A safety system is disclosed for failsafe servicing of areas within an order fulfillment facility. During normal operation, a number of battery-powered robots receive wireless instructions from a management control system (MCS) to transfer items to/from workstations or storage shelves in a multi-level storage structure. The order fulfillment facility may be divided into dynamically configurable service zones. When service is required in a service zone, different safety protocols may be employed based on a determination as to the priority level of service required and/or the estimated length of time service will take. One safety protocol involves physically blocking all access points to a service area with mechanical guards, so that order fulfillment operations may be proceed around the service zone while service is performed.


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    Titel :

    Configurable service isolation zones for service of equipment employing mobile robots


    Beteiligte:
    COADY MATTHEW W (Autor:in) / FOSNIGHT WILLIAM J (Autor:in) / SIERRA ALEJANDRO (Autor:in) / LACHANCE DAVID A (Autor:in) / CHESNA MICHAEL (Autor:in) / RENARD PATRICK (Autor:in) / DANCEWICZ CHRIS (Autor:in) / GERMAIN BRYCE (Autor:in)

    Erscheinungsdatum :

    11.04.2023


    Medientyp :

    Patent


    Format :

    Elektronische Ressource


    Sprache :

    Englisch


    Klassifikation :

    IPC:    B65G TRANSPORT OR STORAGE DEVICES, e.g. CONVEYORS FOR LOADING OR TIPPING, SHOP CONVEYOR SYSTEMS OR PNEUMATIC TUBE CONVEYORS , Transport- oder Lagervorrichtungen, z.B. Förderer zum Laden oder Abladen / A61B DIAGNOSIS , Diagnostik / B60L PROPULSION OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES , Antrieb von elektrisch angetriebenen Fahrzeugen / G01S RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING , Funkpeilung / G05B Steuer- oder Regelsysteme allgemein , CONTROL OR REGULATING SYSTEMS IN GENERAL / B25J Manipulatoren , MANIPULATORS



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