Transport system, transport method, and recording medium recording transport program
AssigneeSharp Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsThinh Nguyenquang, Akihiro Yamakawa, Takashi Iwamoto, Hiroshi Yamauchi
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Abstract
A transport system includes: a reception processor that receives a transport request to transport a first picking object corresponding to a first automatic transport device; and a determination processor that determines a destination of the first automatic transport device based on the number of automatic transport devices present in a first picking area that includes a first picking location for the first picking object and space availability at one or more picking locations in the first picking area.
Claims10
A transport system for causing each of a plurality of automatic transport devices to transport a plurality of picking objects in a transport area that includes a plurality of picking areas, each of the plurality of picking areas including a plurality of picking locations for the plurality of automatic transport devices to pick up the plurality of picking objects, the transport system comprising:
- a reception circuit that receives a transport request to transport a first picking object corresponding to a first automatic transport device;
- a determination circuit that determines a destination of the first automatic transport device based on a number of the plurality of automatic transport devices present in a first picking area that includes a first picking location for the first picking object and space availability at one or more picking locations, among the plurality of picking locations, in the first picking area;
- at least one processor;
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- at least one non-transitory computer-readable medium coupled to the at least one processor and storing one or more computer-executable instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to actively control the plurality of automatic transport devices to transport based on the determination of the destination by the determination circuit and receiving the transport request.
A transport method, performed by one or more processors, for causing each of a plurality of automatic transport devices to transport a plurality of picking objects in a transport area that includes a plurality of picking areas, each of the plurality of picking areas including a plurality of picking locations for the plurality of automatic transport devices to pick up the plurality of picking objects, the transport method comprising:
- receiving a transport request to transport a first picking object corresponding to a first automatic transport device;
- determining a destination of the first automatic transport device based on a number of the plurality of automatic transport devices present in a first picking area that includes a first picking location for the first picking object and space availability at one or more picking locations, among the plurality of picking locations, in the first picking area;
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- actively controlling the plurality of automatic transport devices to transport based on the determination of the destination and receiving the transport request.
A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium coupled to one or more processors and storing one or more transport instructions for causing each of a plurality of automatic transport devices to transport a plurality of picking objects in a transport area that includes a plurality of picking areas, each of the plurality of picking areas including a plurality of picking locations for the plurality of automatic transport devices to pick up the plurality of picking objects, the one or more transport instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to:
- receive a transport request to transport a first picking object corresponding to a first automatic transport device;
- determine a destination of the first automatic transport device based on a number of the plurality of automatic transport devices present in a first picking area that includes a first picking location for the first picking object and space availability at one or more picking locations, among the plurality of picking locations, in the first picking area;
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- actively control the plurality of automatic transport devices to transport based on the determination of the destination and receiving the transport request.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.