CN115729182A - Logistics control system and method - Google Patents
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Abstract
The present disclosure relates to a logistics control system and method, the system comprising: the robot system comprises a plurality of communication components, a controller and one or more robots, wherein the plurality of communication components are respectively connected with the controller and the one or more robots; the controller is used for determining a target robot according to the transportation request message, the position information of the one or more robots and the robot state, determining calling information according to the process information, and sending the calling information to the communication component; the communication component is used for sending the position information and the robot state of the one or more robots to the controller, receiving the calling information sent by the controller and sending the calling information to the target robot; and the robot is used for transferring the object to be transferred of the target station according to the calling information under the condition of receiving the calling information sent by the communication assembly.
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Technical Field
The present disclosure relates to the field of logistics control, and in particular, to a logistics control system and method.
Background
In the existing workshop production, a plurality of machining processes may exist for the same workpiece, and the workpiece needs to be transferred to a plurality of stations to complete all the machining processes. At present, in a production field, transfer of workpieces between different stations is carried out manually, but due to the fact that personnel and information are not timely transferred, transfer lag of the workpieces can be caused, logistics in a workshop are blocked, and production efficiency is affected.
Disclosure of Invention
In order to solve the above problems, the present application provides a logistics control system and method.
In a first aspect, the present application provides a logistics control system, the system comprising: the system comprises a plurality of communication components, a controller and one or more robots, wherein the communication components are respectively connected with the controller and the one or more robots, the communication components are arranged at a plurality of positions of a target area, and the target area represents the activity area of the one or more robots; the controller is used for acquiring process information and transportation request information of a target station, determining a target robot from one or more robots according to the transportation request information and the position information and the robot state of the one or more robots, which are sent by the communication component, determining calling information according to the process information, and sending the calling information to the communication component; the communication component is used for acquiring the position information and the robot state of the one or more robots, sending the position information and the robot state to the controller, receiving the calling information sent by the controller and sending the calling information to the target robot; the robot state represents that the robot is in an idle state or a non-idle state; and the robot is used for transferring the object to be transferred of the target station according to the calling information under the condition of receiving the calling information sent by the communication assembly.
Optionally, the controller is further configured to convert an information format of the process information into a preset identification format, where the preset identification format is an information format that can be identified by the controller.
Optionally, the controller is configured to determine an initial position of the target station according to the transportation request message, acquire the position information and the robot state sent by the communication component, and use a robot that is closest to the initial position and is in an idle state as the target robot according to the initial position and the position information.
Optionally, the calling information includes the starting position and a designated position, and the robot is configured to transfer the article to be transferred from the starting position to the designated position according to the calling information.
Optionally, the controller is further configured to send area map information of the target area to the target robot;
and the robot is used for transferring the article to be transferred to the designated position from the starting position according to the calling information and the regional map information.
Optionally, the robot is further configured to switch a robot state of the robot to a non-idle state when the call information is received; or, under the condition that the article to be transported is transported, the robot state of the robot is switched to an idle state.
In a second aspect, the present application provides a logistics control method, which is applied to a logistics control system, and the system includes: the system comprises a plurality of communication components, a controller and one or more robots, wherein the communication components are respectively connected with the controller and the one or more robots, the communication components are arranged at a plurality of positions of a target area, and the target area represents the activity area of the one or more robots; the method comprises the following steps: acquiring process information and transportation request information of a target station, and position information and robot states of the one or more robots; determining a target robot from the one or more robots based on the transport request message, the location information, and the robot state; determining calling information according to the process information; and sending the calling information to the target robot through the communication assembly, wherein the calling information is used for indicating the robot to transfer the object to be transferred of the target station according to the calling information.
Optionally, the method further includes: and converting the information format of the process information into a preset identification format, wherein the preset identification format represents the information format which can be identified by the controller.
Optionally, the determining a target robot from one or more robots according to the transportation request message, the position information and the robot state comprises: determining the initial position of the target station according to the transportation request message; and according to the initial position and the position information, taking the robot which is closest to the initial position and is in an idle state as the target robot.
Optionally, the method further includes: under the condition that the calling information is received, switching the robot state of the robot into a non-idle state; or, under the condition that the article to be transported is transported, the robot state of the robot is switched to an idle state.
By adopting the technical scheme, the controller determines the target robot from one or more robots according to the transportation request message, determines the calling information according to the process information, and controls the target robot to transport the article to be transported. Like this, the manpower resource consumption has been saved to guaranteed to wait to transport article and can in time transport to the station at next process place, avoided artifical transportation to bring wait to transport article and transported lagged behind or transport the error scheduling problem, ensured that the commodity circulation is unblocked, be favorable to improving production efficiency.
Additional features and advantages of the disclosure will be set forth in the detailed description which follows.
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FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a logistics control system shown in the present application in accordance with an exemplary embodiment;
FIG. 2 is a flow chart of a logistics control method illustrated in accordance with one exemplary embodiment of the present application;
FIG. 3 is a flow chart of another method of logistics control as illustrated in the present application in accordance with an exemplary embodiment.
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The following detailed description of specific embodiments of the present disclosure is provided in connection with the accompanying drawings. It should be understood that the detailed description and specific examples, while indicating the present disclosure, are given by way of illustration and explanation only, not limitation.
Firstly, an application scenario of the present application is explained, the present application is applied to a scenario of logistics control, in the scenario, the existing logistics control is to transfer information through manual transmission, and to transfer manually according to the transfer information, for example, after a process of a designated workpiece at a target station is finished, a responsible person at the target station determines a designated station of a next process of the designated workpiece according to process information, and informs a transfer person of the designated station and the designated workpiece, and the transfer person transfers the designated workpiece to the designated station through a manual transfer mode, but due to reasons of untimely transfer of personnel and information, part transfer delay and even transfer error may be caused, logistics is blocked, and production efficiency is affected.
In order to solve the above problems, the present application provides a logistics control system and method, wherein a target robot is determined from one or more robots according to a transportation request message by the controller, and transfer information is determined according to process information, and the target robot is controlled to transfer the article to be transferred. Like this, treat through this logistics control system and transport the article, not only saved manpower resource consumption to guaranteed to treat that the article of transporting can in time transport to the station at next process place, avoided artifical transport to bring treat that the article of transporting transports lag or transport the error scheduling problem, ensured the commodity circulation unblocked, be favorable to improving production efficiency.
The present application will be described with reference to specific examples.
FIG. 1 is a logistics control system, shown in FIG. 1, of the subject application in accordance with an exemplary embodiment, the system including: the system comprises a controller 101, a plurality of communication components 102 and one or more robots 103, wherein the communication components 102 are respectively connected with the controller and the one or more robots 103, the communication components 102 are arranged at a plurality of positions of a target area, and the target area represents the activity area of the one or more robots 103;
the controller 101 is configured to obtain process information and a transportation request message of a target station, determine a target robot from one or more robots according to the transportation request message and position information and robot states of the one or more robots, which are sent by the communication component 102, determine calling information according to the process information, and send the calling information to the communication component 102;
the communication component 102 is configured to obtain the position information and the robot state of the one or more robots 103, send the position information and the robot state to the controller 101, receive the invoking information sent by the controller 101, and send the invoking information to the target robot; the robot state represents that the robot 103 is in an idle state or a non-idle state;
the robot 103 is configured to transfer the article to be transferred at the target station according to the calling information when receiving the calling information sent by the communication component.
Wherein, in case the robot 103 is in a non-idle state, it is characterized that the robot is transferring an item to be transferred.
By adopting the system, the controller determines the target robot from one or more robots according to the transportation request message, determines the calling information according to the process information and controls the target robot to transport the article to be transported. Like this, the human resource consumption has been saved to guaranteed to treat that the transport article can in time be transported to the station at next process place, avoided artifical transport to bring treat that transport article transport lags behind or transport error scheduling problem, ensured the commodity circulation unblocked, be favorable to improving production efficiency.
In a possible implementation manner, the controller 101 may be connected to a workstation, and may be configured to obtain a transportation request message sent by the target workstation; and the controller 101 may include a process storage module for storing process information of one or more stations; under the condition that the controller 101 receives a transportation request message sent by a target station, a station identifier of the target station is determined through the transportation request message, and process information of the target station is determined through the process storage module according to the station identifier.
The station identification can be a station ID of the target station, and the process information comprises various information such as the working procedure, the station identification and the next processing procedure of the target station, and the quantity, specification and material information of the workpieces processed by the target station; the controller 101 is further configured to convert the information format of the process information into a preset identification format, where the preset identification format may be an information format that the controller 101 can recognize. Therefore, the controller can control the target robot to carry out accurate transfer through the process information.
The target station sends the transportation request message to the controller 101 after completing the current processing procedure of the article to be transported. In case of receiving the transportation request message, the controller 101 may determine a start position according to the transportation request message; and acquiring the position information and the robot state sent by the communication component 102, and taking the robot 103 which is closest to the starting position and in an idle state as the target robot according to the starting position and the position information. The transport request message may include the station position of the target station, or the controller 101 may determine the station position of the target station according to the station identifier of the target station and determine the station position as the start position.
The controller 101 is further configured to obtain identification information of the target robot, and send the calling information to the target robot through the communication component 102 according to the identification information of the target robot.
Wherein the identification information may be an ID of the target robot, and the calling information may include the start position and the designated position; the robot 103 is configured to transfer the to-be-transferred article from the starting location to the designated location according to the calling information.
In another possible implementation manner, taking the control of the logistics in the plant as an example, since a plurality of different functional areas exist in the plant, and an area limiting the entry of the robot 103 may exist in the plurality of different functional areas, the controller 101 is further configured to send the area map information of the target area to the target robot; the robot is used for transferring the article to be transferred to the designated position from the initial position according to the calling information and the regional map information. Therefore, the target robot can ensure that the transfer path is in a preset movable range through the map information of the area, and therefore the stable operation of the robot is guaranteed.
The robot 103 is further configured to switch the robot state of the robot 103 to a non-idle state in a case where the calling information is received, so as to determine that the robot no longer receives the calling information; alternatively, when the article to be transported is completely transported, the robot state of the robot 103 is switched to the idle state. Therefore, the robot state is switched to prevent the robot from receiving the calling information again under the condition of not transferring completion, and the stability of the logistics control system is favorably ensured. In addition, the target robot can also acquire the process information of the station corresponding to the designated position under the condition that the article to be transported is transported to the designated position, and feed back the process information of the station corresponding to the designated position to the controller 101, so as to ensure that the article to be transported is correctly transported.
By adopting the system, the controller determines the target robot from one or more robots according to the transportation request message, determines the calling information according to the process information, and controls the target robot to transport the article to be transported. Like this, the human resource consumption has been saved to guaranteed to wait to transport article and can in time transport to the station at next process place, avoided the part that artifical transportation brought to transport lags or transports error scheduling problem, ensured the commodity circulation unblocked, be favorable to improving production efficiency.
Fig. 2 is a method for logistics control according to an exemplary embodiment, shown in fig. 2, and applied to a logistics control system, the system comprising: the system comprises a plurality of communication components, a controller and one or more robots, wherein the communication components are respectively connected with the controller and the one or more robots and are arranged at a plurality of positions of a target area, and the target area represents the activity area of the one or more robots; the method comprises the following steps:
s201, acquiring process information and transportation request information of the target station, and position information and robot states of the one or more robots.
The robot state represents that the robot is in an idle state or a non-idle state, the controller also converts an information format of the process information into a preset identification format, the preset identification format represents an information format which can be identified by the controller, and the process information comprises the process, the station and the next processing process, the quantity, the specification and the material information of the object to be transported in the target station.
S202, determining a target robot from the one or more robots according to the transportation request message, the position information and the robot state.
Exemplarily, according to the transportation request message, determining a station position of the target station, and taking the station position as a starting position; and taking the robot which is closest to the initial position and is in an idle state as the target robot according to the initial position and the position information.
And S203, determining calling information according to the process information.
Wherein the calling information comprises a designated position and a starting position of the target workstation.
And S204, sending the calling information to the target robot through the communication component.
And the calling information is used for indicating the robot to transfer the object to be transferred of the target station according to the calling information.
Exemplarily, the identification information of the target robot is acquired; and according to the identification information, sending the calling information to the target robot through the communication component, and in addition, in order to ensure that the transfer path of the target robot is within the movable range of one or more robots, sending area map information of a target area to the target robot by the controller, so that the target robot transfers the article to be transferred to the designated position from the starting position through the range in the target area according to the calling information and the area map information.
In addition, under the condition of receiving the calling information, the robot state of the robot is switched to a non-idle state; or, when the article to be transported is transported, the robot state of the robot is switched to an idle state. Therefore, the robot can be prevented from receiving the calling information again under the condition that the transfer is not completed, and the stability of the logistics control system is guaranteed.
By adopting the method, the controller determines the target robot from one or more robots according to the transportation request message, determines the calling information according to the process information, and controls the robot to transport the article to be transported. Like this, the manpower resources consumption has been saved to guaranteed to wait to transport article and can in time transport to the station at next process place, avoided the part that artifical transportation brought to transport lags behind or transports the error scheduling problem, ensured that the commodity circulation is unblocked, be favorable to improving production efficiency.
FIG. 3 is another method of logistics control shown in the present application in accordance with an exemplary embodiment, as shown in FIG. 3, the method comprising:
s301, under the condition that the controller receives a transportation request message of a target station, acquiring process information of the target station according to the transportation request message.
The transport request message comprises a station identifier of the target station, and the controller acquires process information according to the station identifier and converts the information format of the process information into a preset identification format which can be identified by the controller.
And S302, the communication component sends the acquired position information and the robot state of the one or more robots to the controller.
The robot state comprises an idle state and a non-idle state, and when the robot state is in the non-idle state, the robot is characterized in that the robot is transferring the articles to be transferred.
And S303, the controller determines a target robot from the one or more robots according to the transportation request message, the position information and the robot state.
For example, the controller may determine a station position of the target station from the transportation request message, and determine a robot in an idle state closest to the station position as a target robot.
And S304, the controller determines calling information according to the process information.
The calling information can comprise a starting position and a designated position, and is used for instructing the robot to transfer the article to be transferred from the starting position to the designated position, wherein the starting position represents the station position of the target station.
And S305, the controller sends the calling information to the target robot through the communication component.
And S306, under the condition that the target robot receives the calling information, transferring the article to be transferred of the target station according to the calling information.
The target robot switches the robot state of the target robot into a non-idle state under the condition that the target robot receives the calling information; and the state of the robot is switched to an idle state under the condition that the article to be transported is transported to a specified position.
By adopting the method, the controller determines the target robot from one or more robots according to the transportation request message, determines the calling information according to the process information, and controls the robot to transport the article to be transported. Like this, the human resource consumption has been saved to guaranteed to wait to transport article and can in time transport to the station at next process place, avoided the part that artifical transportation brought to transport lags or transports error scheduling problem, ensured the commodity circulation unblocked, be favorable to improving production efficiency.
In another exemplary embodiment, a computer program product is also provided, which comprises a computer program executable by a programmable apparatus, the computer program having code portions for performing the above-described logistics control method when executed by the programmable apparatus.
The preferred embodiments of the present disclosure are described in detail above with reference to the accompanying drawings, however, the present disclosure is not limited to the specific details in the above embodiments, and various simple modifications may be made to the technical solution of the present disclosure within the technical idea of the present disclosure, and these simple modifications all belong to the protection scope of the present disclosure.
It should be noted that, in the above embodiments, the various features described in the above embodiments may be combined in any suitable manner, and in order to avoid unnecessary repetition, various possible combinations will not be further described in the present disclosure.
In addition, any combination of various embodiments of the present disclosure may be made, and the same should be considered as the disclosure of the present disclosure, as long as it does not depart from the spirit of the present disclosure.
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1. A logistics control system, said system comprising: the system comprises a plurality of communication components, a controller and one or more robots, wherein the communication components are respectively connected with the controller and the one or more robots, the communication components are arranged at a plurality of positions of a target area, and the target area represents the activity area of the one or more robots;
the controller is used for acquiring process information and transportation request information of a target station, determining a target robot from one or more robots according to the transportation request information and the position information and the robot state of the one or more robots, which are sent by the communication component, determining calling information according to the process information, and sending the calling information to the communication component;
the communication component is used for acquiring the position information and the robot state of the one or more robots, sending the position information and the robot state to the controller, receiving the calling information sent by the controller and sending the calling information to the target robot; the robot state represents that the robot is in an idle state or a non-idle state;
and the robot is used for transferring the object to be transferred of the target station according to the calling information under the condition of receiving the calling information sent by the communication assembly.
2. The system of claim 1, wherein the controller is further configured to convert the information format of the process information into a predetermined identification format, and the predetermined identification format is an information format recognizable by the controller.
3. The system of claim 1, wherein the controller is configured to determine a starting position of the target workstation according to the transportation request message, obtain the position information and the robot status sent by the communication component, and use a robot that is closest to the starting position and is in an idle state as the target robot according to the starting position and the position information.
4. The system of claim 3, wherein the calling information includes the starting location and a designated location, and the robot is configured to transfer the article to be transferred from the starting location to the designated location according to the calling information.
5. The system of claim 4, wherein the controller is further configured to send regional map information of the target area to the target robot;
and the robot is used for transferring the article to be transferred to the designated position from the starting position according to the calling information and the regional map information.
6. The system according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the robot is further configured to switch a robot state of the robot to a non-idle state if the call information is received; or under the condition that the article to be transported is transported completely, the robot state of the robot is switched to an idle state.
7. A logistics control method is characterized in that the method is applied to a logistics control system, and the system comprises: the system comprises a plurality of communication components, a controller and one or more robots, wherein the communication components are respectively connected with the controller and the one or more robots, the communication components are arranged at a plurality of positions of a target area, and the target area represents the activity area of the one or more robots; the method comprises the following steps:
acquiring process information and transportation request information of a target station, and position information and robot states of the one or more robots;
determining a target robot from the one or more robots based on the transport request message, the location information, and the robot status;
determining calling information according to the process information;
and sending the calling information to the target robot through the communication assembly, wherein the calling information is used for indicating the robot to transfer the object to be transferred of the target station according to the calling information.
8. The method of claim 7, further comprising:
and converting the information format of the process information into a preset identification format, wherein the preset identification format represents the information format which can be identified by the controller.
9. The method of claim 7, wherein determining a target robot from one or more robots based on the transport request message, the location information, and the robot status comprises:
determining the initial position of the target station according to the transportation request message;
and according to the initial position and the position information, taking the robot which is closest to the initial position and is in an idle state as the target robot.
10. The method according to any one of claims 7 to 9, further comprising:
under the condition that the calling information is received, switching the robot state of the robot into a non-idle state; or,
and under the condition that the article to be transported is transported completely, switching the robot state of the robot into an idle state.
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