Method and system for controlling the material flow of objects in a conveyor system of a real warehouse

A system for controlling the material flow of goods being conveyed in a distribution warehouse or a central warehouse, said system comprising:

• a central computer configured to provision a virtual three-dimensional model of a real conveyance technique, in which the real conveyance technique with dimensions of the individual conveyance technique components and their movement parameters including the actuator properties and the identity, form and position of the goods being conveyed is stored;
• an interface to a warehouse management computer for exchanging data relating to the routing and objectives of the order processing of the goods being conveyed wherein the conveyance technique of the real warehouse is controlled centrally from the virtual model;
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• a model for generating material flow control commands via an interface to actuators of the conveyance technique for controlling the actuators with the aid of the virtualized real-time model;
• image sensors for cyclically capturing images of the goods being conveyed in the conveyance technique;
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• an interface between the image sensors and the central computer for providing image data in specified cyclical time intervals;
• wherein the central computer is configured to adjust the virtual model cyclically to reality on the basis of the images taken.