Reach Lift Truck Software Description

Reach Lift Truck simulation software features many software options to configure what you see and do, to reproduce the operator controls and steering behaviour of the most common kinds of (real) reach lift trucks.​

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Configuration Parameters

• position the joystick (“control lever”) horizontally or vertically

• control the up/down motion of the forks using the joystick axis or pushbuttons

• choose either “Forward” (Front Directional) or “Reverse” (Rear Directional), for the steering convention

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Forks Camera System

• To help operators work with loads on high shelves in racking systems, reach lift trucks are often equipped with a Forks Camera System that presents, on a separate display in the cabin, the view from a camera installed between the forks.

• Since this functionality is also helpful when training new operators, Simlog’s Reach Lift Truck simulation software features a simulated Forks Camera System, with the display superimposed on the simulation graphics.

• Just like real camera systems, the display automatically disappears when the reach lift truck is moving quickly because at speed, the operator should not be looking down at the forks. Then when the reach lift truck is moving slowly or is stopped, the display automatically re-appears.

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Simulation Modules

• There are seven Simulation Modules of increasing degree of difficulty, as follows:

• Controls Familiarization

• Slalom 1, for driving forwards

• Slalom 2, for driving backwards

• Selective Pallet Racks, standard aisles, low shelves

• Selective Pallet Racks, standard aisles, mixed shelves

• Selective Pallet Racks, narrow aisles, low shelves

• Selective Pallet Racks, narrow aisles, mixed shelves

• When working in the racking systems, an “overhead map” is presented to display the position of the reach lift truck, the loads to be moved, and their target positions, to encourage new operators to think about planning the work to be done to become more productive.

• In addition, there are three “Demo’s” for “freestyle” simulated work in both standard aisles and narrow aisles.

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 Viewpoints From Inside & Outside the Cabin

• As with other Personal Simulators, the viewpoint can be changed during the simulation.

• For viewpoints from inside the cabin, the three displays placed to the left, in front, and to the right present views that are typical of “side stance” positioning when looking backwards, in front, and forwards.

• But to help train new operators, you can also present viewpoints from outside the cabin using buttons on the simulator controls, keyboard keys, or the PC’s mouse.

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Key Features

• Highly realistic simulation graphics and physics

• 7 Simulation Modules of increasing difficulty

• 47 unique Performance Indicators to comprehensively evaluate the simulated work

• 5 Procedure and Fatal errors to detect incorrect and unsafe operator actions

• Many kinds of USB-ready simulator controls and mounting options

• Support for multiple displays

• Configuration parameters for horizontal or vertical positioning of the "Control Lever"

• Viewpoints from inside and outside the cabin that can be changed during simulation

• HD Instructional Video for each Simulation Module

• e-book Instructional Companion

 

Tracking Results

Key “Performance Indicators” measure how quickly and how carefully the simulated work is performed.

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With 47 unique Performance Indicators, feedback is diagnostic instead of just a consolidated pass/fail score. They include execution time, average and maximum driving speeds (forwards and backwards), measurements about how precisely loads are picked up and put down (errors in orientation, centering, etc.), and counting many kinds of collisions (forks, loads, shelves, etc.).

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A variety of incorrect operating conditions will trigger “Procedure Errors” such as driving “out of bounds”.

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Finally, conditions related to safety will trigger a “Fatal Error” that immediately stops the simulation such as damage to the pantograph as a result of a collision, a reach lift truck overturn condition, or a load falling down from a shelf.

 

Simulation results are automatically saved on the PC, along with data about any procedure and fatal errors. To simplify record keeping, a database product called Simulation Manager is available; the same database can be used with all of the simulators VISTA sells.

 

Software Pricing

Please contact us for pricing of a commercial software license for the Reach Lift Truck simulator. Small accidents due to inexperience can cost thousands of dollars in replacement parts and downtime, far in excess of your investment in this training tool. This priceless investment in the health and productivity of your workers represents an excellent training value and improves operator safety.