Storage and picking system and picking method for automatically and manually picking goods

    公开(公告)号:US12012282B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-06-18

    申请号:US17284311

    申请日:2019-10-23

    IPC分类号: B65G1/137 B65G1/04

    CPC分类号: B65G1/0485 B65G1/1378

    摘要: In a method for order-picking articles from source loading aids into or onto target loading aids in a storage and order-picking system, the articles belong to a first group of types of article , whose types of article can be handled automatically, or a second group of types of article , whose types of article can be handled manually. A first order part with articles of the first group of types of article is transported to a first automatic order-picking station and order-picked there, and a second order part with articles of the second group of types of article is transported to a first manual order-picking station and order-picked there. Further, a storage and order-picking system executes the method.

    Picking station and method for automatic picking of goods

    公开(公告)号:US12098037B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-09-24

    申请号:US16978305

    申请日:2019-03-07

    IPC分类号: B65G47/91 B65G1/137 B65G47/66

    摘要: A picking station for picking goods has a source container conveyor for automated transporting of source containers, a target container conveyor for automated transporting of target containers and a fully automated robot system. The source container conveyor includes a first removal area, where a first source container is provisioned, and a second removal area, where a second source container is provisioned. The target container conveyor includes a first loading area, where a first target container is provisioned, and a second loading area, where a second target container is provisioned. The robot system includes a robot having a gripping unit configured to remove goods according to different orders from the first source container and/or second source container and place them into the first target container and/or second target container, and a sensor system for capturing the goods in the first and second source containers. A method automatically picks goods.

    Method and picking system with improved operation of autonomous conveying vehicles

    公开(公告)号:US11912505B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-02-27

    申请号:US16962949

    申请日:2019-01-15

    IPC分类号: B65G1/137 B65G1/04 G06Q10/087

    摘要: The invention relates to a picking system (1) for picking goods (2a, 2b), comprising a goods acceptance zone (A1), a goods transfer zone (D1, D2), a storage zone (B1 . . . B7), (a) storage conveying device(s) (3), an order processing computer for registering a picking order and (a) removal conveying device(s) (4), wherein the storage conveying device(s) (3) and/or the removal conveying device(s) (4) has/have a plurality of autonomous conveying vehicles (5a . . . 5l, 6a . . . 6h) for transporting the goods (2a, 2b)/ordered goods (2c) on a travel surface. The travel surface is subdivided into multiple travel surface segments (E1 . . . E8), and driving movements are co-ordinated so that at least 90% of each of the driving movements in the travel surface segments (E1 . . . E8) is carried out by a closed group of autonomous conveying vehicles (5a . . . 5l, 6a . . . 6h). The invention further relates to a method for operating the picking system (1).

    Optimization method for improving the reliability of goods commissioning using a robot

    公开(公告)号:US12109700B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-10-08

    申请号:US17289887

    申请日:2019-11-20

    IPC分类号: B25J9/16

    摘要: An optimization method improves article pickup and discharge reliability in a picking process using a robot. An article is picked-up from or out of a first load carrier and is placed in or on or dropped into or onto a second load carrier by a gripping unit on the robot head. In an image processing step, a gripping pose for the gripping unit is calculated for picking-up the article by determining at least one dimension from a captured image and by determining a range allocation by comparing with dimension ranges. Using a confidence value, a dimension value is determined, from stored article reference data or from a normalization value of the dimension range and allocated to the determined dimension. In a preparation step, a mathematical scattering measure function is applied for the determined dimension and dimension ranges, and normalization and confidence values of the dimension ranges are determined therefrom.