US 11,952,216 B2 · Warehousing system, self-driving system and method of positioning a self-driving system

Abstract

Embodiments of the present disclosure relates to a warehousing system. The warehousing system includes a first ground marking arranged on a ground surface of a warehouse. The first ground marking includes machine-readable characteristics representing a warehouse location identification number (ID). The machine-readable characteristics include one or more horizontal lines parallelly arranged at equal intervals, wherein the total number of the one or more horizontal lines corresponding to a first information of the warehouse location ID, and one or more vertical lines parallelly arranged at equal intervals, wherein the total number of the vertical lines corresponding to a second information of the warehouse location ID that is different from the first information. The machine-readable characteristics are recognizable by one or more cameras of a self-driving system, and the self-driving system is operable to determine its position on a map of the warehouse based on the warehouse location ID.

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Dependent claims

A warehousing system, comprising:

a storage rack disposed in a warehouse, the storage rack extends in a direction and defines an aisle along the storage rack;
a first ground marking arranged on a ground surface of the aisle, the first ground marking comprising machine-readable characteristics representing a warehouse location identification number (ID), the machine-readable characteristics comprising:
one or more horizontal lines parallelly arranged at equal intervals, wherein the total number of the one or more horizontal lines corresponding to a first information of the warehouse location ID;
and
one or more vertical lines parallelly arranged at equal intervals, wherein the total number of the vertical lines corresponding to a second information of the warehouse location ID that is different from the first information, wherein the machine-readable characteristics are recognizable by one or more cameras of a self-driving system, and the self-driving system is operable to determine its position on a predetermined map of the warehouse based on the warehouse location ID, and the predeteimined map is installed in a controller of the self-driving system.

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A warehousing system for use with a self-driving system, comprising:

a storage rack disposed in a warehouse, wherein the storage rack extends in a direction and defines an aisle along the storage rack;
a first ground marking arranged on a ground surface of the aisle, the first ground marking comprising machine-readable characteristics representing a warehouse location identification number (ID), the machine-readable characteristics comprising:
one or more horizontal lines parallelly arranged, wherein the total number of the one or more horizontal lines corresponding to a first information of the warehouse location ID;
and
one or more vertical lines parallelly arranged, wherein the total number of the vertical lines corresponding to a second information of the warehouse location ID that is different from the first information;
and
a self-driving system, comprising:
one or more cameras configured to recognize the machine-readable characteristics;
a controller operable to:
project a field of view from the one or more cameras onto the ground surface of the aisle;
determine a location of the self-driving system on a predetermined map of the warehouse based on the first ground marking appeared in the field of view, and the predetermined map is installed in the controller of the self-driving system;
and
navigate the self-driving system from a determined location to a destination.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Warehousing system, self-driving system and method of positioning a self-driving system

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Warehousing system, self-driving system and method of positioning a self-driving system

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