LOGISTICS SYSTEM AND LOGISTICS METHOD

• US 20160349758A1
• Filed: 03/22/2016
• Published: 12/01/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 05/29/2015
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: WANG, CHANG-SHENG, CHEN, MI-CHIEN
• Application Number:
  US15/076,890
• Publication Number:
  US 20160349758A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G05D 1/0217 in accordance with energy consumption, time reduction or distance reduction criteria
• CPC Class Codes: G05D 1/0274 using mapping information stored in a memory device navigation using map-matching G01C21/30
• CPC Class Codes: G05D 1/0282 generated in a local control room
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/0833 Tracking

Abstract

A logistics system applies to a logistic vehicle and a plurality of production equipment is provided. The logistic system includes a position confirming module, a calculating module, and a driving control module. The position confirming module is configured to determine a current position of the logistic vehicle based on strengths of the first signals and a relationship recording relationships between first signal strengths and distances between the logistic vehicle and the production equipment. The calculating module is configured to calculate a first optimal path for the logistic vehicle from the current position to the production equipment which transmitted a second signal indicating finished machining based on a map including the plurality of the production equipment and the current position of the logistic vehicle. The driving control module is configured to control the logistic vehicle to move according to the first optimal path. A logistics method is also provided.

Claims

1. A logistics system applies to a logistic vehicle and a plurality of production equipment, the logistics system comprising:

a position confirming module configured to determine a current position of the logistic vehicle after a first communication unit of the logistic vehicle receives first signals transmitted by the plurality of the production equipment, the determination is based on strengths of the first signals and a relationship recording relationships between the strengths of the first signals and distances between the logistic vehicle and the production equipment, wherein the relationship being stored in a first storage unit of the logistic vehicle;

a calculating module configured to calculate a first optimal path for the logistic vehicle from the current position to one, which transmitted a second signal indicating finished machining after the logistic vehicle received the second signal of the production equipment, the calculation is based on a map comprising the plurality of the production equipment and the current position of the logistic vehicle; and

a driving control module configured to control the logistic vehicle to move to the production equipment, which transmitted the second signal according to the first optimal path.

2. The logistics system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the logistics system further comprises a signal transmitting control module configured to control second communication units of the plurality of the production equipment to transmit the second signal.

3. The logistics system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the logistics system further comprises a judgment module configured to determine whether a working section corresponding to the production equipment which transmitted the second signal is a last working section based on a process flow and corresponding production equipment stored in the first storage unit of the logistic vehicle.

4. The logistics system as claimed in claim 3, wherein the judgment module further configured to read a next working section from the first storage unit when the working section corresponding to the production equipment is not the last working section, and calculate a second optimal path for the logistic vehicle from the current position to the production equipment corresponding to the next working section.

5. The logistics system as claimed in claim 3, wherein the calculating module is further configured to calculate a third optimal path for the logistic vehicle from the current position to a final position of workpieces when the working section corresponding to the production equipment is the last working section.

6. The logistics system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the logistics system further comprises a judgment module configured to determine if a number recorded by a counter on the logistic vehicle is smaller than a default value, and the default value is the maximum number of workpieces carried by the logistic vehicle.

7. The logistics system as claimed in claim 6, wherein the calculating module is further configured to calculate a fourth optimal path for the logistic vehicle from the current position to a final position of workpieces when the number recorded by the counter is equal to the default value.

8. The logistics system as claimed in claim 6, wherein the calculating module is further configured to calculate a fifth optimal path for the logistic vehicle from the current position to the next production equipment which transmitted the second signal when the number recorded by the counter is smaller than the default value.

9. A logistics method applies to a logistic vehicle and a plurality of production equipment, the method comprising:

determining a current position of the logistic vehicle after a first communication unit of the logistic vehicle received first signals transmitted by the plurality of the production equipment, based on strengths of the first signals and a relationship recording relationships between the strengths of the first signals and distances between the logistic vehicle and the production equipment, the relationship being stored in a first storage unit of the logistic vehicle;

calculating a first optimal path for the logistic vehicle from the current position to the production equipment which transmitted a second signal indicating finished machining after the logistic vehicle received the second signal, based on a map comprising the plurality of the production equipment and the current position of the logistic vehicle; and

controlling the logistic vehicle to move to the production equipment which transmitted the second signal according to the first optimal path.

10. The logistics method as claimed in claim 9, wherein the method further comprises:

determining whether a working section corresponding to the production equipment which transmitted the second signal is a last working section based on a process flow and corresponding production equipment stored in the first storage unit of the logistic vehicle.

11. The logistics method as claimed in claim 9, wherein the method further comprises:

reading a next working section from the first storage unit when the working section corresponding to the production equipment is not the last working section, and calculating a second optimal path for the logistic vehicle from the current position to the production equipment corresponding to the next working section.

12. The logistics method as claimed in claim 9, wherein the method further comprises:

calculating a third optimal path for the logistic vehicle from the current position to a final position of workpieces when the working section corresponding to the production equipment is the last working section.

13. The logistics method as claimed in claim 9, wherein the method further comprises:

determining if a number recorded by a counter on the logistic vehicle is smaller than a default value, the default value being the maximum number of workpieces carried by the logistic vehicle.

14. The logistics method as claimed in claim 13, wherein the method further comprises:

calculating a fourth optimal path for the logistic vehicle from the current position to a final position of workpieces when the number recorded by a counter is equal to the default value.

15. The logistics method as claimed in claim 13, wherein the method further comprises:

receiving a second signal, and calculating a fifth optimal path for the logistic vehicle from the current position to the next production equipment which transmitted the second signal when the number recorded by the counter is smaller than the default value.