CN107766965B - A kind of express sorting method based on automatic guided vehicle - Google Patents

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本发明公开了一种基于自动引导车的快递分拣方法,包括方格型引导路径及上位机,自动引导车沿方格型引导路径行驶,通过WiFi局域网跟上位机通讯,上位机分配任务及路径给自动引导车,自动引导车从取货口收取快递后沿预定路线到达分拣口,完成分拣任务。本发明提出基于融合时间窗的A*算法规划出自动引导车无冲突最优路径,并结合点边防冲突算法预防多自动引导车之间的冲突。

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The invention discloses an express sorting method based on an automatic guided vehicle, which includes a grid-shaped guiding path and a host computer. The automatic guided vehicle travels along the grid-shaped guiding path, communicates with the upper computer through a WiFi local area network, and the upper computer assigns tasks and The route is given to the automatic guided vehicle, and the automatic guided vehicle receives the express from the pick-up port and then arrives at the sorting port along the predetermined route to complete the sorting task. The invention proposes the A* algorithm based on the fusion time window to plan the conflict-free optimal path of the automatic guided vehicle, and combines the point border conflict algorithm to prevent the conflict between multiple automatic guided vehicles.

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Express sorting method based on automatic guided vehicle
Technical Field
The invention relates to the field of industrial automatic conveying equipment, in particular to an express sorting method based on an automatic guide vehicle.
Background
In recent years, the electronic commerce industry in China is rapidly developed, and the unprecedented challenge and opportunity are brought to the express industry in China by the huge logistics distribution work. The high sorting cost and the low efficiency of express become main problems restricting the efficiency of the express industry in China. At present, express enterprises in China generally adopt manual sorting, and the manual sorting has the problems of high cost, high error rate, violent sorting and the like, and is difficult to meet the increasingly huge logistics distribution requirements. A few large express enterprises in China adopt baffle type assembly line sorting systems, but the sorting systems occupy large area and need to be matched with three-dimensional warehouses and various automatic carrying facilities, so that the prior investment is huge. And the baffle type assembly line sorting system has low flexibility and high adjusting difficulty, packages can only be sorted in sequence, and concurrent sorting cannot be realized. Therefore, the design of an express sorting system with low cost, high efficiency and flexibility becomes a research hotspot.
An Automated Guided Vehicle (AGV) is a Vehicle equipped with an automatic guidance device such as an electromagnetic guide or an optical guide, and capable of traveling along a predetermined path and performing a series of functions. With the development and maturity of the automatic guided vehicle technology, the application of the automatic guided vehicle is more and more extensive. The invention provides a portable AGV which is used for carrying express items sent to different places to corresponding outlets along a grid-shaped guide path so as to realize express sorting. The express sorting system has the advantages of 24-hour uninterrupted sorting, small occupied area, high sorting efficiency, low error rate and the like.
Disclosure of Invention
In order to overcome the defects in the prior art, the invention provides an express sorting method based on an automatic guide vehicle.
The invention adopts the following technical scheme:
an express sorting method based on an automatic guiding vehicle comprises a square guiding path, an upper computer and the automatic guiding vehicle, wherein the automatic guiding vehicle runs along the square guiding path and communicates with the upper computer through a WiFi local area network, the upper computer distributes tasks and paths to the automatic guiding vehicle, and the automatic guiding vehicle collects express from a goods taking port and then reaches a sorting port along a preset route to finish a sorting task.
The grid-type guide path is modeled by using a directed graph, two ends of each edge of the guide path are respectively provided with one RFID tag as an identification card, the serial number information is different, each station is provided with one RFID tag as a station card, each branch point is provided with one RFID tag as an execution card, and when the automatic guide vehicle reads the execution card, the automatic guide vehicle executes a command corresponding to the last read tag card; each station is provided with an RFID tag as a station card, and when the automatic guided vehicle reads the station card, the vehicle stops immediately after arriving at the corresponding station;
and an RFID reader is arranged right below the bottom of the automatic guided vehicle, and is used for reading RFID label information and sending the RFID label information to an upper computer.
The host computer distributes task and route and gives the automatic guided vehicle, and the automatic guided vehicle arrives the letter sorting mouth along predetermined route after getting the goods mouth and collecting the express delivery, accomplishes the letter sorting task, specifically is:
the upper computer calculates off-line path node information through an A-x algorithm according to task allocation, converts the path node information into command information corresponding to each RFID label and sends the command information to the automatic guided vehicle;
the automatic guided vehicle sends the read RFID label information to the upper computer in real time, and the upper computer prevents conflicts among the multiple AGV trolleys according to a point-side anti-conflict algorithm.
The path node information is converted into information corresponding to each RFID label, and the method specifically comprises the following steps:
(1) determining that the up-down and left-right directions of the field guide track and the modeling map are consistent, and starting n from 0;
(2) comparing the edge formed by the n and n +1 nodes in the path node information with the edge formed by the n +1 and n +2 nodes, judging the directions of the two edges to obtain a command corresponding to an ending identification card of the automatic guided vehicle on the edge formed by the n and n +1 nodes, wherein n is a natural number, and continuously executing the step 3;
(3) n is increased by 1 and the process continues with step 2.
The upper computer prevents the conflict among the multiple automatic guided vehicles according to a point frontier defense conflict algorithm, and specifically comprises the following steps:
(1) according to the directed graph, an automatic guided vehicle waiting queue of each node and each bidirectional edge is established on the upper computer;
(2) when the automatic guided vehicle reads the RFID label, the card number information is sent to an upper computer layer, if the card number information is read to be the starting identification card, the step 6 is executed, and if the card number information is read to be the ending identification card, the step 3 is executed;
(3) if the next edge to be reached by the automatic guided vehicle is a bidirectional edge, executing the step 4, otherwise executing the step 5;
(4) the upper computer inquires an automatic guided vehicle waiting queue of a node adjacent to the ending identification card, simultaneously inquires an automatic guided vehicle waiting queue of the next edge, if no automatic guided vehicle exists in the automatic guided vehicle waiting queue of the node and the edge, the automatic guided vehicle is added into the automatic guided vehicle waiting queue of the node and the edge, the upper computer does not send any instruction, the automatic guided vehicle continues to advance, otherwise, the upper computer sends an instruction to stop the automatic guided vehicle standing horse, the automatic guided vehicle is added into the automatic guided vehicle waiting queue of the node and the edge, and then the step 2 is executed;
(5) the upper computer inquires an automatic guide vehicle waiting queue of a node adjacent to the ending identification card, if no automatic guide vehicle exists in the automatic guide vehicle waiting queue of the node, the upper computer does not send any instruction, the automatic guide vehicle continues to advance, the automatic guide vehicle trolley is added into the automatic guide vehicle waiting queue of the node and the side, otherwise, the upper computer sends an instruction to stop the automatic guide vehicle standing horse, the automatic guide vehicle is added into the automatic guide vehicle waiting queue of the node and the side, and then the step 2 is executed;
(6) if the last edge passed by the automatic guided vehicle is a bidirectional edge, executing the step 7, otherwise executing the step 8;
(7) removing the occupation of the automatic guided vehicle on the node and the edge, deleting the automatic guided vehicle in the waiting queue of the automatic guided vehicle on the node and the edge, and executing the step 9;
(8) removing the occupation of the automatic guided vehicle on the node, deleting the automatic guided vehicle in an automatic guided vehicle waiting queue of the node, and executing the step 10;
(9) inquiring whether a first automatic guided vehicle in the automatic guided vehicle waiting queue of the node still exists in the automatic guided vehicle waiting queue of other two-way edges, if the first automatic guided vehicle exists and is not arranged in the first position of the waiting queue, the automatic guided vehicle continues waiting, otherwise, the upper computer sends a starting command to the automatic guided vehicle; simultaneously inquiring whether the first automatic guided vehicle in the automatic guided vehicle waiting queue of the side still exists in the automatic guided vehicle waiting queues of other nodes, if the first automatic guided vehicle exists and is not arranged in the first position in the waiting queue, the automatic guided vehicle continues waiting, otherwise, the upper computer sends a starting command to the automatic guided vehicle, and then the step 2 is executed;
(10) and inquiring whether the first automatic guided vehicle in the automatic guided vehicle waiting queue of the node still exists in the automatic guided vehicle waiting queue of other two-way edges, if so, continuing waiting by the automatic guided vehicle, otherwise, sending a starting command to the automatic guided vehicle by the upper computer, and then executing the step 2.
The corresponding commands of the tag card are divided into four types, namely: left turn, right turn, straight going, back going.
The invention has the beneficial effects;
(1) the automatic sorting system adopts the automatic guide vehicle to realize automatic sorting of express, is more efficient than a manual sorting express mode, has low error rate, can avoid violent sorting, is more flexible than a baffle type sorting machine, and can arrange the number of AGV trolleys according to workload;
(2) the invention provides a novel RFID tag arrangement mode, so that an AGV can realize right-angle turning, the space required by the AGV turning is reduced, and the floor area of a sorting warehouse is reduced;
(3) the invention provides an A-algorithm based on a fusion time window to plan an optimal collision-free path of AGV dollies, and prevents collision among a plurality of AGV dollies by combining a point frontier defense collision algorithm;
(4) the fault tolerance, host computer system through preserving AGV dolly path information and identification card distribution information, alright know the identification card that the AGV dolly can read from the starting point to the terminal point, if the AGV dolly receives the interference and loses the card reading signal, the host computer layer can carry out automatic completion, just so can not exert an influence to the point frontier defense collision system.
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As shown in fig. 1, an express sorting method based on an automatic guided vehicle includes a square guide path, an upper computer and a WiFi local area network, the automatic guided vehicle communicates with the upper computer through the WiFi local area network, the square guide path is made of cables, magnetic tapes, laser and the like, and the magnetic tapes are adopted in this embodiment.
As shown in fig. 1, the grid-type guidance route and the outlet distribution diagram are shown, wherein 1-6 are sorting outlets, RFID tags with the same number are placed around the sorting outlets to serve as outlet cards, and different sorting outlets correspond to outlet cards with different numbers; 7-10 are sorting entrances, each sorting entrance is provided with an RFID label with the same number as an entrance card, a guide track of the automatic guide vehicle is a bidirectional path, two ends of each edge are respectively provided with an RFID label with different numbers as an edge identification card, according to the running direction of the vehicle, the first label on one guide track edge is a start identification card, the second label is an end identification card, and each node is provided with an RFID label with the same number as an execution card.
And an RFID reader identification RFID tag is arranged under the bottom of the automatic guided vehicle and is sent to an upper computer, and the upper computer determines the position of the automatic guided vehicle according to the RFID tag information and carries out unified dispatching on the trolleys.
The express sorting method of the automatic guided vehicle comprises the following specific steps:
(1) a worker places the express packages on a tray of a waiting automatic guided vehicle at a sorting inlet, scans one-dimensional code information on an express bill by using a code scanning gun and uploads the information to an upper computer system, and then executes the step 2;
(2) the upper computer system calculates node information of a running path of the automatic guided vehicle through an A-algorithm of a fusion time window according to a task of the automatic guided vehicle, converts the node information into command information corresponding to each identification card and sends the command information to the automatic guided vehicle, and then executes the step 3;
(3) the automatic guided vehicle travels in a line patrol mode and reads RFID label information, if an identification card is read, the RFID label information is recorded in a register of the automatic guided vehicle, if an execution card is read, command information (left turn, right turn, forward and backward) corresponding to the identification card read last time is immediately executed, and then the step 3 is continuously executed; if the exit card of the target exit is read, stopping immediately, pouring the package into the exit, and then executing the step 4; if the sorting inlet card is read, stopping immediately, and then executing the step 1;
(4) and the upper computer dispatches an automatic guide vehicle to a corresponding sorting inlet according to the task and then executes the step 2.
The path node information of the automatic guided vehicle is obtained through A-algorithm calculation, and the method comprises the following steps:
(1) establishing a directed graph model for the field guide track to obtain a directed graph adjacency matrix, and then executing the step 2;
(2) putting the starting point A into an open list, and continuing to execute the step 3;
(3) searching nodes reachable from the node in the adjacency matrix, skipping the nodes in the close list, if the nodes are already in the open list, executing the step 5, otherwise executing the step 4;
(4) adding the nodes into an open list, and calculating the Euclidean distance from each reachable node to the terminal as an H value, wherein H (n) ═ sqrt ((dx-nx)2+(dy-ny)2) If the value G from the starting point to each reachable node is calculated, the weight of each reachable node is f (n) ═ G (n) + h (n), the node is taken as the parent node of the node, the node is deleted from the open list, the node is added into the close list, and then the step 6 is executed;
(5) the euclidean distance between each reachable node and the end point is calculated as H value, H (n) ═ sqrt ((dx-nx)2+(dy-ny)2) Calculating the value G from the starting point to each reachable node, wherein the weight of each reachable node is F (n) ═ G (n) + H (n), if the current weight is less than the original weight, the node is taken as the father node of the node, the weight is updated, otherwise, no action is executed, and then the step 6 is executed;
(6) searching a node with the lowest F value in the open list, if the node is a terminal point, finishing the algorithm, otherwise, deleting the node from the open list, adding the node into the close list, and executing the step 3;
in the step 2, converting the traveling path node information into the command information corresponding to each identification card comprises the following steps:
(1) let n be 0, (n) x represent the x coordinate of the nth node, (n) y represent the y coordinate of the nth node, continue to carry out step 2;
(2) comparing the n-th and n + 1-th nodes, and if (n) x is (n +1) x, performing the 3 rd step, and if (n) y is (n +1) y, performing the 6 th step;
(3) if (n) y > (n +1) y, executing the 4 th step, otherwise executing the 5 th step;
(4) if (n +1) x is (n +2) x, the ending identification card of the edge formed by the n-th and n + 1-th nodes corresponds to a straight line; if (n +1) y is equal to (n +2) y and (n +1) x > (n +2) x, the ending identification card of the edge formed by the n-th and n +1 nodes corresponds to a command of left turn, if (n +1) y is equal to (n +2) y and (n +1) x < (n +2) x, the ending identification card of the edge formed by the n-th and n +1 nodes corresponds to a command of right turn, and the 9 th step is continuously executed;
(5) if (n +1) x is (n +2) x, the ending identification card of the edge formed by the n-th and n + 1-th nodes corresponds to a straight line; if (n +1) y is (n +2) y and (n +1) x > (n +2) x, the ending identification card of the edge formed by the n-th and n + 1-th nodes corresponds to a command of right turn, if (n +1) y is (n +2) y and (n +1) x < (n +2) x, the ending identification card of the edge formed by the n-th and n + 1-th nodes corresponds to a command of left turn, and the 9 th step is continuously executed;
(6) if (n) x > (n +1) x, executing the 8 th step, otherwise executing the 7 th step;
(7) if (n +1) y is equal to (n +2) y, the ending identification card of the edge formed by the n-th and n + 1-th nodes corresponds to a straight line; if (n +1) x is (n +2) x and (n +1) y > (n +2) y, the ending identification card of the edge formed by the n-th and n + 1-th nodes corresponds to a left turn command, if (n +1) x is (n +2) x and (n +1) y < (n +2) y, the ending identification card of the edge formed by the n-th and n + 1-th nodes corresponds to a right turn command, and the 9 th step is continuously executed;
(8) if (n +1) y is equal to (n +2) y, the ending identification card of the edge formed by the n-th and n + 1-th nodes corresponds to a straight line; if (n +1) x is (n +2) x and (n +1) y > (n +2) y, the ending identification card of the edge formed by the n-th and n + 1-th nodes corresponds to a command of right turn, if (n +1) x is (n +2) x and (n +1) y < (n +2) y, the ending identification card of the edge formed by the n-th and n + 1-th nodes corresponds to a command of left turn, and the 9 th step is continuously executed;
(9) if n is the path node number minus 2, stopping, otherwise, adding 1 to n and continuing to execute the step 2;
although the algorithm A fused with the time window can plan a collision-free driving path for the automatic guided vehicles, the method has poor robustness, and if one automatic guided vehicle delays due to faults and other vehicles drive according to plans, collision can occur between the automatic guided vehicles. The invention provides a point-edge collision prevention algorithm based on an RFID identification card to prevent collision among multiple automatic guided vehicles.
(1) According to the directed graph, an automatic guided vehicle waiting queue of each node and each bidirectional edge is established on the upper computer;
(2) when the automatic guided vehicle reads the RFID label, the card number information is sent to an upper computer layer, if the card number information is read to be the starting identification card, the step 6 is executed, and if the card number information is read to be the ending identification card, the step 3 is executed;
(3) if the next edge to be reached by the automatic guided vehicle is a bidirectional edge, executing the step 4, otherwise executing the step 5;
(4) the upper computer inquires an automatic guided vehicle waiting queue of a node adjacent to the ending identification card, simultaneously inquires an automatic guided vehicle waiting queue of the next edge, if no automatic guided vehicle exists in the automatic guided vehicle waiting queue of the node and the edge, the automatic guided vehicle is added into the automatic guided vehicle waiting queue of the node and the edge, the upper computer does not send any instruction, the automatic guided vehicle continues to advance, otherwise, the upper computer sends an instruction to stop the automatic guided vehicle standing horse, the automatic guided vehicle is added into the automatic guided vehicle waiting queue of the node and the edge, and then the step 2 is executed;
(5) the upper computer inquires an automatic guided vehicle waiting queue of a node adjacent to the ending identification card, if no automatic guided vehicle exists in the automatic guided vehicle waiting queue of the node, the upper computer does not send any instruction, the automatic guided vehicle continues to advance, the automatic guided vehicle is added into the automatic guided vehicle waiting queue of the node and the side, otherwise, the upper computer sends an instruction to stop the automatic guided vehicle standing horse, the automatic guided vehicle is added into the automatic guided vehicle waiting queue of the node and the side, and then the step 2 is executed;
(6) if the last edge passed by the automatic guided vehicle is a bidirectional edge, executing the step 7, otherwise executing the step 8;
(7) removing the occupation of the automatic guided vehicle on the node and the edge, deleting the automatic guided vehicle in the waiting queue of the automatic guided vehicle on the node and the edge, and executing the step 9;
(8) and (5) releasing the occupation of the automatic guided vehicle on the node, deleting the automatic guided vehicle in the automatic guided vehicle waiting queue of the node, and executing the step (10).
(9) Inquiring whether a first automatic guided vehicle in the automatic guided vehicle waiting queue of the node is in an automatic guided vehicle waiting queue of other two-way edges, if the first automatic guided vehicle exists and is not arranged in the first position of the waiting queue, the automatic guided vehicle continues waiting, otherwise, the upper computer sends a starting command to the automatic guided vehicle; simultaneously inquiring whether the first automatic guided vehicle in the automatic guided vehicle waiting queue of the side still exists in the automatic guided vehicle waiting queues of other nodes, if the first automatic guided vehicle exists and is not arranged in the first position in the waiting queue, the automatic guided vehicle continues waiting, otherwise, the upper computer sends a starting command to the automatic guided vehicle, and then the step 2 is executed;
(10) and inquiring whether the first automatic guided vehicle in the automatic guided vehicle waiting queue of the node still exists in the automatic guided vehicle waiting queue of other two-way edges, if so, continuing waiting by the automatic guided vehicle, otherwise, sending a starting command to the automatic guided vehicle by the upper computer, and then executing the step 2.
The above embodiments are preferred embodiments of the present invention, but the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and any other changes, modifications, substitutions, combinations, and simplifications which do not depart from the spirit and principle of the present invention should be construed as equivalents thereof, and all such changes, modifications, substitutions, combinations, and simplifications are intended to be included in the scope of the present invention.

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1.一种基于自动引导车的快递分拣方法,包括方格型引导路径及上位机,其特征在于,还包括自动引导车沿方格型引导路径行驶,通过WiFi局域网跟上位机通讯,上位机分配任务及路径给自动引导车,自动引导车从取货口收取快递后沿预定路线到达分拣口,完成分拣任务;1. an express sorting method based on an automatic guided vehicle, comprising a grid-shaped guiding path and a host computer, and it is characterized in that, also comprising that the automatic guided vehicle travels along the grid-shaped guiding path, communicates with the host computer through the WiFi local area network, and the host computer The machine assigns tasks and paths to the automatic guided vehicle, and the automatic guided vehicle receives the express from the pick-up port and then arrives at the sorting port along the predetermined route to complete the sorting task; 上位机分配任务及路径给自动引导车,自动引导车从取货口收取快递后沿预定路线到达分拣口,完成分拣任务,具体为:The host computer assigns tasks and paths to the automatic guided vehicle. The automatic guided vehicle receives the express from the pick-up port and then arrives at the sorting port along the predetermined route to complete the sorting task, specifically: 上位机根据任务分配,通过A*算法计算出离线路径节点信息,并将路径节点信息转换成每张RFID标签对应的命令信息发送给自动引导车;The host computer calculates the offline path node information through the A* algorithm according to the task assignment, and converts the path node information into the command information corresponding to each RFID tag and sends it to the automatic guided vehicle; 自动引导车实时发送读取到的RFID标签信息给上位机,上位机根据点边防冲突算法预防多AGV小车之间的冲突;The automatic guided vehicle sends the read RFID tag information to the host computer in real time, and the host computer prevents conflicts between multiple AGV cars according to the point border conflict algorithm; 所述上位机根据点边防冲突算法预防多自动引导车之间的冲突,具体为:The upper computer prevents the conflict between the multiple automatic guided vehicles according to the point border conflict algorithm, specifically: (1)根据有向图,在上位机上建立每个节点的和每条双向边的自动引导车等待队列;(1) According to the directed graph, establish the automatic guided vehicle waiting queue of each node and each bidirectional edge on the host computer; (2)自动引导车读取到RFID标签时,将卡号信息发送给上位机层,如果读取到的是开始标识卡则执行第6步骤,读取到的是结束标识卡则执行第3步骤;(2) When the automatic guided vehicle reads the RFID tag, it sends the card number information to the upper computer layer. If it reads a start identification card, execute step 6, and if it reads an end identification card, execute step 3 ; (3)若该自动引导车将要去的下一条边为双向边,则执行第4步骤,否则执行第5步骤;(3) If the next edge that the automatic guided vehicle will go to is a bidirectional edge, then execute the 4th step, otherwise execute the 5th step; (4)上位机查询与该结束标识卡相邻节点的自动引导车等待队列,同时查询下一条边的自动引导车等待队列,如果该节点和该边的自动引导车等待队列中都没有自动引导车,则将该自动引导车添加到该节点和该边的自动引导车等待队列中,上位机不发送任何指令,该自动引导车继续前进,否则上位机发送指令让该自动引导车立马停止,将该自动引导车添加到该节点和该边的自动引导车等待队列中,然后执行第2步骤;(4) The host computer queries the waiting queue of the automatic guided vehicle of the node adjacent to the end identification card, and at the same time queries the waiting queue of the automatic guided vehicle of the next edge. car, then add the automatic guided vehicle to the waiting queue of the automatic guided vehicle of this node and the side, the host computer does not send any instructions, the automatic guided vehicle continues to move forward, otherwise the host computer sends an instruction to stop the automatic guided vehicle immediately, Add the AGV to the AGV waiting queue of this node and this edge, and then perform step 2; (5)上位机查询与该结束标识卡相邻节点的自动引导车等待队列,如果该节点的自动引导车等待队列中没有自动引导车,则上位机不发送任何指令,该自动引导车继续前进,将该自动引导车小车添加到该节点和该边的自动引导车等待队列中,否则上位机发送指令让该自动引导车立马停止,将该自动引导车添加到该节点和该边的自动引导车等待队列中,然后执行第2步骤;(5) The host computer queries the waiting queue of the automatic guided vehicle of the node adjacent to the end identification card. If there is no automatic guided vehicle in the automatic guided vehicle waiting queue of the node, the host computer does not send any instructions, and the automatic guided vehicle continues to move forward , add the automatic guided vehicle car to the automatic guided vehicle waiting queue of the node and the edge, otherwise the host computer sends an instruction to stop the automatic guided vehicle immediately, and add the automatic guided vehicle to the automatic guided vehicle of the node and the edge. The car is waiting in the queue, and then go to step 2; (6)若该自动引导车经过的上一条边为双向边,则执行第7步骤,否则执行第8步骤;(6) If the last edge that the automatic guided vehicle passes through is a bidirectional edge, then execute the 7th step, otherwise execute the 8th step; (7)解除该自动引导车对该节点和该边的占用,在该节点和该边的自动引导车等待队列中删除该自动引导车,执行第9步骤;(7) Release the occupation of the node and the edge by the automatic guided vehicle, delete the automatic guided vehicle in the automatic guided vehicle waiting queue of the node and the edge, and execute the ninth step; (8)解除该自动引导车对该节点的占用,在该节点的自动引导车等待队列中删除该自动引导车,执行第10步骤;(8) Release the occupation of the node by the automatic guided vehicle, delete the automatic guided vehicle in the automatic guided vehicle waiting queue of the node, and execute the tenth step; (9)查询该节点的自动引导车等待队列中的第一个自动引导车是否还存在其他双向边的自动引导车等待队列中,如果存在且不排在等待队列中的第一位,则该自动引导车小车继续等待,否则上位机发送启动命令给该自动引导车小车;同时查询该边的自动引导车等待队列中的第一个自动引导车是否还存在其他节点的自动引导车等待队列中,如果存在且不排在等待队列中的第一位,则该自动引导车继续等待,否则上位机发送启动命令给该自动引导车小车,然后执行第2步骤;(9) Query whether the first automatic guided vehicle in the automatic guided vehicle waiting queue of the node still exists in the automatic guided vehicle waiting queue of other two-way edges, if it exists and is not ranked first in the waiting queue, then the The automatic guided vehicle trolley continues to wait, otherwise the host computer sends a start command to the automatic guided vehicle trolley; at the same time, query whether the first automatic guided vehicle in the waiting queue of the automatic guided vehicle on this side still exists in the automatic guided vehicle waiting queue of other nodes. , if it exists and is not ranked first in the waiting queue, the automatic guided vehicle continues to wait, otherwise the host computer sends a start command to the automatic guided vehicle trolley, and then executes the second step; (10)查询该节点的自动引导车等待队列中的第一个自动引导车是否还存在其他双向边的自动引导车等待队列中,如果存在且不排在等待队列中的第一位,则该自动引导车继续等待,否则上位机发送启动命令给该自动引导车,然后执行第2步骤。(10) Query whether the first automatic guided vehicle in the automatic guided vehicle waiting queue of the node still exists in the automatic guided vehicle waiting queue of other two-way edges, if it exists and is not ranked first in the waiting queue, then the The automatic guided vehicle continues to wait, otherwise the host computer sends a start command to the automatic guided vehicle, and then executes the second step. 2.根据权利要求1所述的快递分拣方法,其特征在于,所述方格型引导路径,利用有向图对引导路径建模,其每条边的两端各放置一张RFID标签作为标识卡,且编号信息不同,每个站点放置一张RFID标签作为站点卡,每个分支点放置一张RFID标签作为执行卡,当自动引导车读取到执行卡时,执行上次读取到的标签卡所对应的命令;每个站点各设置一张RFID标签作为站点卡,当自动引导车读取站点卡,确认的到达相应站点立刻停车;2 . The express sorting method according to claim 1 , wherein the grid-shaped guiding path is modeled by using a directed graph, and an RFID tag is placed at each end of each side as the 2. Identification card, and the numbering information is different, each station is placed with an RFID tag as a station card, and each branch point is placed with an RFID tag as an execution card. When the automatic guided vehicle reads the execution card, the execution of the last read The corresponding command of the label card; each station is set with an RFID label as a station card, when the automatic guided vehicle reads the station card, it will stop immediately when it arrives at the corresponding station; 自动引导车的底部正下方设置RFID阅读器,读取RFID标签信息发送给上位机。An RFID reader is installed just below the bottom of the automatic guided vehicle to read the RFID tag information and send it to the host computer. 3.根据权利要求1所述的快递分拣方法,其特征在于,所述路径节点信息转转成每张RFID标签对应的信息,具体为:3. The express sorting method according to claim 1, wherein the path node information is converted into information corresponding to each RFID tag, specifically: (1)确定现场引导轨迹和建模地图的上下左右方向一致,令n从0开始;(1) Make sure that the on-site guidance trajectory is consistent with the up, down, left, and right directions of the modeling map, and let n start from 0; (2)取路径节点信息中的第n和n+1个节点组成的边与第n+1和n+2个节点组成的边进行对比,判断两条边的方位,得到自动引导车在第n和n+1个节点组成的边的结束标识卡对应的命令,n为自然数,继续执行第3步骤;(2) Compare the edge composed of the nth and n+1th nodes in the path node information with the edge composed of the n+1th and n+2th nodes, judge the orientation of the two edges, and obtain the automatic guided vehicle in the first The command corresponding to the end identification card of the edge composed of n and n+1 nodes, n is a natural number, continue to execute the third step; (3)将n增加1,继续执行第2步骤。(3) Increase n by 1 and continue to execute the second step. 4.根据权利要求2所述的快递分拣方法,其特征在于,所述标签卡对应的命令分为四种,分别为:左转、右转、直行、后退。4 . The express sorting method according to claim 2 , wherein the commands corresponding to the label card are divided into four types: turn left, turn right, go straight, and go backward. 5 .
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