US 11,883,957 B2 · Autonomous robot vehicle for checking and counting stock in a warehouse

Abstract

The invention relates to a vehicle chassis (6) for checking and/or counting stock (4) in a warehouse (3) and configured for attaching to an autonomous indoor vehicle (9), with an extendable mast (11) comprising a first end (12) mounted onto the chassis (6) and an opposite second end (13) arrangeable at different distances above the chassis (6), and at least one scanner (2) arranged at the second end (13) and configured for checking and/or counting stock (4) in a shelve (5) of the warehouse (3) lateral to the vehicle (1). The invention further relates to an autonomous robot vehicle (1) comprising the vehicle chassis (6) and the autonomous indoor vehicle (9), whereby the chassis (6) is mounted onto the autonomous indoor vehicle (9) such that the autonomous indoor vehicle (9) and the chassis (6) are configured for autonomously moving the vehicle (1) in the warehouse (3).

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Dependent claims

An autonomous robot vehicle system, comprising:

an autonomous indoor vehicle;
a vehicle chassis for checking and/or counting stock in a warehouse, the vehicle chassis comprising
an extendable mast with a first end mounted onto the chassis and an opposite second end arrangeable at different distances above the chassis,
at least one scanner arranged at the second end of the extendable mast and configured for checking and/or counting stock in a shelf of the warehouse lateral to the autonomous robot vehicle system, and
a second extendable mast arranged perpendicular to the extendable mast, a first end of the second mast mounted to the second end of the extendable mast, the second mast comprising at least one additional scanner configured for checking and/or counting stock underneath the second mast and arrangeable at different distances from the second end of the extendable mast,
wherein the chassis is mounted onto and/or is integrally formed with the autonomous indoor vehicle such that the autonomous indoor vehicle and the chassis are configured for autonomously moving the autonomous robot vehicle system in the warehouse.

3 more elements

A method for checking and/or counting stock in a warehouse with a vehicle chassis configured for attaching to an autonomous indoor vehicle, an extendable mast is mounted onto the chassis at a first end of the extendable mast, a scanner is arranged at a second, opposite end of the mast, and a second extendable mast is arranged perpendicular to the extendable mast, a first end of the second mast is mounted to the second end of the extendable mast, the second mast comprising at least one additional scanner configured for checking and/or counting stock underneath the second mast and arrangeable at different distances from the second end of the extendable mast, the method comprising:

autonomously moving the vehicle chassis with the autonomous indoor vehicle in the warehouse;
and
checking and/or counting stock on a shelf of the warehouse lateral to an autonomous robot vehicle system at different distances above the chassis with the scanner.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Autonomous robot vehicle for checking and counting stock in a warehouse

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Autonomous robot vehicle for checking and counting stock in a warehouse

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Abstract

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