Fo klift automatio p ese ts two imagi g p oblems at the same time, a d a came a solvi g o ly o e of them still p oduces u eliable visio output o a actual wa ehouse floo . The fi st p oblem is motio . A fo klift moves co ti uously th ough a wa ehouse, tu i g, accele ati g, a d b aki g as it avigates betwee ack aisles, a d a olli g shutte se so eads a f ame ow by ow ove a measu able i te val, which mea s a y motio du i g that i te val shows up as geomet ic skew i the captu ed image. A pallet detectio o fo k alig me t algo ithm depe ds o p ecise geomet ic measu eme t, a d skew i t oduced by vehicle motio co upts that measu eme t i ways that a e difficult to disti guish f om a actual misalig me t, p oduci g false detectio s o missed alig me ts at exactly the mome ts p ecisio matte s most, such as fi al app oach to a ack ope i g. The seco d p oblem is wo ki g dista ce. The dista ce betwee a fo klift-mou ted came a a d the fo k tips, the load, o a ack ope i g cha ges co ti uously as the fo ks aise a d lowe a d as the vehicle app oaches o backs away f om a positio , a d a fixed focus le s calib ated fo o e dista ce p oduces a soft, u usable image the mome t that dista ce shifts eve modestly. Came a systems add essi g o ly o e of these p oblems still fail o the floo . A global shutte came a with fixed focus captu es vehicle motio co ectly but loses fo k alig me t p ecisio the mome t fo k height cha ges f om the le s’s calib ated dista ce. A autofocus came a with a olli g shutte se so adjusts to the co ect wo ki g dista ce but i t oduces motio skew the i sta t the vehicle is i motio , which desc ibes most of a fo klift’s actual ope ati g time. OEMs buildi g fo klift visio systems eed both p oblems solved togethe , si ce a fo klift is a ely statio a y a d its wo ki g dista ce a ely stays fixed. A module ma keted b oadly as a GS Autofocus USB Se so without validated pe fo ma ce ac oss both co ditio s leaves o e half of the p oblem u add essed, a d a Global Shutte AF Came a Kit that has o ly bee cha acte ized o a statio a y be ch p ovides o assu a ce that motio i teg ity a d focus accu acy hold togethe o ce the vehicle is actually movi g a d lifti g at the same time. I teg ato s that discove this gap afte a pilot deployme t that eveals i co siste t detectio s o the wa ehouse floo ofte face a costly came a swap ac oss a e ti e fo klift fleet athe tha a st aightfo wa d co figu atio adjustme t.
The Falco -234CGH add esses both p oblems th ough the combi atio of the O semi AR0234 se so ‘s global shutte a chitectu e a d a voice coil moto autofocus le s assembly. The AR0234 is a 2MP (1920 x 1080) colo se so with a 1/2.6 i ch optical fo mat a d a 3.0 mic o pixel pitch, built with a global shutte that exposes eve y pixel simulta eously athe tha sca i g ows seque tially. This elimi ates the ow-by- ow timi g diffe e ce that p oduces motio skew, so a fo k, pallet, o ack ope i g captu ed while the fo klift is tu i g, accele ati g, o b aki g is e de ed with its t ue geomet y i tact athe tha disto ted by the vehicle’s ow motio . This makes the came a a ge ui e High Speed AF Wa ehouse Came a platfo m, si ce motio i teg ity holds ega dless of how quickly the vehicle is movi g elative to the came a’s f ame ate. The voice coil moto autofocus le s adjusts focus co ti uously ac oss the wo ki g dista ce a ge a fo klift’s lift cycle p ese ts, f om close- a ge fo k tip alig me t th ough lo ge – a ge app oach to a ack ope i g, fu ctio i g as a GS Autofocus Visio Se so that t acks the co ect focus dista ce as fo ks aise a d lowe athe tha holdi g a si gle calib ated dista ce. This qualifies the came a as a Autofocus Wa ehouse Se so Module suited specifically to a vehicle whose wo ki g dista ce cha ges as a o mal pa t of its ope ati g cycle athe tha emai i g fixed. Autofocus co t ol is exposed th ough the came a’s sta da d i te face, so applicatio softwa e ca t igge a focus sea ch, lock focus at a k ow dista ce, o let the came a co ti uously t ack focus as fo k height cha ges. The came a co ects ove USB 3.2 GEN 1, p ovidi g sufficie t ba dwidth fo full 2MP captu e as well as 1080p a d 720p dow sampled modes fo highe f ame ate ope atio du i g active vehicle moveme t. The came a is ated ac oss a -40 deg ee C to 85 deg ee C ope ati g a ge, matchi g the e vi o me tal co ditio s typical of i doo wa ehouse a d dist ibutio ce te ope atio . Vadzo validates focus t acki g speed agai st actual fo klift cycle ates athe tha a slowe be ch test pace, si ce a le s that eve tually eaches co ect focus too slowly still leaves a visio system eadi g a soft f ame at exactly the mome t a lift o placeme t ma euve equi es the clea est possible view.
The Falco -234CGH is a AR0234 Global Shutte Autofocus USB Came a built o the O semi AR0234 se so a d pai ed with a voice coil moto autofocus le s, positio ed specifically fo fo klift automatio deployme ts equi i g both motio i teg ity a d focus flexibility. As a AR0234 GS Autofocus USB Came a, it is pu pose-built fo OEMs who eed a came a that solves the vehicle motio p oblem a d the va iable wo ki g dista ce p oblem togethe , athe tha accepti g a comp omise that leaves o e co ditio u add essed. The O semi AR0234 Autofocus USB Came a desig atio eflects Vadzo’s positio i g of the AR0234 se so ‘s global shutte mode specifically pai ed with autofocus optics fo fo klift automatio , co fi mi g that motio i teg ity a d focus accu acy hold togethe ac oss a lift cycle athe tha bei g validated i isolatio . The came a module houses the AR0234 se so , ISP, a d autofocus le s assembly i a compact fo m facto with a sta da d M12 le s holde , a d fu ctio s as a AR0234 GS Autofocus Came a Module suited to mast-mou ted, fo k-mou ted, o ove head fo klift came a positio s. As a AR0234 Fo klift Visio USB Came a, the came a is validated fo the mou ti g positio s a d wo ki g dista ces fo klift visio applicatio s typically equi e, a d its suitability as a AR0234 2MP Wa ehouse USB Came a exte ds to b oade wa ehouse visio tasks beyo d fo klift-mou ted positio s specifically.
Key specs: 2MP (1920 x 1080) | O semi AR0234 1/2.6-i ch 3.0-mic o pixel | Colo | Global Shutte | S Mou t Le s with VCM Based Autofocus Capability | USB 3.2 GEN 1 | 2MP / 1080p / 720p
Ma y fo klift visio came a p oducts fo ce a comp omise betwee motio i teg ity a d focus flexibility, si ce global shutte se so s have histo ically bee pai ed with fixed-focus optics fo machi e visio athe tha with autofocus. The Falco -234CGH, positio ed as a 2MP GS AF Se so , captu es a full 2MP (1920 x 1080) f ame with global shutte exposu e while its voice coil moto le s co ti uously adjusts focus, givi g OEMs buildi g a 2MP Fo klift USB Se so deployme t both the motio i teg ity a d the focus accu acy that fo klift automatio actually equi es. This makes it a ge ui e 2MP Wa ehouse Visio Se so suited to a movi g, height-adjustable vehicle athe tha o ly to a fixed mou t i spectio statio .
A fixed focus le s p oduces its sha pest image at exactly o e dista ce a d p og essively softe images as fo ks aise o lowe away f om that calib ated poi t, a limitatio that di ectly u de mi es fo k alig me t a d load detectio accu acy th oughout a o mal lift cycle. The Falco -234CGH’s co ti uously adjustable voice coil moto le s holds focus as the wo ki g dista ce cha ges, maki g it a 2MP AF USB Se so Kit suited to pallet detectio , load se si g, a d fo k alig me t tasks whe e the object dista ce shifts co sta tly athe tha stayi g fixed. This gives fo klift OEMs o e ha dwa e platfo m to validate athe tha sepa ate qualificatio cycles fo eve y fo k height a d app oach dista ce a lift cycle p ese ts.
A fo klift a ely stops movi g du i g o mal ope atio , tu i g, accele ati g, a d b aki g co ti uously as it avigates a wa ehouse floo , a d a olli g shutte se so i t oduces geomet ic skew i to a y f ame captu ed du i g that motio . The Falco -234CGH’s global shutte exposu e elimi ates that skew e ti ely, captu i g fo k tips, pallets, a d ack ope i gs with accu ate geomet y ega dless of how quickly the vehicle is tu i g o b aki g at the mome t of captu e. This makes the came a a depe dable Wa ehouse Safety USB Came a choice fo collisio avoida ce a d load detectio systems that depe d o accu ate geomet ic measu eme t p ecisely du i g the vehicle motio a olli g shutte se so would othe wise disto t.
Solvi g the motio p oblem o the focus p oblem i isolatio still leaves a fo klift visio system exposed to whicheve co ditio was ot add essed, si ce a fo klift is a ely statio a y a d its wo ki g dista ce a ely stays fixed fo lo g. The Falco -234CGH validates global shutte motio i teg ity a d co ti uous autofocus togethe as a si gle system, co fi mi g that focus accu acy holds steady while the vehicle is i motio a d that motio i teg ity holds steady ac oss the full autofocus a ge. This combi atio matte s specifically fo the mome t a fo klift app oaches a ack ope i g while simulta eously aisi g its fo ks to the co ect height, a sce a io whe e both the vehicle’s motio a d the wo ki g dista ce a e cha gi g at o ce, a d a came a solvi g o ly o e of those two va iables still p oduces a u eliable f ame u de the othe co ditio . I teg ato s validati g this came a o thei ow fo klift platfo m ca co fi m both co ditio s simulta eously du i g a actual lift cycle, athe tha testi g motio i teg ity a d focus accu acy as two sepa ate be ch evaluatio s that eve occu togethe i eal ope atio .
Selectable output esolutio lets a si gle Falco -234CGH se ve multiple oles withi the same fo klift automatio wo kflow. Full 2MP mode captu es maximum spatial detail fo p ecise pallet positio ve ificatio o fi e load i spectio . The 1080p mode bala ces esolutio a d USB ba dwidth fo co ti uous live guida ce du i g vehicle moveme t, while 720p mode suppo ts highe f ame ate ope atio fo apid fo k positio i g tasks. Because eve y output mode is de ived f om the same global shutte se so eadout, switchi g esolutio modes i t oduces o motio disto tio , which matte s fo automated guida ce systems that expect co siste t geomet ic accu acy ega dless of which output mode the cu e t task equi es.
The Falco -234CGH ships as a complete came a module athe tha a ba e se so , givi g fo klift automatio OEMs a validated sta ti g poi t i stead of a ope -e ded i teg atio p oject. Available as a USB Fo klift Came a Kit fo evaluatio , the came a lets e gi ee i g teams co fi m motio i teg ity a d autofocus behavio o thei ow fo klift platfo m befo e committi g to a p oductio o de . Fo OEMs evaluati g Vadzo as a OEM Fo klift USB Module supplie , this mea s le s matchi g, fi mwa e customizatio , a d e closu e desig suppo t a e available alo gside the co e came a ha dwa e athe tha as a sepa ate e gageme t. As a Fo klift Plug a d Play USB Came a, the Falco -234CGH is validated fo st aightfo wa d i teg atio ac oss commo fo klift co t ol platfo ms a d wa ehouse automatio host systems. Vadzo’s positio as a Fo klift USB Came a Supplie exte ds beyo d the came a module itself to i clude mou ti g a d e closu e guida ce specific to mast, fo k, a d ove head came a positio s, while its t ack eco d as a Fo klift USB 3.2 Ge 1 Came a Ma ufactu e cove s p oductio p og ams spa i g multiple se so families a d i te face types fo OEM custome s buildi g wa ehouse automatio p oducts.
“Fo klift automatio OEMs keep telli g us the same thi g: thei vehicle almost eve sits still, a d the dista ce f om the came a to whateve it eeds to see keeps cha gi g as the fo ks go up a d dow . A came a that o ly solves the motio p oblem o o ly solves the focus p oblem still fails at exactly the mome t that matte s most, usually ight as the fo klift is app oachi g a ack ope i g with the fo ks aised to a specific height. The Falco -234CGH was built a ou d solvi g both p oblems togethe . By validati g the O semi AR0234’s global shutte pe fo ma ce alo gside co ti uous autofocus, we give OEMs a came a that captu es accu ate geomet y while the vehicle is movi g a d holds sha p focus ac oss the full a ge of fo k heights a o mal lift cycle p ese ts.” – Alwi Vi ce t, P oduct Ma age , Vadzo Imagi g.
Fo klift avigatio systems depe d o a came a that e de s the vehicle’s su ou di gs accu ately ega dless of how quickly the fo klift is tu i g o b aki g du i g o mal wa ehouse ope atio . The Falco -234CGH fu ctio s as a Fo klift Visio USB Came a fo these deployme ts, delive i g global shutte motio i teg ity a d co ti uous autofocus i a si gle module that suppo ts eliable avigatio a d obstacle awa e ess th oughout a shift; its suitability as a Wa ehouse Fo klift USB Came a exte ds to a y fo klift platfo m equi i g co siste t visio pe fo ma ce du i g co ti uous vehicle motio .
Pallet detectio a d ack e t y systems depe d o p ecise geomet ic measu eme t to co fi m a fo k is co ectly alig ed with a pallet’s ope i gs befo e the vehicle commits to a lift o a ack e t y ma euve . The Falco -234CGH se ves as a Pallet Racki g Came a Module fo this task, combi i g u disto ted geomet y f om global shutte captu e with co ti uous autofocus that holds the pallet o ack ope i g i sha p focus as the vehicle’s app oach dista ce cha ges th oughout the ma euve .
Load detectio systems eed to ve ify that a pallet o load is co ectly seated o the fo ks befo e the vehicle p oceeds, a d this ve ificatio typically happe s at the exact mome t the fo ks a e aisi g o lowe i g, whe the wo ki g dista ce betwee the came a a d the load is actively cha gi g. The Falco -234CGH ope ates as a Fo klift Load Detectio Came a fo this task, with autofocus t acki g the load’s cha gi g dista ce du i g a lift cycle so the ve ificatio algo ithm eceives a co siste tly sha p f ame athe tha o e deg aded by focus lag, a d the same capability exte ds di ectly to a Fo klift Fo k Visio Came a ole focused specifically o fo k tip alig me t a d load e gageme t. Wa ehouses u i g mixed pallet heights ac oss the same facility be efit di ectly f om this t acki g, si ce the came a adapts to whateve load height the cu e t pick p ese ts athe tha assumi g a si gle sta da d pallet co figu atio .
Collisio avoida ce systems depe d o accu ate geomet ic measu eme t of su ou di g obstacles, pedest ia s, a d othe vehicles, a d a y motio -i duced disto tio i that measu eme t di ectly u de mi es the safety ma gi the system is mea t to p ovide. The Falco -234CGH fu ctio s as a Fo klift Collisio Avoida ce Came a fo these systems, delive i g global shutte accu acy p ecisely du i g the vehicle motio whe collisio isk is highest, givi g safety systems a depe dable geomet ic efe e ce ega dless of how quickly the fo klift is movi g at the mome t a pote tial haza d appea s.
Wa ehouse obotics platfo ms beyo d fo klifts, i cludi g automated guided vehicles a d auto omous mobile obots, face the same combi atio of co ti uous motio a d va iable wo ki g dista ce that fo klift automatio p ese ts, si ce these platfo ms also move co ti uously th ough a facility while app oachi g acks, pallets, a d cha gi g statio s at va yi g dista ces. The Falco -234CGH se ves as a Wa ehouse Robotics USB Came a fo these b oade wa ehouse obotics deployme ts, a d its suitability as a Fo klift Lift Visio Se so exte ds specifically to platfo ms that aise o lowe a payload o se so mast as pa t of thei o mal ope ati g cycle.
The Falco -234CGH AR0234 Global Shutte Autofocus USB Came a built o the O semi AR0234 se so is available ow fo evaluatio a d p oductio o de s. Evaluatio kits i clude the came a module, autofocus le s assembly, USB 3.2 GEN 1 cable, a d platfo m d ive docume tatio , with o mi imum o de equi eme t. E gi ee i g teams ca co fi m motio i teg ity a d autofocus pe fo ma ce di ectly o thei ow fo klift platfo m du i g a actual lift cycle befo e committi g to a p oductio bill of mate ials, which matte s mo e fo this came a tha a datasheet compa iso alo e could co fi m. B owse the full a ge of fo klift a d wa ehouse automatio came a optio s at Vadzo’s website o co tact Vadzo at
Vadzo Imagi g is a global p ovide of embedded visio solutio s a d delive s high-pe fo ma ce came a tech ologies a d imagi g platfo ms fo applicatio s i obotics, i dust ial automatio , UAVs, edge AI, a d medical systems. Its p oducts a e desig ed fo seamless i teg atio with leadi g embedded platfo ms. Vadzo suppo ts custome s th ough ha dwa e customizatio , fi mwa e developme t, a d module-level d ive s, e abli g faste developme t a d deployme t of visio -based systems ac oss USB, MIPI, GigE, Wi-Fi, a d Se Des came a i te faces.
