Storage and retrieval system case unit detection
First Claim
1. An automated storage and retrieval system for cases in a case storage room, the automated storage and retrieval system comprising:
- a storage structure with storage racks configured to support case units;
a controller, where each case unit has a predetermined storage position in which the 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 case units within the storage structure; and
an automated case mapper configured to traverse the picking aisle, the automated case mapper being configured to identify a seated position of at least one case unit within the storage structure;
wherein the controller is further configured tocompare the identified seated position of the at least one case unit received from the case mapper with the predetermined position of the at least one case unit and identify a variance between the identified seated position and the predetermined position of the at least one case unit, andgenerate a command with information for case unit position correction based on a variance type.
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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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21 Claims
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1. An automated storage and retrieval system for cases in a case storage room, the automated storage and retrieval system comprising:
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a storage structure with storage racks configured to support case units; a controller, where each case unit has a predetermined storage position in which the 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 case units within the storage structure; and an automated case mapper configured to traverse the picking aisle, the automated case mapper being configured to identify a seated position of at least one case unit within the storage structure; wherein the controller is further configured to compare the identified seated position of the at least one case unit received from the case mapper with the predetermined position of the at least one case unit and identify a variance between the identified seated position and the predetermined position of the at least one case unit, and generate a command with information for case unit position correction based on a variance type. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method comprising:
providing an automated storage and retrieval system with a storage structure with storage racks configured to support case units, a controller, where each case unit has a predetermined storage position in which the 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 case units within the storage structure, and an automated case mapper configured to traverse the picking aisle, the automated case mapper being configured to identify a seated position of at least one case unit within the storage structure; comparing, with the controller, the identified seated position of the at least one case unit received from the case mapper with the predetermined position of the at least one case unit and identify a variance between the identified seated position and the predetermined position of the at least one case unit; and generating, with the controller, a command with information for case unit position correction based on a variance type. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. An automated storage and retrieval system for cases in a 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 case units where a position of each 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 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 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. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21)
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