公开(公告)号：US09469477B1

公开(公告)日：2016-10-18

申请号：US15008378

申请日：2016-01-27

Applicant: Amazon Technologies, Inc.

Inventor： Andriy Palamarchuk ,  Jeremiah David Brazeau

IPC: G06F7/00 ,  B65G1/137 ,  G05B15/02

CPC classification number: B65G1/137 ,  G05B15/02 ,  G05D1/00 ,  G05D1/021 ,  G05D1/0214 ,  G05D1/0297 ,  G05D2201/0216 ,  G06Q10/08

Abstract: An inventory system includes an inventory holder and a mobile drive unit. The mobile drive unit includes sensors for detecting one or more load characteristics of the inventory holder and/or includes magnets and/or magnetic surfaces for securing the inventory holder to the mobile drive unit during lifting and/or moving.

公开(公告)号：US09856084B1

公开(公告)日：2018-01-02

申请号：US15658033

申请日：2017-07-24

Applicant: Amazon Technologies, Inc.

Inventor： Andriy Palamarchuk ,  Jeremiah David Brazeau

IPC: G06F7/00 ,  B65G1/137 ,  G05D1/02

CPC classification number: B65G1/137 ,  G05B15/02 ,  G05D1/00 ,  G05D1/021 ,  G05D1/0214 ,  G05D1/0297 ,  G05D2201/0216 ,  G06Q10/08

Abstract: An inventory system includes an inventory holder that may be moved by a mobile drive unit. The inventory holder may hold inventory items. The mobile drive unit may move in a manner for facilitating a shift of position of at least one inventory item relative to the inventory holder. Such movement may be accomplished, for example, by accelerating, decelerating, turning while driving, spinning, dropping the inventory holder, or by causing at least one of the mobile drive unit or the inventory holder to at least one of interact with or engage an obstacle such as a bump over which the mobile drive unit drives, a bar positioned above a floor on which the mobile drive unit drives, a wall, another mobile drive unit, or another inventory holder.

公开(公告)号：US09738449B1

公开(公告)日：2017-08-22

申请号：US15276602

申请日：2016-09-26

Applicant: Amazon Technologies, Inc.

Inventor： Andriy Palamarchuk ,  Jeremiah David Brazeau

IPC: G06F7/00 ,  B65G1/137 ,  G05D1/02

CPC classification number: B65G1/137 ,  G05B15/02 ,  G05D1/00 ,  G05D1/021 ,  G05D1/0214 ,  G05D1/0297 ,  G05D2201/0216 ,  G06Q10/08

Abstract: An inventory system includes an inventory holder that may be moved by a mobile drive unit. The inventory holder may hold inventory items. The mobile drive unit may move in a manner for facilitating a shift of position of at least one inventory item relative to the inventory holder. Such movement may be accomplished, for example, by accelerating, decelerating, turning while driving, spinning, dropping the inventory holder, or by causing at least one of the mobile drive unit or the inventory holder to at least one of interact with or engage an obstacle such as a bump over which the mobile drive unit drives, a bar positioned above a floor on which the mobile drive unit drives, a wall, another mobile drive unit, or another inventory holder.

公开(公告)号：US09501755B1

公开(公告)日：2016-11-22

申请号：US14038528

申请日：2013-09-26

Applicant: Amazon Technologies, Inc.

Inventor： Andriy Palamarchuk ,  Peter R. Wurman

IPC: G06Q10/08

CPC classification number: G06Q10/08355

Abstract: In an infrastructure that uses a mobile order fulfillment system, robotic drive units may be dispatched and instructed to bring inventory holders to a workstation where at least one of the inventory holders may be operated upon. A random pattern or other image may be applied to a floor surface of the infrastructure, from which a map may be created that associates locations within the infrastructure to different portions of the image. A robotic drive unit may then reference the map along with images of the floor surface captured by its camera in order to determine its current location, as well as how to reach a desired destination.

Abstract translation: 在使用移动订单履行系统的基础设施中，机器人驱动单元可能被派发并被指示将库存持有者带到至少有一个库存持有人可以操作的工作站。 可以将随机图案或其他图像应用于基础设施的地板表面，从其可以创建将基础设施内的位置与图像的不同部分相关联的地图。 然后，机器人驱动单元可以参考地图以及由其相机拍摄的地板表面的图像，以便确定其当前位置，以及如何到达期望的目的地。