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US 2026/0260201 A1Published application
Systems and methods for setting order of cargo shipment
AssigneeTotal Soft Bank Ltd.
InventorHoon LEE
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Abstract
Systems and methods for setting order of cargo shipment are described. According to one embodiment, an autonomous robotic cargo management system for internal ship logistics comprises a multi spectral sensor suite configured to measure three-dimensional profiles of cargoes within a ship, at least one autonomous robotic carrier to move the cargoes to destinations within the ship, a computer processor, a memory, and a navigation control system, wherein the system is configured to stably set the order of cargo shipment through a feedback process.
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An autonomous robotic cargo management system for internal ship logistics, comprising:
- a multi-spectral sensor suite comprising an ultrasonic dimensioning sensor, the multi-spectral sensor suite configured to measure three-dimensional profiles of cargoes within a ship;
- at least one autonomous robotic carrier to move the cargoes to destinations within the ship and each one of the at least one autonomous robotic carrier comprising a drive system and a wireless transceiver for receiving navigation commands;
- a computer processor and a memory storing instructions that, when executed, cause the computer processor to:
- receive preliminary data of the cargoes and static ship structure data identifying fixed internal obstacles including pillars and ramps within the ship;
- synchronize the static ship structure data with dynamic telemetry data from the at least one autonomous robotic carrier;
- calculate a numerical collision probability value for movement route of each cargo by executing a predictive interference analysis between a projected kinematic path of each autonomous robotic carrier carrying the each cargo and an occupancy volume of the static ship structure data and a three-dimensional profile of the each cargo;
- validate a preliminary cargo shipment order of the each cargo if the numerical collision probability value for the movement route of the each cargo is below a threshold value and confirms a destination reachability, wherein the preliminary cargo shipment order of the each cargo is generated by fusing at least the preliminary data of the cargoes with the static ship structure data;
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- adjust the preliminary cargo shipment order in real-time by performing a path re-calculation if the multi-spectral sensor suite detects a dynamic obstacle;
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- a navigation control system configured to autonomously direct the each autonomous robotic carrier by transmitting low-latency control signals to the each autonomous robotic carrier to execute the validated or adjusted cargo shipment order.
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A method of an autonomous robotic cargo management system for internal ship logistics, the autonomous robotic cargo management system comprising:
- a multi-spectral sensor suite comprising an ultrasonic dimensioning sensor, the multi-spectral sensor suite configured to measure three-dimensional profiles of cargoes within a ship;
- at least one autonomous robotic carrier to move the cargoes to destinations within the ship and each one of the at least one autonomous robotic carrier comprising a drive system and a wireless transceiver for receiving navigation commands;
- a computer processor;
- a memory;
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- a navigation control system,
- wherein the memory is configured to store instructions that, when executed, cause the computer processor to perform the method comprising:
- receiving preliminary data of the cargoes and static ship structure data identifying fixed internal obstacles including pillars and ramps within the ship;
- synchronizing the static ship structure data with dynamic telemetry data from the at least one autonomous robotic carrier;
- calculating a numerical collision probability value for movement route of each cargo by executing a predictive interference analysis between a projected kinematic path of each autonomous robotic carrier carrying the each cargo and an occupancy volume of the static ship structure data and a three-dimensional profile of the each cargo;
- validating a preliminary cargo shipment order of the each cargo if the numerical collision probability value for the movement route of the each cargo is below a threshold value and confirms a destination reachability, wherein the preliminary cargo shipment order of the each cargo is generated by fusing at least the preliminary data of the cargoes with the static ship structure data;
- adjusting the preliminary cargo shipment order in real-time by performing a path re-calculation if the multi-spectral sensor suite detects a dynamic obstacle;
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- transmitting low-latency control signals to the each autonomous robotic carrier to execute the preliminary cargo shipment order to autonomously direct the each autonomous robotic carrier using the navigation control system.
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An autonomous robotic cargo management system for internal ship logistics of a roll-on/roll-off (RoRo) ship carrying automobiles, comprising:
- a multi-spectral sensor suite comprising a lidar sensor, the multi-spectral sensor suite configured to track real-time spatial coordinates of the automobiles within the RoRo ship;
- at least one autonomous mobile robot (AMR) to move the automobiles to destinations within the RoRo ship and each one of the at least one AMR comprising a drive system and a wireless transceiver for receiving navigation commands;
- a computer processor and a memory storing instructions that, when executed, cause the computer processor to:
- receive preliminary data of the automobiles and static ship structure data identifying fixed internal obstacles including pillars and ramps within the RoRo ship;
- synchronize the static ship structure data with dynamic telemetry data from the at least one AMR;
- calculate a numerical collision probability value for movement route of each automobile by executing a predictive interference analysis between a projected kinematic path of each AMR carrying the each automobile and an occupancy volume of the static ship structure data and a three-dimensional profile of the each automobile;
- validate a preliminary automobile shipment order of the each automobile if the numerical collision probability value for the movement route of the each automobile is below a threshold value and confirms a destination reachability, wherein the preliminary automobile shipment order of the each automobile is generated by fusing at least the preliminary data of the automobiles with the static ship structure data;
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- adjust the preliminary automobile shipment order in real-time by performing a path re-calculation if the multi-spectral sensor suite detects a dynamic obstacle;
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- a navigation control system configured to autonomously direct the each AMR by transmitting low-latency control signals to the each AMR to execute the validated or adjusted automobile shipment order.
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