SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MATERIALS HANDLING VEHICLE ODOMETRY CALIBRATION

Systems and methods for calibrating odometry of a materials handling vehicle. One embodiment of a method includes determining a current location of the materials handling vehicle, determining an odometry distance from the current location to a destination based on a calculation of a determined number of rotations of a wheel and a circumference of the wheel, and determining a positioning system distance from the current location to the destination. Some embodiments include comparing the odometry distance with data from the positioning system distance to calculate a scaling factor, utilizing exponential moving average filters to determine a value from a filter output, and adjusting the scaling factor to the value when the difference exceeds a threshold. Similarly, some embodiments include calculating an updated odometry distance utilizing the scaling factor, and utilizing the updated odometry distance to operate the positioning system.