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.

    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
    5.
    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.

    MANAGING COMMUNICATION BETWEEN CLOUD AND HETEROGENEOUS DEVICES ACROSS NETWORKS

    公开(公告)号:US20190089799A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-03-21

    申请号:US16012701

    申请日:2018-06-19

    Abstract: A system and method to manage communication between a plurality of heterogeneous devices and a cloud has been described. A speaker communication property of a speaker node executing at one of the plurality of heterogeneous devices and the cloud in a first network is compared with a listener communication property of a listener node executing at another of the plurality of devices in a second network. A message-type agnostic speaker proxy included in the first network is then generated based on the comparison. Next a message-type agnostic buffer including serialized message corresponding to a message send by the speaker node is received at the first communication bridge in the first network. Finally, the message-type agnostic speaker proxy forwards the serialized message included in the message-type agnostic buffer to the listener node in the first network.

    AUTOMATED WAREHOUSE SYSTEM AND RETREAT MECHANISM

    公开(公告)号:US20240262621A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-08-08

    申请号:US18304407

    申请日:2023-04-21

    CPC classification number: B65G1/065

    Abstract: An automated warehouse system with a simple configuration allowing for deployment of a shield wall is provided. The automated warehouse system includes a rack including a plurality of floors each including a plurality of floor panels. The floors permit travel of the transportation robot along surfaces of the floors. The plurality of floors are divided into a first section and a second section spaced with a gap in between. A retreat mechanism establishes a first configuration to be located in the gap to permit the transportation robot to travel between the first section and the second section and a second configuration to retreat from the gap to unclose the gap. When the retreat mechanism establishes the second configuration, a shield wall becomes receivable into the gap, the shield wall shielding the first section and the second section from each other.

    AUTOMATED STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL SYSTEM
    10.
    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:US20230278800A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-09-07

    申请号:US18165353

    申请日:2023-02-07

    CPC classification number: B65G1/1373 B65G1/127 B65G2201/0258

    Abstract: There is provided an automated storage and retrieval system including: a rack storing a plurality of bins for containing items; a picking station for picking the item from the bin; and a transportation robot for transporting the bin between the rack and the picking station. The picking station defines one or more picking positions at which the transportation robot transporting the bin is arranged to enable picking work of the item from the bin, and one or more retracted positions at which the transportation robot temporarily retracts the bin from the picking position.

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