Load handling by load handling device
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1. A method of handling a load by a load handling device comprising a gripper for gripping at least one fastening point of the load, the method comprising:
- determining, in the gripper, a plurality of distance maps each of which includes a plurality of points associated with distance information, and includes an area within which a part of the area of the load to which the gripper attach and/or on which another load is stacked, as well as surroundings of the load, are described, the plurality of distance maps describing different areas of loads within which fastening points or stacking points are located;
forming a set of distance maps, wherein parts of the distance maps comprising loads to be handled are separated from one another and from the surroundings of the loads; and
controlling the gripper on the basis of shapes of areas of the distance maps determined by the loads.
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Abstract
A load is handled by a load handling device comprising gripping means for gripping at least one fastening point of the load, comprising determining, in the gripping means, a distance map within the area of which are described a part of the area of the load to which the gripping means attach and/or on which another load is stacked, as well as surroundings of the load.
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28 Claims
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1. A method of handling a load by a load handling device comprising a gripper for gripping at least one fastening point of the load, the method comprising:
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determining, in the gripper, a plurality of distance maps each of which includes a plurality of points associated with distance information, and includes an area within which a part of the area of the load to which the gripper attach and/or on which another load is stacked, as well as surroundings of the load, are described, the plurality of distance maps describing different areas of loads within which fastening points or stacking points are located; forming a set of distance maps, wherein parts of the distance maps comprising loads to be handled are separated from one another and from the surroundings of the loads; and controlling the gripper on the basis of shapes of areas of the distance maps determined by the loads. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. An arrangement comprising:
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means for handling a load by a load handling device comprising gripping means for gripping at least one fastening point of the load, and means for determining, in the gripping means, a distance map that includes a plurality of points associated with distance information, and includes an area within which a part of the area of the load to which the gripping means attach and/or on which another load is stacked, as well as surroundings of the load, are described.
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27. A computer program product comprising a non-transitory machine-readable storage medium having program instructions to instruct a load handling device comprising a gripper for gripping at least one fastening point of a load, to perform a method comprising:
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determining, in the gripper, a plurality of distance maps each of which includes a plurality of points associated with distance information, and includes an area within which a part of the area of the load to which the gripper attach and/or on which another load is stacked, as well as surroundings of the load, are described, the plurality of distance maps describing different areas of loads within which fastening points or stacking points are located; forming a set of distance maps, wherein parts of the distance maps comprising loads to be handled are separated from one another and from the surroundings of the loads; and controlling the gripper on the basis of shapes of areas of the distance maps determined by the loads.
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28. A method of updating a load handling device, comprising:
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installing on the load handling device; an arrangement comprising; means for handling a load by the load handling device comprising gripping means for gripping at least one fastening point of the load, and means for determining, in the gripping means, a distance map that includes a plurality of points associated with distance information, and includes an area within which a part of the area of the load to which the gripping means attach and/or on which another load is stacked, as well as surroundings of the load;
ora computer program product comprising a non-transitory machine-readable storage medium having program instructions to instruct the load handling device to perform a method comprising; determining, in the gripping means, a plurality of distance maps each of which includes a plurality of points associated with distance information, and includes an area within which a part of the area of the load to which the gripper attach and/or on which another load is stacked, as well as surroundings of the load, are described, the plurality of distance maps describing different areas of loads within which fastening points or stacking points are located; forming a set of distance maps, wherein parts of the distance maps comprising loads to be handled are separated from one another and from the surroundings of the loads; and controlling the gripping means on the basis of shapes of areas of the distance maps determined by the loads.
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