In the form of sensors, for example, warning devices are fitted to the forklift truck to prevent collisions. In appropriate situations, these determine whether acceleration or braking is required. Depending on the circumstances of the VAS, this is then carried out automatically or the human-machine interface is activated and the driver is alerted to the situation, for example by a warning tone or a warning light.
Another DAS can be a camera that monitors the rear of the vehicle and/or the blind spot. Driver assistance systems are often also RFID-based and communicate with so-called transponders (RFID tags) that are anchored in the ground. In this case, the DAS also has the function of localizing goods with pinpoint accuracy and then approaching them precisely in order to load or unload them.
The advantages of a driver assistance system
Another advantage is that the DAS can still guarantee safety at maximum vehicle speed, which would not be the case with an exclusively manually controlled vehicle. Unforeseeable situations, such as a collision with another vehicle, goods or a person, are prevented.
A driver assistance system thus optimizes the processes within a warehouse and enables significantly greater efficiency and safety.
For more information on RFID-based intralogistics, see RFID – the history and RFID – the advantages over barcodes.
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