Article picking method, server and system

An article picking server comprising:

• a memory;
• and
• a processor coupled to the memory, which is configured to, based on instructions stored in the memory:
• determine an order picking position for an order to be picked based on one or more articles required in the order, the determine the order picking position comprising:
• determining each of the articles required in the order to be picked, and
• determining the order picking position for the order to be picked based on a coincidence degree of the articles required between the order to be picked and other orders,
• wherein the coincidence degree is a ratio of a number of kinds of coincidence articles between the order to be picked and other orders, to kinds of articles required by the order to be picked;
• the processor is further configured to select one or more shelves from candidate shelves, the one or more selected shelves each carry at least one of the articles that are required by the order to be picked,
• wherein the one or more shelves are selected based on:
• one or more articles on each of the shelves, and distances from each of the candidate shelves to the order picking position,
• the candidate shelves consisting of:
• shelves residing at order picking positions for picking one or more articles, shelves returning from order picking positions to predetermined positions, and shelves residing at the predetermined positions;
• and
• the processor is further configured to cause the one or more selected shelves to be driven to the order picking position to perform article picking.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having stored thereon computer program instructions that, when executed by a processor, implement an article picking method, comprising:

• determining an order picking position for an order to be picked based on one or more articles required in the order, the determining the order picking position comprising:
• determining each of the articles required in the order to be picked, and
• determining the order picking position for the order to be picked based on a coincidence degree of the articles required between the order to be picked and other orders,
• wherein the coincidence degree is a ratio of a number of kinds of coincidence articles between the order to be picked and other orders, to kinds of articles required by the order to be picked;
• selecting one or more shelves from candidate shelves, the one or more selected shelves each carry at least one of the articles that are required by the order to be picked,
• wherein the one or more shelves are selected based on:
• one or more articles on each of the shelves, and distances from each of the candidate shelves to the order picking position, the candidate shelves consisting of:
• shelves residing at order picking positions for picking one or more articles,
• shelves returning from order picking positions to predetermined positions, and
• shelves residing at the predetermined positions;
• and
• driving the one or more selected shelves to the order picking position to perform article picking.

An article picking system comprising:

• an article picking server comprising:
• a memory;
• and
• a processor coupled to the memory, which is configured to, based on instructions stored in the memory:
• determine an order picking position for an order to be picked based on one or more articles required in the order, the determine the order picking position comprising:
• determining each of the articles required in the order to be picked, and
• determining the order picking position for the order to be picked based on a coincidence degree of the articles required between the order to be picked and other orders,
• wherein the coincidence degree is a ratio of a number of kinds of coincidence articles between the order to be picked and other orders, to kinds of articles required by the order to be picked;
• the processor is further configured to select one or more shelves from candidate shelves, the one or more selected shelves each carry at least one of the articles that are required by the order to be picked,
• wherein the one or more shelves are selected based on:
• one or more articles on each of the shelves, and distances from each of the candidate shelves to the order picking position,
• the candidate shelves consisting of:
• shelves residing at order picking positions for picking one or more articles, shelves returning from order picking positions to predetermined positions, and shelves residing at the predetermined positions;
• and
• the processor is further configured to cause the one or more selected shelves to be driven to the order picking position to perform article picking;
• and
• one or more shelves, configured to carry one or more articles, and be driven by the article picking server to respective order picking positions so as to perform article picking.