Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Product picking system
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Application No.: US16656361Application Date: 2019-10-17
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Publication No.: US11080633B2Publication Date: 2021-08-03
- Inventor: Jeremiah Miele , Gary Giger
- Applicant: FedEx Supply Chain Logistics & Electronics, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US DE Wilmington
- Assignee: FedEx Supply Chain Logistics & Electronics, Inc.
- Current Assignee: FedEx Supply Chain Logistics & Electronics, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US DE Wilmington
- Agency: McGuireWoods LLP
- Main IPC: G06F7/00
- IPC: G06F7/00 ; G06Q10/06 ; G06Q10/08

Abstract:
The disclosed embodiments include product picking systems and methods to pick products. In one embodiment, the system includes a work order module configured to receive a work order to obtain at least one product, obtain a virtual stack of the at least one product based on the work order, the virtual stack being a 3D representation of the at least one product, and determine a set of business rules for selecting each product of the at least one product. The system also includes a vision module configured to identify a first product of the at least one product. The system further includes a processor configured to determine whether the first product satisfies business rules for selecting the first product is satisfied, and configured to operate a robotic arm to select the first product and to arrange the first product to form a physical stack corresponding to the virtual stack.
Public/Granted literature
- US20200050991A1 PRODUCT PICKING SYSTEM Public/Granted day:2020-02-13
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