JP5992964B2 - 在庫品目を輸送する方法及びシステム - Google Patents
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20 移動式駆動ユニット
30 在庫ホルダ
40 在庫品目
50 基準マーク
50a 基準印
50b 基準印
110 結合ヘッド
120 駆動モジュール
122 電動車軸
124 電動車輪
126 安定化車輪
130 結合アクチュエータ
140 位置センサ
150 ホルダセンサ
160 制御モジュール
310 フレーム
320 在庫ビン
322 トレイ
326 装置開口
328 脚部
330 可動性素子
350 結合表面
360 ホルダ識別子
Claims (18)
- 在庫管理のためのシステムであって、
基準マークの二次元グリッドによって仕切られる作業空間と、
ホルダ識別子を含む在庫ホルダと、
移動式駆動ユニットとを含み、
前記在庫ホルダは、前記基準マークの二次元グリッド内の第一基準マークと関連付けられ、
前記移動式駆動ユニットは、
前記作業空間の表面を横断して前記基準マークの二次元グリッド内の前記第一基準マークにある前記在庫ホルダの下に移動するよう動作可能であり、前記第一基準マークは、前記在庫ホルダの第一場所を特定し、
前記移動式駆動ユニットは、
前記第一基準マークと整列し、
前記第一場所で前記在庫ホルダと結合し、且つ
前記在庫ホルダを前記第一場所から前記二次元グリッド内の第二場所にある第二基準マークに移動させるよう動作可能であり、
前記移動式駆動ユニットは、センサを含み、
前記移動式駆動ユニットは、
前記在庫ホルダの前記ホルダ識別子の場所と前記移動式駆動ユニットの前記センサの場所との間の差を計算し、且つ
該計算される差に基づき前記在庫ホルダの下の前記移動式駆動ユニットの場所を調節するよう更に動作可能である、
システム。 - 前記移動式駆動ユニットは、
前記第二基準マークと整列し、
前記第二場所で前記在庫ホルダから切り離され、且つ
前記第二場所から離れる方向に移動するよう動作可能である、
請求項1に記載のシステム。 - 前記在庫ホルダが前記作業空間の前記表面と直接的に接触しないよう、前記移動式駆動ユニットは、前記第一場所で前記在庫ホルダを持ち上げることによって前記在庫ホルダと結合する、請求項1に記載のシステム。
- 前記在庫ホルダを移動させることは、前記基準マークの前記二次元グリッドに沿って移動させることを含む、請求項1に記載のシステム。
- 前記在庫ホルダは、関連する基準マークの上に位置付けられ、各移動式駆動ユニットは、前記関連する基準マークを検出することによって前記在庫ホルダの下を移動するよう更に動作可能である、請求項1に記載のシステム。
- 前記移動式駆動ユニットは、前記ホルダ識別子と整列するよう動作可能である、請求項1に記載のシステム。
- 前記移動式駆動ユニットは、前記ホルダ識別子を前記第二基準マークと整列させるよう動作可能である、請求項6に記載のシステム。
- 前記基準マークから場所情報を受け取るよう動作可能である管理モジュールを更に含む、請求項1に記載のシステム。
- 前記管理モジュールは、前記場所情報に応答して、前記第一場所から前記第二場所への経路を生成するよう動作可能である、請求項8に記載のシステム。
- 在庫管理のための方法であって、
作業空間の表面を横断して移動式駆動ユニットを移動させることを含み、前記作業空間は、基準マークの二次元グリッドによって仕切られ、
ホルダ識別子を含む在庫ホルダを前記基準マークの二次元グリッド内の第一基準マークと関連付けることを含み、前記第一基準マークは、前記在庫ホルダの第一場所を特定し、
前記移動式駆動ユニットを前記基準マークの二次元グリッド内の前記第一基準マークにある前記在庫ホルダの下に移動させることを含み、
前記移動式駆動ユニットを前記第一基準マークと整列させることを含み、
前記移動式駆動ユニットを前記第一場所で前記在庫ホルダと結合させることを含み、
前記在庫ホルダを前記第一場所から前記二次元グリッド内の第二場所にある第二基準マークに移動させることを含み、
前記在庫ホルダの前記ホルダ識別子の場所と前記移動式駆動ユニットのセンサの場所との間の差を計算することを含み、且つ
該計算される差に基づき前記在庫ホルダの下の前記移動式駆動ユニットの場所を調節することを含む、
方法。 - 前記移動式駆動ユニットを前記第二基準マークと整列させること、
前記第二場所で前記移動式駆動ユニットを前記在庫ホルダから切り離すこと、及び
前記移動式駆動ユニットを前記第二場所から離れる方向に移動させることをを更に含む、
請求項10に記載の方法。 - 前記在庫ホルダが前記作業空間の前記表面と直接的に接触しないよう、前記移動式駆動ユニットは、前記第一場所で前記在庫ホルダを持ち上げることによって前記在庫ホルダと結合する、請求項10に記載の方法。
- 前記在庫ホルダを移動させることは、前記基準マークの前記二次元グリッドに沿って移動させることを含む、請求項10に記載の方法。
- 前記移動式駆動ユニットによって前記第一基準マークを検出することを更に含む、請求項10に記載の方法。
- 前記移動式駆動ユニットによって前記第二基準マークを検出することを更に含む、請求項10に記載の方法。
- 前記移動式駆動ユニットを前記在庫ホルダのホルダ識別子と整列させることを更に含む、請求項10に記載の方法。
- 前記ホルダ識別子を前記第二基準マークと整列させることを更に含む、請求項16に記載の方法。
- 前記作業空間内での前記移動式駆動ユニットの操縦を容易化するために、前記基準マークからの場所情報を管理モジュールに提供すること、及び
前記場所情報に基づき前記第一場所から前記第二場所への経路を生成することを更に含む、
請求項10に記載の方法。
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