Robotic airport baggage handling system
OwnerVikas Agrawal, Yue Shi +1inventors
InventorsVikas Agrawal, Yue Shi, Samir Menon
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Abstract
A robotic baggage handlings system is disclosed. The system receives data from one or more sensors and uses sensor data received from the one or more sensors to generate a three-dimensional view of a baggage handling workspace to generate and implement a plan to use one or more robotic arms to pick and place baggage items as needed to do one or both of (1) load baggage items from a first baggage conveyor into or onto a trolley, Unit Load Device (ULD), or other container; and (2) remove baggage items from a trolley, Unit Load Device (ULD), or other container and place each on a second baggage conveyor.
Claims22
A robotic baggage handling system, comprising:
- a communication interface configured to receive data from one or more sensors;
- and
- a processor coupled to the communication interface and configured to:
- use sensor data received via the communication interface from the one or more sensors to generate a three-dimensional view of a baggage handling workspace;
- and
- use the generated three-dimensional view of the baggage handling workspace to generate and implement a plan to use one or more robotic arms to pick and place baggage items as needed to do one or both of (1) load baggage items from a first baggage conveyor into or onto a trolley, Unit Load Device (ULD), or other container;
- and (2) remove baggage items from a trolley, Unit Load Device (ULD), or other container and place each on a second baggage conveyor.
A method of controlling a robotic baggage handling system, comprising:
- receiving data from one or more sensors;
- and
- using sensor data received from the one or more sensors to generate a three-dimensional view of a baggage handling workspace to generate and implement a plan to use one or more robotic arms to pick and place baggage items as needed to do one or both of (1) load baggage items from a first baggage conveyor into or onto a trolley, Unit Load Device (ULD), or other container;
- and (2) remove baggage items from a trolley, Unit Load Device (ULD), or other container and place each on a second baggage conveyor.
A computer program product to a robotic baggage handling system, computer program product being embodied in a non-transitory computer readable medium and comprising computer instructions for:
- receiving data from one or more sensors;
- and
- using sensor data received from the one or more sensors to generate a three-dimensional view of a baggage handling workspace to generate and implement a plan to use one or more robotic arms to pick and place baggage items as needed to do one or both of (1) load baggage items from a first baggage conveyor into or onto a trolley, Unit Load Device (ULD), or other container;
- and (2) remove baggage items from a trolley, Unit Load Device (ULD), or other container and place each on a second baggage conveyor.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.