STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL SYSTEM CASE UNIT DETECTION
First Claim
1. A warehouse automated storage and retrieval system for transport and storage of cases of wares in a ware case storage room, the automated storage and retrieval system comprising:
- a storage structure with storage racks, the storage racks having a seating surface configured to support ware case units where a position of each ware case unit is non-deterministic for each storage location on the storage racks;
a controller, where each case unit has a predetermined storage position in which the ware case unit is seated on the storage racks and the controller is configured to determine the predetermined storage position;
a picking aisle configured to provide access to the ware case units within the storage structure; and
a disturbance restorative system includingdisturbance motion sensors disposed on the storage racks,a disturbance control module in communication with the disturbance motion sensors and configured to identify a disturbance, andwherein the disturbance restorative system is configured so that the disturbance restorative system initializes an automated guided vehicle within the storage structure in response to the disturbance control module to identify a seated position of at least one ware case unit within the storage structure.
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Abstract
An automated storage and retrieval system including a storage structure with storage racks having a seating surface configured to support case units where a position of each case unit is non-deterministic for each storage location on the storage racks, each case unit has a predetermined storage position and a controller is configured to determine the predetermined storage position, a picking aisle configured to provide access to the case units within the storage structure, and a seismic disturbance restorative system including seismic disturbance motions sensors disposed on the storage racks, a seismic disturbance control module in communication with the seismic disturbance sensors and configured to identify a seismic disturbance, and an automated case mapper configured to traverse the picking aisle, the automated case mapper being in communication with and initialized by the seismic disturbance control module to identify a seated position of at least one case unit within the storage structure.
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20 Claims
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1. A warehouse automated storage and retrieval system for transport and storage of cases of wares in a ware case storage room, the automated storage and retrieval system comprising:
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a storage structure with storage racks, the storage racks having a seating surface configured to support ware case units where a position of each ware case unit is non-deterministic for each storage location on the storage racks; a controller, where each case unit has a predetermined storage position in which the ware case unit is seated on the storage racks and the controller is configured to determine the predetermined storage position; a picking aisle configured to provide access to the ware case units within the storage structure; and a disturbance restorative system including disturbance motion sensors disposed on the storage racks, a disturbance control module in communication with the disturbance motion sensors and configured to identify a disturbance, and wherein the disturbance restorative system is configured so that the disturbance restorative system initializes an automated guided vehicle within the storage structure in response to the disturbance control module to identify a seated position of at least one ware case unit within the storage structure. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for transporting and storing cases of wares in a ware case storage room with a warehouse automated storage and retrieval system, the method comprising:
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providing a storage structure with storage racks, the storage racks having a seating surface configured to support ware case units where a position of each ware case unit is non-deterministic for each storage location on the storage racks; determining, with a controller, a predetermined storage position of each ware case unit, where each ware case unit has a respective predetermined storage position in which the ware case unit is seated on the storage racks; providing a picking aisle configured to provide access to the ware case units within the storage structure; identifying a disturbance, with a disturbance control module of a disturbance restorative system; providing disturbance motion sensors disposed on the storage racks, where the disturbance control module is in communication with the disturbance motion sensors; and initializing an automated guided vehicle, within the storage structure, with the disturbance restorative system in response to the disturbance control module and identifying a seated position of at least one ware case unit within the storage structure. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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