METHOD AND SYSTEM USING WITH AUTOMATED GUIDED VEHICLE

• Main Authors: KAO CHIA-LIN, YU FENG-TIEN
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 21.09.2017
• Subjects: CALCULATING; COMPUTING; CONTROL OR REGULATING SYSTEMS IN GENERAL; CONTROLLING; COUNTING; DATA PROCESSING SYSTEMS OR METHODS, SPECIALLY ADAPTED FORADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL, SUPERVISORYOR FORECASTING PURPOSES; FUNCTIONAL ELEMENTS OF SUCH SYSTEMS; MONITORING OR TESTING ARRANGEMENTS FOR SUCH SYSTEMS ORELEMENTS; PHYSICS; REGULATING; SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING OR REGULATING NON-ELECTRIC VARIABLES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE,COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL, SUPERVISORY OR FORECASTINGPURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR

A method of operating an order processing system using a plurality of automated or guided vehicles includes the following process. Data including information as to a floor plan of a storage space of a storage facility is imported through an input unit. A processor upon receiving purchasing requests defining the storage space into a plurality of loading zones based on the purchasing requests received and the number of automated vehicles deployed. The processor then assigns one automated vehicle to operate in a loading zone for picking articles and determines the processing sequence of the purchasing requests. The processor next generates a routing plan for controlling the loading operations of the automated vehicles according to the purchasing requests, the optimal processing sequence, and the floor plan data.