Adaptable container handling system

摘要

An adaptable handling system featuring a boundary subsystem and one or more robots. Each robot typically includes a chassis, a container lift mechanism moveable with respect to the robot chassis for transporting at least one container, a drive subsystem for maneuvering the chassis, a boundary sensing subsystem, a container detection subsystem, and a controller. The controller is responsive to the boundary sensing subsystem and the container detection subsystem and is configured to control the drive subsystem to follow a boundary once intercepted until a container is detected and turn until another container is detected. The controller then controls the container lift mechanism to place a transported container proximate the second detected container.

主权项

1. An adaptable container handling system comprising:
a boundary subsystem; and one or more of robots each including:
a chassis,a container lift mechanism moveable with respect to the robot chassis for transporting at least one container,a drive subsystem for maneuvering the chassis,a boundary sensing subsystem,a container detection subsystem, anda controller receiving outputs from and being responsive to the boundary sensing subsystem and the container detection subsystem, said controller comprising one or more processors programmed with logic instructions, which when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to:
control the drive subsystem to follow a boundary once intercepted until a container is detected and turn until another container is detected, andcontrol the container lift mechanism to place a transported container proximate the second detected container.