Systems and methods for creating on-demand routes for powered industrial vehicles
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1. A computer-implemented method of creating on-demand routes for PIVs, the method comprising:
- receiving a dispatch order for a cargo, the dispatch order including a current location of the cargo and a destination of the cargo;
receiving one or more of current location data, current tasking data, driver availability data, and battery charge data for PIVs operating in the facility;
selecting, based at least in part on the received information, a first PIV to pickup the cargo;
defining, based on the current location data of the PIVs and the current location of the selected first PIV, a first on-demand route from the current location of the selected first PIV to the current location of the cargo;
sending, via a computer, the first on-demand route and the cargo identification to the selected first PIV;
defining, while the selected first PIV is in transit on the first on-demand route, and based on the current location of the cargo and the current location data of the PIVs, a second on-demand route from the current location of the cargo to the destination location of the cargo; and
sending, via a computer, the second on-demand route to the selected first PIV.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for creating in a facility on-demand routes for powered industrial vehicles to transport cargo efficiently. In one embodiment, an on-demand route generation module receives receiving a request to move cargo. The module analyzes data about the current location, the current tasking, and the driver availability of PIVs in operation. Based on the information, the module creates an on-demand route through the facility and sends a notification to an assigned PIV to pick up the cargo and carry it on the defined on-demand route.
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1. A computer-implemented method of creating on-demand routes for PIVs, the method comprising:
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receiving a dispatch order for a cargo, the dispatch order including a current location of the cargo and a destination of the cargo; receiving one or more of current location data, current tasking data, driver availability data, and battery charge data for PIVs operating in the facility; selecting, based at least in part on the received information, a first PIV to pickup the cargo; defining, based on the current location data of the PIVs and the current location of the selected first PIV, a first on-demand route from the current location of the selected first PIV to the current location of the cargo; sending, via a computer, the first on-demand route and the cargo identification to the selected first PIV; defining, while the selected first PIV is in transit on the first on-demand route, and based on the current location of the cargo and the current location data of the PIVs, a second on-demand route from the current location of the cargo to the destination location of the cargo; and sending, via a computer, the second on-demand route to the selected first PIV. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A computer-readable medium having computer executable instructions for performing a method of creating on-demand routes for PIVs in a facility, which, when executed perform the method comprising:
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receiving a dispatch order for a cargo, the dispatch order including a current location of the cargo and a destination of the cargo; receiving operating data, the operating data including current location data, current tasking data, driver availability data, and battery charge data for PIVs operating in the facility; selecting, based at least in part on the current location data, the current tasking data, the driver availability data, and the battery charge data, a first PIV to pickup the cargo; defining, based on the current location data of the PIVs and the current location of the selected first PIV, a first on-demand route from the current location of the selected first PIV to the current location of the cargo; sending, via a computer, the first on-demand route and the cargo identification to the selected first PIV; defining, while the selected first PIV is in transit on the fist on-demand route, and based on the current location of the cargo and the current location data of the PIVs, a second on-demand route from the current location of the cargo to the destination location of the cargo; and sending, via a computer, the second on-demand route to the selected first PIV. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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39. A system for creating on-demand routes for PIVs, the system comprising:
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means for receiving a dispatch order for a cargo, the dispatch order including a current location of the cargo and a destination of the cargo; means for receiving one or more of current location data, current tasking data, driver availability data, and battery charge data for PIVs operating in the facility; means for selecting, based at least in part on the received information, a first PIV to pickup the cargo; means for defining, based on the current location data of the PIVs and the current location of the selected first PIV, a first on-demand route from the current location of the selected first PIV to the current location of the cargo; means for sending, via a computer, the first on-demand route and the cargo identification to the selected first PIV; means for defining, while the selected first PIV is in transit on the first on-demand route, and based on the current location of the cargo and the current location data of the PIVs, a second on-demand route from the current location of the cargo to the destination location of the cargo; and means for sending, via a computer, the second on-demand route to the selected first PIV.
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