CN108985634B - Article distribution method, server and distribution robot - Google Patents

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CN108985634B
CN108985634B CN201810799026.5A CN201810799026A CN108985634B CN 108985634 B CN108985634 B CN 108985634B CN 201810799026 A CN201810799026 A CN 201810799026A CN 108985634 B CN108985634 B CN 108985634B
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Abstract

The invention provides an article distribution method, a server and a distribution robot, wherein the method comprises the following steps: when the server receives a distribution task, selecting a robot capable of executing the distribution task as a distribution robot, and selecting a plurality of idle containers as distribution containers from containers of the distribution robot; the distribution tasks and the container information of the distribution containers are issued to the distribution robot; and the distribution robot distributes the goods according to the distribution tasks after loading the goods by a plurality of distribution containers corresponding to a plurality of container information. According to the invention, the goods are distributed through the plurality of distribution containers, so that the labor cost is saved, a plurality of kinds of goods can be distributed simultaneously, and the distribution efficiency is improved.

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Article distribution method, server and distribution robot
Technical Field
The invention relates to the field of robot cargo distribution, in particular to a cargo distribution method, a server and a distribution robot.
Background
The current robot technology is as good as fire, and industrial robot in the mill has realized production automation, and the service robot in the family has brought very much facility for people's life, and special robot such as search and rescue robot, transportation robot etc. in addition for people's work and life are constantly intelligent, automatic.
In hospitals, it is often necessary to transport items from one department to another, for example, a test department needs to transport a collected sample to a laboratory, and the laboratory needs to feed back a test result to the test department. For some hospitalized patients, the drug station needs to send the patient's medication to the patient's ward. The transportation of the specimens and the medicines is finished by the working personnel in the hospital at present, the requirement on labor cost is higher, and the transportation cannot enter the intelligent development of the hospital.
The invention provides an article distribution method, a server and a distribution robot, aiming at enabling the transportation of articles to be more intelligent and freeing manpower.
Disclosure of Invention
The invention aims to provide an article distribution method, a server and a distribution robot. According to the invention, the goods are distributed through the plurality of distribution containers, so that the labor cost is saved, a plurality of kinds of goods can be distributed simultaneously, and the distribution efficiency is improved.
The technical scheme provided by the invention is as follows:
the invention provides an article distribution method, which comprises the following steps: when the server receives a distribution task, selecting a robot capable of executing the distribution task as a distribution robot, and selecting a plurality of idle containers as distribution containers from containers of the distribution robot; the distribution tasks and the container information of the distribution containers are issued to the distribution robot; and the distribution robot distributes the goods according to the distribution tasks after loading the goods by a plurality of distribution containers corresponding to a plurality of container information.
Preferably, the method further comprises the following steps: the server divides containers of the robot into a plurality of classes in advance according to the types of the articles, so that each type of article and each type of container form mapping; and sets the maximum capacity of each type of container.
Preferably, a robot capable of executing the distribution task is selected as a distribution robot, and a plurality of containers in an idle state are selected as distribution containers on the distribution robot, wherein the method specifically comprises the following steps: the server analyzes the distribution request to obtain the types of the articles and the quantity of each type of the articles; the server searches out a robot capable of executing the distribution task as a distribution robot according to the use condition of each type of container on the robot, the maximum capacity of each type of container, the type of the articles and the quantity of each type of articles; and the server selects a corresponding number of idle containers as distribution containers of each type of articles in the containers mapped by each type of articles according to the mapping relation between each type of articles and each type of containers and the number of each type of articles.
Preferably, the delivery task includes a pick-up address of the article and a delivery address corresponding to each type of article; the distribution robot distributes the goods according to the distribution task after loading the goods by a plurality of distribution containers corresponding to a plurality of container information, and the steps specifically include: after the distribution robot reaches a goods taking address according to the distribution task, opening a plurality of corresponding distribution containers according to the container information, and loading the goods of the types corresponding to the distribution containers; the distribution robot distributes according to the delivery address corresponding to each type of article, when the delivery address corresponding to one type of article is reached, all containers corresponding to the type of article are opened, and distribution of the type of article is completed after the type of article is taken away.
Preferably, the method further comprises the following steps: after the robot reaches the goods taking address corresponding to each type of goods, obtaining and verifying goods loading verification information, and if the verification is passed, opening a plurality of distribution containers according to the container information; and after the robot reaches the delivery address corresponding to one type of article, acquiring and verifying the delivery verification information, and if the verification is passed, opening all containers corresponding to the article.
The invention also provides a server applied to goods distribution, which comprises: the server receiving module is used for receiving the distribution tasks; the selection module is electrically connected with the server receiving module and used for finding out a robot capable of executing the distribution task as a distribution robot and selecting a plurality of idle containers as distribution containers from the containers of the distribution robot; and the sending module is electrically connected with the selection module and is used for issuing the distribution tasks and the container distribution information to the distribution robot, so that the distribution robot loads the articles according to a plurality of the distribution containers in the container distribution information and distributes according to the distribution tasks.
Preferably, the server further includes: the processing module is also used for dividing the containers of the robot into a plurality of classes in advance according to the types of the articles, so that each class of articles and each class of containers form mapping; the setting module is used for setting the maximum capacity of each type of container; the acquisition module is electrically connected with the server receiving module and used for analyzing the distribution request and acquiring the types of the articles and the quantity of each type of the articles; the searching module is electrically connected with the acquiring module and used for searching the robot capable of executing the distribution task as a distribution robot according to the using condition of each type of container on the robot, the maximum capacity of each type of container, the type of the articles and the quantity of each type of articles; and the selection module is used for selecting the idle containers with the corresponding number as the distribution containers of each type of articles in the containers mapped by each type of articles according to the mapping relation between each type of articles and each type of containers.
The invention also provides a robot for article delivery, the robot comprising a plurality of containers, the robot further comprising: the robot receiving module is used for receiving the distribution tasks issued by the server and the container information of a plurality of distribution containers; and when the distribution task is received by the server, the distribution container is obtained by selecting a robot capable of executing the distribution task as a distribution robot and selecting a plurality of idle containers as distribution containers from the containers of the distribution robot. And the distribution module is used for loading articles according to the plurality of distribution containers in the container distribution information and distributing according to the distribution tasks.
Preferably, the delivery task includes a pickup address of the article and a delivery address corresponding to each type of article, and the delivery robot further includes: the control module is used for opening a plurality of corresponding distribution containers according to the container information after the distribution robot reaches the goods taking address according to the distribution task, and loading the goods of the respective corresponding types through the plurality of distribution containers; the delivery module is used for delivering the goods according to the delivery address corresponding to each type of goods by the delivery robot; the control module is also used for opening all containers corresponding to the articles when the goods delivery addresses corresponding to the articles are delivered, and completing the distribution of the articles after the articles are taken away.
Preferably, the dispensing robot further includes: the verification module is used for acquiring and verifying the goods loading verification information after the robot reaches the goods taking address corresponding to each type of goods; the control module is electrically connected with the verification module and is also used for opening the distribution containers according to the container information if the verification is passed; the verification module is used for acquiring and verifying the goods taking verification information after the robot sends the goods delivery address corresponding to one class of goods; and the control module is also used for opening all containers corresponding to the articles if the verification is passed.
The article distribution method, the server and the distribution robot provided by the invention can bring at least one of the following beneficial effects:
1. according to the invention, goods are delivered through the container on the robot, so that the labor cost can be effectively saved. During distribution, because some medicines or test samples cannot be polluted mutually, the invention distributes corresponding distribution containers for each type of articles, can effectively isolate the mutual influence among the articles and prevent mutual pollution.
2. The invention can classify the containers of the robot according to the types of the articles, and after the distribution robot receives a plurality of distribution tasks, the articles in a plurality of orders can be loaded into the corresponding distribution containers of the robot according to the classification, thereby optimizing the management of the containers of the robot. After each type of article reaches the distribution address, the robot or all containers corresponding to the type of article are opened, and workers can take all the articles out, so that the distribution efficiency of the robot is improved.
3. According to the invention, the verification information is input by the staff when the goods are loaded and taken, and the goods can be loaded or taken only after the verification is successful, so that the safety of the robot in the delivery process is improved.
4. In the prior art, all samples are generally collected in a unified mode in the sample transportation process, and then the samples are sent to various departments after being distinguished in classification rooms, when the departments can detect a plurality of projects, detection categories need to be distinguished in the departments, and the department is very inconvenient. The invention distinguishes the corresponding containers by distributing the containers when the samples are collected, does not need to classify the containers again, and optimizes the distribution process.
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FIG. 1 is a flow chart of one embodiment of a method of dispensing items of the present invention;
FIG. 2 is a flow chart of another embodiment of a method of dispensing items of the present invention;
FIG. 3 is a schematic structural diagram of one embodiment of a server for goods distribution according to the present invention;
fig. 4 is a schematic structural view of an embodiment of a dispensing robot applied to article dispensing according to the present invention.
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1-server, 11-server receiving module, 12-selecting module, 13-sending module, 14-processing module, 15-setting module, 16-obtaining module and 17-searching module;
2-delivery robot, 21-robot receiving module, 22-delivery module, 23-control module and 24-verification module.
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In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the present invention or the technical solutions in the prior art, the following description will be made with reference to the accompanying drawings. It is obvious that the drawings in the following description are only some examples of the invention, and that for a person skilled in the art, other drawings and embodiments can be derived from them without inventive effort.
For the sake of simplicity, the drawings only schematically show the parts relevant to the present invention, and they do not represent the actual structure as a product. In addition, in order to make the drawings concise and understandable, components having the same structure or function in some of the drawings are only schematically illustrated or only labeled. In this document, "one" means not only "only one" but also a case of "more than one".
The present invention provides an embodiment of an article distribution method, as shown in fig. 1, including:
s1 when the server receives the distribution task, selecting the robot which can execute the distribution task as the distribution robot, and selecting a plurality of idle containers as distribution containers in the containers of the distribution robot;
s2, the distribution task and the container information of the distribution containers are issued to the distribution robot;
s3, the distribution robot loads goods into the distribution containers corresponding to the container information and distributes the goods according to the distribution tasks.
Specifically, the articles in the present invention include test samples (e.g., blood samples, urine samples, saliva samples) in hospitals, or medicines, medical supplies, and the like. The robot of the invention is provided with a plurality of containers, each container has a unique number of the container, and the containers can be used for loading articles.
The invention can be used for the distribution of articles in hospitals. Each department of the hospital can be provided with a delivery request end (including a computer, a tablet computer, a mobile phone and other terminals), and when a medical worker needs to deliver some articles, the medical worker can edit the articles and the quantity to be delivered, the goods taking address and the delivery address on the delivery request end, and send delivery tasks to the server.
The present embodiment takes a nurse station as an example for dispensing a sample of patient fluid to an assay station. The staff of the nurse station can input body fluid samples and the quantity to be delivered, such as a blood sample 1 group, a urine sample 2 group and a saliva sample 2 group, at the delivery request end, the taking address is the nurse station in the department of housing department, the delivery address is the laboratory, and the delivery request end integrates the contents into a delivery task and sends the delivery task to the server.
After receiving the distribution task, the server selects a robot capable of executing the distribution task (for example, a robot without the distribution task or a robot with a container not filled) from the plurality of robots as the distribution robot for the task. Because the articles in the hospital can not be mixed and placed between blood samples and urine samples or between some medicines, for the articles, a plurality of containers are used for separated loading in the embodiment, and the mutual influence between the articles is effectively prevented.
The server selects five free containers with the numbers of 003, 005, 006, 007 and 012 as distribution containers according to the containers of the distribution robots (3 free containers can be distributed as distribution containers according to the container distribution rule, that is, one container is distributed for each type of articles); respectively used for loading a blood sample 1 group, a urine sample 2 group and a saliva sample 2 group. Then the server will issue the distribution task and the container information (i.e. container number) of the five distribution containers to the distribution robot.
After receiving the distribution task and the container information of the five distribution containers, the robot moves to the goods taking address according to the map, the five distribution containers are opened, the staff can respectively load 1 group of blood samples, 2 groups of urine samples and 2 groups of saliva samples into the five distribution containers, and then a loading completion button on the robot is clicked, so that the robot automatically closes the five distribution containers, or the 5 distribution containers can be directly and manually closed. The robot then transports the 5 sets of body fluid samples to the assay station according to the map, completing the distribution.
According to the invention, the robot is used for completing the distribution of articles, so that a large amount of labor cost can be saved, and the robot is provided with a plurality of containers, so that the effect of isolating the articles can be achieved, and the articles cannot be polluted mutually.
The present invention also provides another embodiment of an article dispensing method, as shown in fig. 2, including:
s0, the server divides the containers of the robot into a plurality of classes according to the types of the articles in advance, so that each type of article and each type of container form mapping; and sets the maximum capacity of each type of container.
When receiving a distribution task, the S11 server analyzes the distribution request to obtain the types of the articles and the quantity of each type of articles;
s12, the server searches out a robot capable of executing the distribution task as a distribution robot according to the use condition of each type of container on the robot, the maximum capacity of each type of container, the type of the articles and the quantity of each type of articles;
s13 the server selects the corresponding number of idle containers as the distribution containers of each type of articles in the containers mapped by each type of articles according to the mapping relationship between each type of articles and each type of containers and the number of each type of articles.
S2, the server issues the distribution tasks and the container information of the distribution containers to the distribution robot;
s31, the delivery robot acquires and verifies the goods loading verification information after arriving at the goods picking address according to the delivery task;
s32, if the verification is passed, opening a plurality of corresponding distribution containers according to the container information, and loading the corresponding types of articles by the distribution containers;
s33, the delivery robot delivers according to the delivery address corresponding to each type of article, and when the delivery address corresponding to one type of article is reached, the delivery robot acquires and verifies the delivery verification information;
s34, if the verification is passed, all containers corresponding to the articles are opened, and after the articles are taken away, the distribution of the articles is completed.
Specifically, in the above embodiment, when the containers are allocated to the articles, a random arbitrary allocation manner is adopted, and in this embodiment, another container allocation manner is provided.
In this embodiment, taking the example of dispensing the medicines at the medicine station, the medicines of each inpatient need to be dispensed to the nurse station of the corresponding department of each patient.
First, containers of the robot are divided into a plurality of types according to the types of articles (such as orthopaedic patient medicines, neurologic patient medicines, cardiological patient medicines, pediatric patient medicines and the like) (such as orthopaedic patient medicines are first-layer containers, neurologic patient medicines are second-layer containers, cardiological patient medicines are third-layer containers, and pediatric patient medicines are fourth-layer containers), and the maximum capacity of each container is set to be one bag of medicines.
The staff of the medicine distribution station needs to distribute two bags of medicines of an orthopaedic patient A to an orthopaedic nurse station in a hospital, distribute one bag of medicine of a neurologic patient B to a neurologic nurse station in the hospital, and distribute two bags of medicines of a pediatric patient C to a pediatric nurse station in the hospital.
After the server receives the distribution task, the cargo carrying condition of each robot needs to be checked, whether a first layer of containers corresponding to orthopaedic patient medicines has 2 idle containers, whether a second layer of containers corresponding to neurologic patient medicines has 1 idle container, whether a third layer of containers corresponding to pediatric patient medicines has 2 idle containers, if the robots meet the conditions, the server takes the robot as a distribution robot, selects two containers numbered 011 and 012 on the first layer, selects one container numbered 022 on the second layer, and selects two containers numbered 042 and 043 on the fourth layer as distribution containers according to the mapping relation between each type of objects and each type of containers and the quantity of each type of objects. And the numbers and the distribution tasks corresponding to the 5 distribution containers are issued to the distribution robots.
In order to improve the delivery efficiency of the robots, the server can distribute a plurality of delivery tasks for one robot according to the loading condition of each robot.
The delivery robot arrives at the delivery address according to the delivery address in the delivery task and a map pre-stored in the robot, then a verification prompt is sent to a worker (verification modes include but are not limited to identity information authentication, password authentication, verification code verification and the like), after the worker inputs the verification information, the robot authenticates according to a pre-stored secret key, if the verification is passed, the robot opens 5 corresponding delivery containers, after the worker puts drugs of three patients into the delivery containers respectively, the 5 delivery containers are manually closed, or a loading completion button on the robot is clicked, and the robot automatically closes the 5 delivery containers. And then, according to the distribution task and the map, arriving at a nurse station corresponding to one of the patients, for example, firstly arriving at an orthopedics nurse station of the department of the hospital, sending a verification prompt to the staff, after the staff inputs verification information, authenticating the robot according to a pre-stored key, if the verification is passed, opening all first-layer containers corresponding to the medicines of the orthopedics patients, after all the objects in the first-layer containers are taken out by the orthopedics staff, completing the distribution of the medicines of the orthopedics patients by the robot, and then distributing the medicines to the next distribution address in the same way until all the objects are distributed.
The present invention provides an embodiment of a server applied to goods distribution, as shown in fig. 3, including:
a server receiving module 11, configured to receive the delivery task;
the processing module 14 is further configured to divide the containers of the robot into a plurality of classes in advance according to the types of the articles, so that each type of article forms a mapping with each type of container;
the setting module 15 is used for setting the maximum capacity of each type of container;
an obtaining module 16, electrically connected to the server receiving module 11, configured to analyze the delivery request and obtain the type of the articles and the quantity of each type of articles;
the searching module 17 is electrically connected with the acquiring module 16, the processing module 14 and the setting module 15, and is configured to search a robot capable of performing the distribution task as the distribution robot 2 according to the usage condition of each type of container on the robot, the maximum capacity of each type of container, the type of the object and the number of each type of object;
a selecting module 12, configured to find a robot capable of performing the distribution task as a distribution robot, and select a plurality of idle containers as distribution containers from the containers of the distribution robot;
preferably, the selecting module 12 is further electrically connected to the processing module 14 and the searching module 17, and is configured to select a corresponding number of idle containers from the containers mapped by each type of objects as the distribution containers of each type of objects according to the mapping relationship between each type of objects and each type of containers;
a sending module 13, electrically connected to the selecting module 12, configured to issue the distribution task and the container allocation information to the distribution robot 2, so that the distribution robot 2 loads the articles according to a plurality of the distribution containers in the container allocation information, and distributes the articles according to the distribution task.
Specifically, the articles in the present invention include test samples (e.g., blood samples, urine samples, saliva samples) in hospitals, or medicines, medical supplies, and the like. The robot of the present invention has several containers, each of which has its own unique number and may be used to load articles.
The invention can be used for the distribution of articles in hospitals. Each department of the hospital can be provided with a delivery request terminal (including a computer, a tablet computer, a mobile phone and other terminals), and when a medical worker needs to deliver some articles, the medical worker can edit the articles and the quantity to be delivered, the goods taking address and the delivery address on the delivery request terminal, and send the delivery task to the server 1.
In this embodiment, the server mainly has a function of selecting a robot capable of executing a distribution task as a distribution robot, and selecting a plurality of containers on the distribution robot as distribution containers of the distribution task according to the distribution task.
The present embodiment is directed to dispensing a sample of a patient's body fluid.
In large hospitals there are typically a plurality of sample collection stations and test stations, such as blood collection stations, urine collection stations, saliva collection stations, blood test stations, urine test stations, saliva test stations. When the number of the collected samples in each collecting station reaches a certain number, the staff needs to send the collected samples to the testing station for sample testing. The staff can input the body fluid sample and the quantity to be distributed at the distribution request end. For example, a worker at a blood collection station can input 3 groups of blood samples, the blood collection station is a delivery address, and the blood inspection station is a delivery address; the staff of the saliva collecting station can input 2 groups of saliva samples, the goods taking address is the saliva collecting station, and the distribution address is the saliva checking station; the distribution request side integrates these contents into a distribution task and sends the distribution task to the server 1, and thus the server 1 receives two distribution tasks.
After receiving the distribution task, the server 1 selects a robot capable of executing the distribution task (for example, a robot without the distribution task or a robot with a container not filled) from the plurality of robots as the distribution robot 2 for the task. Due to the particularity of the items in hospitals, for example, blood samples and saliva samples cannot be mixed with each other or some medicines cannot be mixed with each other, a plurality of containers are required for separate loading of the items.
For example, the server schedules two delivery tasks to the same delivery robot to complete delivery, and then the server 1 selects two idle containers numbered 003, 005 as delivery containers from the containers of the delivery robot 2; the test tube is used for loading 3 groups of blood samples and 2 groups of saliva samples. The server 1 then issues the distribution task and container information (i.e., container numbers) of the five distribution containers to the distribution robot 2.
After receiving the container information of the distribution task and the two distribution containers, the robot can sequentially come to the blood collection station and the saliva collection station according to the map, open the corresponding distribution containers, the staff can respectively pack 3 groups of blood samples and 2 groups of saliva samples into the two distribution containers, and then click a loading completion button on the robot, so that the robot automatically closes the five distribution containers, or directly and manually closes the 5 distribution containers. And the robot respectively conveys the two groups of body fluid samples to a blood inspection station and a saliva inspection station according to the map to finish distribution.
According to the invention, the robot is used for completing the distribution of articles, so that a large amount of labor cost can be saved, and the robot is provided with a plurality of containers, so that the effect of isolating the articles can be achieved, and the articles cannot be polluted mutually.
As shown in fig. 4, the present invention further provides a delivery robot 2 applied to article delivery, the delivery robot 2 includes a plurality of containers, the delivery task includes a pick-up address of an article and a delivery address corresponding to each type of article, the delivery robot 2 further includes:
the robot receiving module 21 is configured to receive the distribution task issued by the server 1 and container information of a plurality of distribution containers; when the server 1 receives the distribution task, the distribution container is obtained by selecting a robot capable of executing the distribution task as the distribution robot 2 and selecting a plurality of free containers as distribution containers from the containers of the distribution robot 2.
A distribution module 22 electrically connected to the robot receiving module 21, configured to load articles according to a plurality of the distribution containers in the container distribution information, and distribute the articles according to the distribution tasks;
the verification module 24 is used for acquiring and verifying the goods loading verification information after the robot reaches the goods picking address corresponding to each type of goods;
the control module 23 is electrically connected to the verification module 24, and is configured to open a plurality of corresponding distribution containers according to the plurality of container information and load the corresponding types of articles by the plurality of distribution containers if the verification is passed;
the delivery module 22, the delivery robot 2 delivers according to the delivery address corresponding to each type of article;
the verification module 24 is configured to obtain and verify the pickup verification information after the robot arrives at the delivery address corresponding to the first type of article;
the control module 23 is further configured to open all containers corresponding to the type of objects if the verification is passed, and complete the distribution of the type of objects after the type of objects are taken away.
Specifically, in this embodiment, taking a medicine station as an example for distributing medicines, it is necessary to distribute medicines of each inpatient to a nurse station of a department corresponding to each patient.
First, containers of the robot are divided into a plurality of types according to the types of articles (such as orthopaedic patient medicines, neurologic patient medicines, cardiological patient medicines, pediatric patient medicines and the like) (such as orthopaedic patient medicines are first-layer containers, neurologic patient medicines are second-layer containers, cardiological patient medicines are third-layer containers, and pediatric patient medicines are fourth-layer containers), and the maximum capacity of each container is set to be one bag of medicines.
Now, the staff in the drug distribution station needs to deliver three bags of drugs of the orthopaedic patient a to the department of hospital orthopedics nurse station, deliver one bag of drug of the neurologic patient B to the department of hospital neurology nurse station, and deliver two bags of drugs of the pediatric patient C to the department of hospital pediatrics nurse station, so that the staff in the drug distribution station can input the drugs and the quantity of each patient to the delivery request terminal and input the corresponding pickup address and delivery address to the delivery request terminal, and the delivery request terminal integrates the information into a delivery task and sends the delivery task to the server 1.
After the server 1 receives the distribution task, the cargo carrying condition of each robot needs to be checked, whether a first-layer container corresponding to the medicine of an orthopedic patient has 2 idle containers, whether a second-layer container corresponding to the medicine of a neurologic patient has 1 idle container, whether a third-layer container corresponding to the medicine of a pediatric patient has 2 idle containers, if a robot meeting the conditions exists, the server 1 takes the robot as a distribution robot 2, selects two containers with numbers of 011 and 012 on the first layer, selects one container with number of 022 on the second layer, and selects two containers with numbers of 042 and 043 on the fourth layer as distribution containers according to the mapping relation between each type of article and each type of container and the quantity of each type of article. And the numbers and the distribution tasks corresponding to the 5 distribution containers are issued to the distribution robot 2.
In order to improve the delivery efficiency of the robots, the server 1 may assign a plurality of delivery tasks to one robot according to the load situation of each robot.
The distribution robot 2 arrives at the delivery address according to the delivery address in the delivery task and a map pre-stored in the robot, then sends a verification prompt to the staff (the verification mode includes but is not limited to identity information authentication, password authentication, verification code verification and the like), after the staff inputs the verification information, the robot authenticates according to a pre-stored secret key, if the verification is passed, the robot opens 5 corresponding distribution containers, after the staff respectively puts the medicines of three patients into the distribution containers, the 5 distribution containers are manually closed, or a loading completion button on the robot is clicked, and the robot automatically closes the 5 distribution containers. And then, according to the distribution task and the map, arriving at a nurse station corresponding to one of the patients, for example, firstly arriving at an orthopedics nurse station of the department of the hospital, sending a verification prompt to the staff, after the staff inputs verification information, authenticating the robot according to a pre-stored key, if the verification is passed, opening all first-layer containers corresponding to the medicines of the orthopedics patients, after all the objects in the first-layer containers are taken out by the orthopedics staff, completing the distribution of the medicines of the orthopedics patients, and then distributing the medicines to the next distribution address in the same way until all the objects are distributed.
In addition, identification information (such as RFID labels, two-dimensional codes and bar codes) can be arranged on the shell of each type of article, for example, the orthopaedic patient medicine can be provided with type A identification information, and the medical patient medicine can be provided with type B identification information. When goods are loaded in the container, the robot can automatically generate a corresponding delivery address according to the identification information of the goods, and after the goods arrive at the delivery address corresponding to the identification information of one type of goods, the container with the goods is completely opened, so that the delivery of the goods is completed.
It should be noted that the above embodiments can be freely combined as necessary. The foregoing is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and it should be noted that, for those skilled in the art, various modifications and decorations can be made without departing from the principle of the present invention, and these modifications and decorations should also be regarded as the protection scope of the present invention.

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1. An article distribution method, which is applied to article distribution in hospitals, the method comprising the steps of:
the server divides containers of the robot into a plurality of classes in advance according to the types of the articles, so that each class of articles and each class of containers form mapping; and setting the maximum capacity of each type of container; each type of container is loaded with corresponding goods in a separated mode, and different goods are delivered in an isolated mode;
when the server receives a distribution task, selecting a robot capable of executing the distribution task as a distribution robot, and selecting a plurality of idle containers as distribution containers from containers of the distribution robot; the distribution tasks and the container information of the distribution containers are issued to the distribution robot;
the delivery task comprises a goods taking address of the goods and a delivery address corresponding to each type of the goods;
the delivery robot acquires and verifies loading verification information after arriving at a goods taking address according to the delivery task, if the verification is passed, corresponding delivery containers are opened according to the container information, and the delivery containers are loaded with respective corresponding types of goods;
the delivery robot delivers according to the delivery address corresponding to each type of article, acquires and verifies the goods taking verification information after the delivery address corresponding to one type of article is reached, if the verification is passed, all containers corresponding to the type of article are opened, and delivery of the type of article is completed after the type of article is taken away.
2. The method according to claim 1, wherein a robot capable of performing the distribution task is selected as a distribution robot, and a plurality of containers in an idle state are selected as distribution containers on the distribution robot, the method comprising the steps of:
the server analyzes the distribution request to obtain the types of the articles and the quantity of each type of the articles;
the server searches out a robot capable of executing the distribution task as a distribution robot according to the use condition of each type of container on the robot, the maximum capacity of each type of container, the type of the articles and the quantity of each type of articles;
and the server selects a corresponding number of idle containers as distribution containers of each type of articles in the containers mapped by each type of articles according to the mapping relation between each type of articles and each type of containers and the number of each type of articles.
3. A server applied to the delivery of articles, which is characterized in that the server applied to the delivery of articles in hospitals comprises:
the processing module is also used for dividing containers of the robot into a plurality of classes in advance according to the types of the articles, so that each class of articles and each class of containers form mapping; each type of container is loaded with corresponding goods in a separated mode, and different goods are delivered in an isolated mode;
the setting module is used for setting the maximum capacity of each type of container;
the server receiving module is used for receiving the distribution tasks;
the selection module is electrically connected with the server receiving module and is used for finding out a robot capable of executing the distribution task as a distribution robot and selecting a plurality of idle containers as distribution containers in the containers of the distribution robot;
and the sending module is electrically connected with the selection module and is used for issuing the distribution task and the container distribution information to the distribution robot, so that the distribution robot obtains and verifies the loading verification information after reaching a goods taking address according to the distribution task, opens a plurality of corresponding distribution containers according to a plurality of container information after passing the verification, loads the corresponding types of articles through the plurality of distribution containers, then distributes the articles according to the delivery addresses corresponding to the types of articles, obtains and verifies the goods taking verification information after reaching the delivery addresses corresponding to the types of articles, opens all the containers corresponding to the types of articles after passing the verification, and finishes the distribution of the types of articles after the articles are taken away.
4. The server for distribution of goods according to claim 3, wherein the server further comprises:
the processing module is also used for dividing the containers of the robot into a plurality of classes in advance according to the types of the articles, so that each class of articles and each class of containers form mapping;
the setting module is used for setting the maximum capacity of each type of container;
the acquisition module is electrically connected with the server receiving module and used for analyzing the distribution request and acquiring the types of the articles and the quantity of each type of the articles;
the searching module is electrically connected with the acquiring module and used for searching the robot capable of executing the distribution task as a distribution robot according to the using condition of each type of container on the robot, the maximum capacity of each type of container, the type of the articles and the quantity of each type of articles;
and the selection module is used for selecting the idle containers with the corresponding number as the distribution containers of each type of articles in the containers mapped by each type of articles according to the mapping relation between each type of articles and each type of containers.
5. A delivery robot for delivery of articles, for use in the delivery of articles in hospitals, the delivery robot comprising a plurality of containers, the delivery robot further comprising:
the robot receiving module is used for receiving the distribution tasks issued by the server and the container information of a plurality of distribution containers; when the distribution task is received by the server, the robot capable of executing the distribution task is selected as a distribution robot, and a plurality of idle containers are selected as distribution containers from the containers of the distribution robot to obtain the distribution containers; the server divides containers of the robot into a plurality of classes according to the types of the articles in advance, so that each type of article and each type of container form mapping; each type of container is loaded with corresponding goods in a separated way, and different goods are delivered in an isolated way; and setting the maximum capacity of each type of container;
the delivery task includes a pick-up address of the article and a delivery address corresponding to each type of article, and the delivery robot further includes:
the verification module is used for acquiring and verifying the goods loading verification information after the delivery robot reaches the goods taking address corresponding to each type of goods;
the control module is used for opening a plurality of corresponding distribution containers according to the container information if the verification is passed, and loading the corresponding types of articles by the plurality of distribution containers;
the delivery module is used for delivering the goods according to the delivery address corresponding to each type of goods by the delivery robot;
the verification module is used for acquiring and verifying the goods taking verification information after the delivery robot delivers the goods delivery addresses corresponding to the first class of goods;
the control module is also used for opening all containers corresponding to the articles if the verification is passed, and completing the distribution of the articles after the articles are taken away.
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