CONTROL SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD FOR AUTOMATED WAREHOUSE SYSTEM

    公开(公告)号:US20240262627A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-08-08

    申请号:US18454226

    申请日:2023-08-23

    CPC classification number: B65G1/1378

    Abstract: A control system for an automated warehouse system (1) includes a controller (51) controlling the automated warehouse system (1), the automated warehouse system (1) including: a rack (10) for arranging at least one storing bin (20) for storing at least one item (23); a plurality of picking stations (40) for picking the item (23) from one or more of the storing bins (20) to one or more shipping bins (20A) for containing an item (23) to be shipped; and a plurality of transportation robots (30) for transporting the storing bin (20) and the shipping bin (20A). The controller (51) controls one or more of the transportation robots (30) to separately transport, among the one or more shipping bins (20A), at least a shipping bin (20A) for a first ship-to destination and a shipping bin (20A) for a second ship-to destination to the picking station (40) and controls one or more of the transportation robots (30) to transport the one or more storing bins (20) to the picking station (40), the one or more storing bins (20) each containing the item (23) for the first ship-to destination and the second ship-to destination.

    SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR OPTIMIZING ROUTE PLANS IN AN OPERATING ENVIRONMENT

    公开(公告)号:US20220163969A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-05-26

    申请号:US16953415

    申请日:2020-11-20

    Inventor: Wen Zheng LI

    Abstract: A system and a method to optimize route plans for handling critical scenarios faced in an operating environment have been described. The system or a platform resolves one or more nodes based on the inputs related to an operating environment. The system plans one or more routes based on the resolved nodes to provide generated route plans. Based on the planning, the system may analyze one or more route plans for critical scenarios, for example, avoiding a collision or minimizing congestion, damage to the robot, performance of vehicle or warehouse, etc. After the route plans are analyzed, the system optimizes one or more route plans to provide optimized route plans. The optimized route plans are distributed to one or more autonomous vehicles. The fleet of autonomous vehicles may then route progress messages and share feedback with the platform.

    Generating a 2D-navigation map for collision-free navigation by multiple robots

    公开(公告)号:US11054273B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-07-06

    申请号:US16366286

    申请日:2019-03-27

    Abstract: Embodiments herein disclose methods and systems for generating a 2D-navigation map for collision-free navigation by a plurality of robots. Initially, a 2D-navigation map generator executing at a cloud map server initiates a particle simulation to add a plurality of bubbles to an image of an area. Next, the 2D-navigation map generator executing at the cloud map server, processes the bubble simulation to determine a set of bubbles from the plurality of robots on the image that are overlapping free spaces of the area in the image. Next, the 2D-navigation map generator executing at the cloud map server, generates the 2D-navigation map by connecting the set of bubbles using a plurality of edges, wherein the plurality of edges indicate a navigation path to navigate within the area. Finally, based on the generated 2D-navigation map, the plurality of robots traverses from a current location to another location.

    Generate deploy and provision a customized cloud device application using a software service and device store

    公开(公告)号:US10972404B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-04-06

    申请号:US16297043

    申请日:2019-03-08

    Abstract: A system and method to generate and deploy a customized cloud device application has been described. A platform broker analyzes a deployment information of a software service included in the customized cloud device application. Based on the analysis, the platform broker determines whether the software service is to be deployed at a cloud resource or devices. Based on the determination and a composition pattern, the platform broker sends a software service deployment request to a cloud broker and a device broker. Based on the software service deployment request, an instance of the software service is generated and the generated instance of the software service is deployed to one of the cloud resource or one or more devices. Finally, the generated instance of the customized cloud device application bound to the deployed instance of the software service is deployed to one of the one or more cloud resources and the device.

    Generate, simulate, and execute a reusable robotics solution recipe to execute a robotic solution

    公开(公告)号:US10596704B1

    公开(公告)日:2020-03-24

    申请号:US16502862

    申请日:2019-07-03

    Abstract: Embodiments herein disclose methods and systems to generate, simulate, and execute a reusable robotic solution recipe for executing a robotic solution. Initially a selection of one or more hardware components to be included in the reusable robotic solution recipe is received at a web user interface. Next a selection of a software component is received from the displayed one more software components to be included in the reusable robotic solution recipe. Next the hardware-vendor agnostic controller executes the reusable robotic solution recipe to determine hardware and environment component configuration for executing the robotic solution. A model descriptor file is invoked to determine defined hardware and environment data configuration. Based on the determined and the defined hardware and environment component configuration execution of the robotic solution is initiated. Next an execution instruction is determined and send to simulated hardware component and hardware components based on a matched constraint condition.

    AUTOMATED STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL SYSTEM
    6.
    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:US20230278795A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-09-07

    申请号:US18165938

    申请日:2023-02-08

    CPC classification number: B65G1/065

    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an automated storage and retrieval system. The system comprises a multi-floor storage structure defined with a storage space in each floor of the multi-floor storage structure. The system includes a plurality of storage bins arranged in the storage space and is configured to store inventory. Further, there is at least one autonomous vehicle configured to move under and transport the at least one storage bin of the plurality of storage bins and is configured to transport the plurality of storage bins within each floor and across multiple floors of the multi-floor storage structure.

    TRANSPORTATION ROBOT CONTROL SYSTEM FOR WAREHOUSE SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD

    公开(公告)号:US20230278232A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-09-07

    申请号:US18165458

    申请日:2023-02-07

    Abstract: An object is to provide a transportation robot control system for a warehouse system and a control method that can stably control a large number of robots by wireless communication.
    A transportation robot control system 3 controls transportation robots 30 in a warehouse system 1. The transportation robot control system 3 includes: a central wireless communication unit 200 configured to be able to wirelessly communicate with the transportation robots 30 in a specific region of the warehouse system 1; an individual wireless communication unit 210 configured to be able to wirelessly communicate with the transportation robots 30; and individual control units 220 that respectively control the movements of the transportation robots 30. The individual wireless communication unit 210 includes information reading units 211 that are respectively provided in the transportation robots 30 and a plurality of information holding units 212 that are arranged in a rack 2. Each of the information holding units 212 holds position information indicating a position in the rack 2, at the position, the information holding unit 212 is arranged.

    MULTI-ROBOT ROUTE PLANNING
    8.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20230063370A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-03-02

    申请号:US17460649

    申请日:2021-08-30

    Inventor: Wen Zheng LI

    Abstract: The disclosure generally relates to method and system for multi-robot route planning. The method may include determining a route plan of a node based on an order value associated with the node, wherein the order value is distance travelled from the node to one or more nodes in a network, occupying an order slot from a list of orders of the node. The method may further include sending, by a multi-route robot planner, the determined route plan of the node to the one or more nodes in the network and generating a new route plan, in response to sending the determined route plan to one or more nodes, wherein the new route plan is generated based on order value threshold and wait time estimate associated with the node. the method further includes optimizing the generated new route plan of the node to obtain an optimized new route plan, wherein the optimization comprises computing a new order value occupying a new order slot from the list of orders of the node in parallel to change in status of order value of the one or more nodes.

    Geographic routing mesh network
    9.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US11582136B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-02-14

    申请号:US17379981

    申请日:2021-07-19

    Inventor: Wen Zheng Li

    Abstract: The disclosure relates to method and system for geographic routing mesh network. The method may include determining, by a first node, a first list of nodes proximal to the first node in a mesh network. The method further includes sending, by the first node to each node on the first list of nodes, the first list of nodes proximal to the first node. The method(s) further includes receiving, by the first node in response to sending the first list of nodes, one or more second list of nodes from one or more nodes of the first list of nodes, each of the one or more second list of nodes being proximal to one of the one or more nodes of the first list of nodes and updating, by the first node in response to receiving one or more second list of nodes proximal to the one more nodes of the first list of nodes, one or more nodes of the first list of nodes.

    Executing centralized and decentralized controlled plans collaboratively by autonomous robots

    公开(公告)号:US10800042B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-10-13

    申请号:US16363840

    申请日:2019-03-25

    Inventor: Hendrik Skubch

    Abstract: A system and method to control execution of a centralized and decentralized controlled plan, has been described. A plan execution engine executing at a cloud node, receives sensor data captured by one or more sensors at a plurality of autonomous robots and a plan execution status of the centralized controlled plan. The plan execution engine executing at the cloud node, determines whether the plurality of autonomous robots satisfy a transition condition. Next a determination is made one or more activated constraints and task allocation for one or more autonomous robots in the next state. Next the plan execution engine executing at the cloud node and autonomous robots collaboratively determine a constraint solution for the activated one or more plan constraints. Finally based on the determined constraint solution, the one or more plan execution engines sends instructions to an actuator for executing the task included in the centralized controlled plan.

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