CN1370726A - Transport controlling method and system for transportor - Google Patents

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CN1370726A
CN1370726A CN02105145A CN02105145A CN1370726A CN 1370726 A CN1370726 A CN 1370726A CN 02105145 A CN02105145 A CN 02105145A CN 02105145 A CN02105145 A CN 02105145A CN 1370726 A CN1370726 A CN 1370726A
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In a factory consisting of a plurality of apparatus and a storage, to provide a transport control method which enables reduction of time for work transporting carriers between each apparatus and for supplying and collecting empty carriers. At the time when a transport request of carrier occurs from each apparatus, transport by a carrying vehicle is controlled by selecting transporting to the destination, waiting at the source and transport to the storage in such manner as to minimize transport time basing on the conditions of transfer ports of the source and destination.

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Conveyer carrying control method and system thereof
Technical field
The present invention relates to the carrying control method of workpiece to be machined in device fabrication workshops such as quartz conductor and surface plate.
Background technology
In quartz conductor and two-d display panel device fabrication workshops such as (for example: liquid crystal indication panel and plasma apparatus display panel etc.), airborne fine solid particle etc. can greatly influence product design and performance.Therefore, for removing the accompanying dust of operating personnel on one's body, conveyers such as box that workpiece to be machined is packed into, and the employing system that mobile unmanned Automatic Guided Vehicle is carried conveyer automatically between each device in top board, ground or ground lower groove.
The carrying control method of conveyer in this automatic handing system is described referring now to Fig. 5.
As shown in Figure 5, quartz conductor and plane represent that the device fabrication workshop of panel for example is made of 8 district (bay) A-H that compile same device.Each device district A-H be respectively equipped with make a standby of workpiece to be machined deposit warehouse 1A-1H, and divide in the interval transport passage for transporting 23 of apparatus for converting and the device district transport passage for transporting 22 to carry out management of shifting products.
The carrying command device is accepted will to carry instruction immediately after the carrying request between each device in each device district A-H or each the device district and is resolved into minimum carrying unit and generate a plurality of carryings unit.The carrying control setup sends signal successively to automatic guided vehicle 24, and control is carried in each carrying unit.
When after each device is handled, sending, during the manufacturing system of the multiple arrangement formation of the conveyer that the conveyer of being placed when putting into workpiece to be machined with feeder is different, need supplying with or reclaiming empty conveyer and carry control.
At this moment, when receiving each device the request of sky conveyer is provided, the carrying command device is assigned from the carrying that the warehouse is transported to the empty conveyer of request unit of depositing in request unit corresponding device district and is instructed.
Receive when reclaiming empty conveyer request from each device, assign from request unit and under please installing, deposit the instruction that empty conveyer is carried in the warehouse in.
Usually, depositing warehouse 1A-1H influences the cleaning accumulator of structure for can not being subjected to dust in the air, and workpiece to be machined in the workshop in the manufacturing procedure and the conveyer of being placed thereof are controlled so as in depositing warehouse 1A-1H to be waited for.
In recent years, in equipment workshops such as quartz conductor and two-d display panel, increased the example that links a plurality of processing unit (plant)s formation manufacturing lines.
Along with the increase of the device that constitutes manufacturing line, the device group quantity of carrying starting point or carrying destination reduces to some extent.Therefore, different with the workshop that existing apparatus shown in Figure 5 district mode constitutes, mainly adopt the workshop that connects whole processing unit (plant)s 21 and deposit the so-called big room mode in warehouse 25 by a transport passage for transporting 26 shown in Figure 6.(put down in writing the workshop of this form in " key-note speech/market expectation " data of the last distribution of " the 2000PDP seminar " on the LCD/PDP international fairs in 2000 that hold the Yokohama City,, Kanagawa County, held on October 27th, 2000 in the former husband's of three residences the article.)
The problem that exists in this big room formula form is, reduce owing to deposit the quantity in warehouse 25, also reduced can standby in depositing warehouse 25 the conveyer number.
On the other hand, for reducing the operating cost of clean room, at present positive active development is called as the sealing conveyer inside of FOUP (Front Open Unified Pod) and SMIF (Standard Mechanical Interface, SMIF) and keeps the microenvironment of conveyer cleaning.
Need not to make workpiece to be machined of processing in the workshop and the conveyer of being placed in the standby in the warehouse of depositing in this microenvironment as cleaning ambient.Handling time produces the problem of loss between device but still exist when being controlled to be standby in depositing the warehouse.
Content of the present invention
The handling time and the supply of empty conveyer that the purpose of this invention is to provide workpiece to be machined between a kind of can will the device in big room formula workshop reduce to minimum carrying control method with recovery time.
Japanese patent laid-open 10-340939 and special opening have been put down in writing the invention of carrying control method about the conveyer that shortens handling time in the workpiece to be machined material flows automation workshop among the 2001-255924.These inventions are intended to not reduce carrying starting point device and start the handling time that shortens the conveyer of depositing workpiece to be machined under the situation of rate.
The invention is characterized in, in the time can't under not reducing the situation that carrying starting point device starts rate, sending into carrying starting point device, by standby in carrying starting point device, shorten the handling time of the conveyer of depositing workpiece to be machined and be used to reclaim the empty conveyer that produces behind the beginning processing work and the handling time of the empty conveyer that finished work is deposited in supply.
The carrying control method of conveyer of the present invention is characterised in that, realizing the workpiece to be machined material flows automation promptly: workpiece to be machined is put into conveyer, the automatic guided vehicle that utilization is moved in top board, ground or ground lower groove, be provided with a plurality of processing unit (plant)s that conveyer is transported into, transports mouthful with and/or the inter process of testing fixture and as the way in the depositing in the workshop of carrying between the warehouse of temporary transient storing unit, in computing machine, be transported in above-mentioned each device of input mouthful and the claimed condition that is transported into and transports of the above-mentioned conveyer that transports mouth and the data of load condition; The aforementioned calculation machine by preset software to be carried to carrying starting point device, standby or be carried to and deposit the warehouse and select, control in the device of carrying starting point, be not transported into state even be not, but being transported into when mouthful having certain space of carrying starting point, the workpiece to be machined standby is cut down to the carrying of depositing the warehouse as temporary transient storing unit in the way for being transported into state to being transported into the destination inlet, and make the transport distance of automatic guided vehicle be minimum.
So-called automatic guided vehicle is meant, workpiece to be machined is placed container for conveying-conveyer, and will hang if be laid on top board, ground, the instrument that moves as track of track under the lower groove and guidance tape.
Adopt the carrying control method of this kind formation, if in certain device, need will deposit when the conveyer of processed workpiece has been carried to next process, this device will send the request signal that transports this conveyer.The carrying control setup confirms according to this carrying request signal whether all mouthfuls of next process device are in the state that can be transported into this conveyer.If confirm and to be transported into, then send the instruction that conveyer is carried to next process carrying starting point immediately.Can make transport trolley will transport conveyer like this and be carried to the miles of relative movement of next process for minimum.
But, carry out the following inlet occupation rate management that transports, occupy and carry workpiece to the processed of carrying the starting point device and can not stop transporting conveyer that inlet can be transported in all of carrying starting point device.At first to default occupation rate therewith the occupation rate of luck gangway compare.Surpass preset value if transport the occupation rate of inlet this moment, then send from carrying starting point device and be carried to depositing warehouse etc. other depositing a little instruction of non-carrying starting point device.
The another kind of carrying of the present invention control method is characterised in that, the workshop of depositing the warehouse of during workpiece to be machined after transporting processing unit (plant) or testing fixture and handling above-mentioned workpiece to be machined being put into that the different conveyer of used conveyer transports when being transported into above-mentioned processing unit (plant) and testing fixture, be provided with multiple arrangement and the empty Handling device of keeping, input and deposit status datas of the above-mentioned load condition that is transported into mouthful that is transported into empty conveyer that mouth produced and other devices that need empty conveyer of above-mentioned each device in computing machine; The aforementioned calculation machine according to preset software to be carried to other devices, standby or be carried to and deposit the warehouse standby and select, control in carrying starting point device, even do not exist requirement that other devices of the conveyer of sky are provided, also can request reclaim air transport when sending transporting inlet certain space being arranged of apparatus standby to other devices that require to supply with empty conveyer produce and cut down the warehouse of depositing that is carried to the empty conveyer of keeping, and the transport distance that makes automatic guided vehicle is for minimum.
Adopt the carrying control method of this kind formation, in certain device, when having the device request to reclaim empty conveyer, the signal of empty conveyer is carried in the request of will export of this device.The carrying control setup confirms that according to transporting request signal this device could be transported into the carrying state.If confirm that the result for being transported into, then sending immediately conveyer is carried to the carrying subject instructions that requires empty conveyer.If do not require the device of the empty conveyer of carrying or carrying destination to be transported into, then be emitted in standby command in the device of carrying starting point.
But, carry out the following inlet occupation rate management that transports, occupy and carry workpiece to the processed of carrying the starting point device and can not stop transporting conveyer that inlet can be transported in all of carrying starting point device.At first, to default occupation rate therewith the occupation rate of luck gangway compare.Surpass preset value if transport the occupation rate of inlet this moment, then send to be carried to and be not depositing warehouse etc. other depositing a little instruction of carrying starting point device from carrying starting point device.Its result can make the miles of relative movement of the transport trolley of the empty conveyer of carrying be minimum.
The another kind of carrying of the present invention control method is characterised in that, the workshop of depositing the warehouse of during workpiece to be machined after transporting processing unit (plant) or testing fixture and handling above-mentioned workpiece to be machined being put into that the different conveyer of used conveyer transports when being transported into above-mentioned processing unit (plant) and testing fixture, be provided with multiple arrangement and the empty Handling device of keeping, input and deposit above-mentioned status data that transports the load condition of inlet and deposit other devices of sky conveyer that transports the required empty conveyer of inlet of above-mentioned each device in computing machine is to deposit the workpiece to be machined after the processing; By computing machine to from the carrying of other devices, select, control from the supply of depositing the warehouse, the use of not supplying with the empty conveyer of above-mentioned fortune exit work, even do not exist requirement that other devices of the conveyer of sky are provided, also can be when request be supplied with air transport and is sent being transported into of apparatus mouthful certain space to be arranged standby cut down to requiring to reclaim other devices of empty conveyer from depositing of empty conveyer of keeping and transport the warehouse, and the transport distance that makes above-mentioned automatic guided vehicle is for minimum.
Adopt the carrying control method of this kind formation, when having the device request to supply with empty conveyer, the device that has or not request to reclaim empty conveyer is confirmed, if the device that has request to reclaim is then assigned the instruction of carrying out conveyer from this device immediately.If the device that reclaims of request then determines before having the device request to reclaim standby or other deposit a supply by depositing warehouse etc.
But, default occupation rate and the current occupation rate that transports inlet compared, so that all that are transported into carrying starting point device at needs when transporting inlet, are carried workpiece to the processed of carrying the starting point device and can not stopped.Surpass preset value if transport the occupation rate of inlet this moment, send then that other deposit the instruction of a carrying from depositing warehouse etc.Its result can make the miles of relative movement of the transport trolley of the empty conveyer of carrying be minimum.
The another kind of conveyer carrying of the present invention control method is characterised in that, in the above-mentioned 2 kinds carrying control methods that transport or supply with empty conveyer, for shortening the handling time of automatic guided vehicle, is could carrying of basis according to the carrying destination of empty conveyer with the default priority of carrying starting point and with the inlet occupation rate, reclaims the device of selection transportation starting point and carrying destination the device of a plurality of empty conveyers and the device that conveyer is supplied with in a plurality of request from a plurality of requests.
Adopt this kind conveyer control method, can be in advance the priority of the carrying destination of empty conveyer, carrying starting point be defined with could carrying by device.Like this, when having the device request to supply with empty conveyer, exist under the situation of a plurality of empty conveyers, according to default priority, selection transportation starting point device from the device that request is reclaimed.And if the transport distance between the device of request recovery is excessive, then by priority being defined as can not carrying in advance, just can not can not be selected as carrying the starting point by Handling device.Can make the miles of relative movement of the transport trolley of the empty conveyer of carrying be minimum thus.
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Fig. 1 carries the carrying command device of control method and the block diagram that the carrying control system constitutes for the expression embodiment of the invention.
The carrying object that Fig. 2 deposits a determination section for expression is determined the diagram of circuit of flow process.
Fig. 3 is the diagram of circuit of the carrying object decision flow process of the empty conveyer recycle object determination section of expression.
Fig. 4 tears the diagram of circuit that conveyer is supplied with the carrying object decision flow process of starting point determination section open for expression is empty.
The block diagram that Fig. 5 constitutes for expression mode workshop, existing apparatus district.
The block diagram that Fig. 6 constitutes for expression big room formula workshop.
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Illustrate that with reference to the accompanying drawings the present invention carries the best example of control method.
Fig. 1 utilizes the carrying command device and the block diagram of carrying the control system formation of the method for carrying of the embodiment of the invention 1 for expression.
Among Fig. 1, carrying command device 1 is made of computing machine.This carrying command device 1 is exported through Setup Controller 4 from processing unit (plant) 2 and testing fixture 3.Be provided with: the signal receiving part 11 of accepting various carrying request msgs 5,6,7,8; Decision Handling device and the various determination section 12-14 that deposit carrying objects such as warehouse; Deposit warehouse 18 and a plurality of automatic guided vehicle 19 sends the carrying instruction department 15 of carrying instruction 16 by 17 pairs of conveying robot controllers are a plurality of.
Comprise as the carrying request msg: request will be handled workpiece that the back workpiece is transported to subsequent processing and transport and ask 5; Permission from the last process workpiece be transported into be transported into the permission 6; Request is reclaimed workpiece and is thrown in the empty conveyer that finishes and become empty conveyer and reclaim request 7; Workpiece was supplied with request 8 with the empty conveyer of empty conveyer after request was supplied with and deposited processed.
When signal receiving part 11 receives above-mentioned request 5-8, the content of the unit state management D/B (data bank) 9 that manages each unit state is upgraded.
Each determination section 12-14 of decision carrying object is according to the data decision carrying object that accesses from unit state management D/B9 and process flow management D/B.
That is to say, receiving when transporting workpiece request 5, deposit a determination section 11 decisions and whether be transported to next device, whether standby in this device, whether be transported to other and deposit warehouse etc. and deposit a little.
Receive when reclaiming empty conveyer request 7, reclaim 13 decisions of destination device determination section and whether empty conveyer is transported to other devices, whether standby in this device, whether is transported to other and deposits warehouse etc. and deposit a little.
Receive when supplying with empty conveyer 8, supply with 14 decisions of starting point device determination section and whether empty conveyer is transported to other devices, whether deposits from other that warehouse etc. transports depositing a little, whether standby is to there being request recovery air transport to send apparatus.
Below, specify the carrying object decision process of each determination section 12-14 with reference to Fig. 2-Fig. 3.
Fig. 2 is the diagram of circuit of program in the carrying object decision process of depositing a determination section 12 of expression computing machine carrying command device 1.
Deposit a determination section 12 when receiving the request of carrying workpiece to be machined (that is: the step 2-1 among Fig. 2), the data validation subsequent processing device of comparable device condition managing D/B9 could be transported into (step 2-2).If the subsequent processing device is for can be transported into state at this moment, then send the carrying instruction (step 2-3) that workpiece is transported to the subsequent processing device.If the subsequent processing device is not to be transported into state, then the conveyer number that is placed with workpiece according to this device portal place calculates and to transport inlet occupation rate (step 2-4).If the inlet occupation rate is then sent instruction standby in this device less than default occupation rate N, treat to be transported into immediately when the subsequent processing device can be transported into (to call standby command in the following text) (step 2-5).If the inlet occupation rate will be sent instruction and be carried to other immediately and deposit a standby greater than N, vacate this device and transport inlet, accept be transported into (the step 2-6) of next workpiece.So just, can do the suitable judgement of the transport trolley miles of relative movement minimum of sening as an envoy to.
Fig. 3 reclaims the diagram of circuit of the carrying object determination procedure of destination device determination section 13 for the empty conveyer of expression.
Empty conveyer reclaims destination device determination section 13 and in a single day receives the empty conveyer request (step 3-1) of reclaiming, and promptly comparable device condition managing D/B9 retrieves (step 3-2) to the device of the empty conveyer of request supply.
If exist request to supply with the device of empty conveyer, then according to priority device data decision priority device (step 3-3) default among the process flow management D/B10.If priority device then determines empty conveyer is transported to override device (step 3-6), and send the instruction (step 3-7) that is transported to this device.
This priority is according to transport distance or time set, so handling time is minimized.
And, when not existing request to supply with the device of empty conveyer or device that empty conveyer is supplied with in request to be not priority device, then transport in the inlet conveyer number and calculate and transport inlet occupation rate (step 3-4) according to this device.If the inlet occupation rate is then sent standby command less than default occupation rate N, standby in this device is treated to be transported into immediately when empty conveyer is supplied with in other priority device requests.If greater than default occupation rate N, then standby in other deposit a little treats that this device is transported into when mouthful idle, accepts be transported into (the step 3-5) of next workpiece.Like this, just, the minimized suitable judgement of the transport trolley miles of relative movement of can sening as an envoy to.
Fig. 4 supplies with the diagram of circuit of the carrying object determination procedure of starting point determination section 14 for the empty conveyer of expression.
If empty conveyer is supplied with starting point determination section 14 and received the empty conveyer request (step 4-1) of supplying with, then comparable device condition managing D/B9 retrieves (step 4-2) to the device of the empty conveyer of request recovery.
If the device that exists request to reclaim is then according to priority device data decision priority device (step 4-3) default among the process flow management D/B10.If it is a priority device, then determines from the override device, to transport sky conveyer (step 4-7), and send the instruction (step 4-8) that is transported to request unit.
This priority system is according to transport distance or time set, so transport distance is minimized.
When if there is no request is supplied with the device of empty conveyer or device that empty conveyer is supplied with in request and is not priority device, then transport in the inlet conveyer number and calculate and transport inlet occupation rate (step 4-4) according to this device.
If the inlet occupation rate is not then supplied with empty conveyer less than default occupation rate N, when supplying with empty conveyer, other priority device requests are transported into immediately.If greater than default occupation rate N, what empty conveyer that then will standby in other deposit a little was transported to this device is transported into mouth (a step 4-6).Like this, just, the minimized suitable judgement of the transport trolley miles of relative movement of can sening as an envoy to.
As mentioned above, utilize carrying control method of the present invention and system, can make to the carrying starting point and carrying is deposited the handling time of depositing a little in warehouse etc. beyond the starting point and is minimum, so transport distance, time and number of times are minimized.
Adopt the present invention, even the carrying starting point wants seeking time that deviation is arranged with the carrying destination, but owing to be standby in the carrying starting point, so can not exert an influence.And, owing to being suppresses according to the inlet that transports of conveyer occupation rate to the carrying starting point, so can prevent that workpiece is handled the capacity rating decline that stops, starting rate decline and cause in the locking apparatus.
Even the carrying of empty conveyer, because a little handling time is deposited for minimum, so can make transport distance, time and number of times be minimum in the warehouse etc. deposited to the device that requires to reclaim and the device of require supplying with.

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1. a conveyer is carried control method, it is characterized in that, realizing the workpiece to be machined material flows automation promptly: workpiece to be machined is put into conveyer, the automatic guided vehicle that utilization is moved in top board, ground or ground lower groove, be provided with a plurality of processing unit (plant)s that conveyer is transported into, transports mouthful with and/or the inter process of testing fixture and as the way in the depositing in the workshop of carrying between the warehouse of temporary transient storing unit, in computing machine, be transported in above-mentioned each device of input mouthful and the claimed condition that is transported into and transports of the above-mentioned conveyer that transports mouth and the data of load condition; The aforementioned calculation machine by preset software to be carried to carrying starting point device, standby or be carried to and deposit the warehouse and select, control in the device of carrying starting point, be not transported into state even be not, but being transported into when mouthful having certain space of carrying starting point, make the workpiece to be machined standby to be transported into destination inlet for can be transported into state cut down to as temporary transient storing unit in the way deposit the warehouse carrying, and the transport distance that makes described automatic guided vehicle is for minimum.
2. the carrying control method of a conveyer, it is characterized in that, the workshop of depositing the warehouse of during workpiece to be machined after transporting processing unit (plant) or testing fixture and handling above-mentioned workpiece to be machined being put into that the different conveyer of used conveyer transports when being transported into above-mentioned processing unit (plant) and testing fixture, be provided with multiple arrangement and the empty Handling device of keeping, input and deposit status datas of the above-mentioned load condition that is transported into mouthful that is transported into empty conveyer that mouth produced and other devices that need empty conveyer of above-mentioned each device in computing machine; The aforementioned calculation machine according to preset software to be carried to other devices, standby or be carried to and deposit the warehouse standby and select, control in carrying starting point device, even do not exist requirement that other devices of the conveyer of sky are provided, also can request reclaim air transport when sending transporting inlet certain space being arranged of apparatus standby to other devices that require to supply with empty conveyer produce and cut down the warehouse of depositing that is carried to the empty conveyer of keeping, and the transport distance that makes described automatic guided vehicle is for minimum.
3. the carrying control method of a conveyer, it is characterized in that, during workpiece to be machined after transporting processing unit (plant) or testing fixture and handling above-mentioned workpiece to be machined put into that the different conveyer of used conveyer transports when being transported into above-mentioned processing unit (plant) and testing fixture, be provided with in the workshop of depositing the warehouse of multiple arrangement and the empty Handling device of keeping, input and deposit above-mentioned status data that transports the load condition of inlet and deposit other devices of sky conveyer that transports the required empty conveyer of inlet of above-mentioned each device in computing machine is to deposit the workpiece to be machined after the processing; By computing machine to from the carrying of other devices, select, control from the supply of depositing the warehouse, the use of not supplying with the empty conveyer of above-mentioned fortune exit work, even do not exist requirement that other devices of the conveyer of sky are provided, also can be when request be supplied with air transport and is sent being transported into of apparatus mouthful certain space to be arranged standby cut down to requiring to reclaim other devices of empty conveyer from depositing of empty conveyer of keeping and transport the warehouse, and the transport distance that makes described automatic guided vehicle is for minimum.
4. as the carrying control method of claim 2 or 3 described conveyers, it is characterized in that, for shortening the handling time of automatic guided vehicle, according to the default priority of the carrying destination of empty conveyer and carrying starting point and with the inlet occupation rate be basis could carry benchmark, reclaim the device of selection transportation starting point and carrying destination the device of a plurality of empty conveyers and the device that conveyer is supplied with in a plurality of request from a plurality of requests.
5. a conveyer is carried control system, it is characterized in that, realizing the workpiece to be machined material flows automation promptly: workpiece to be machined is put into conveyer, the automatic guided vehicle that utilization is moved in top board, ground or ground lower groove, be provided with a plurality of processing unit (plant)s that conveyer is transported into, transports mouthful with and/or the inter process of testing fixture and as the way in the depositing in the workshop of carrying between the warehouse of temporary transient storing unit, have input and deposit being transported into mouthful and the claimed condition that is transported into and transports of the described conveyer that transports mouth and the data computing machine of load condition of described each device; Described computing machine presets software, described software according to the described data of depositing to carrying carrying starting point device, standby or be carried to and deposit the warehouse and select, control in the device of carrying starting point, even the inlet of carrying destination is not to be transported into state, but being transported into when mouthful having certain space of carrying starting point, make the workpiece to be machined standby deposit transporting of warehouse for what can be transported into that state cuts down in as the way temporary transient storing unit, and the transport distance that makes automatic guided vehicle is for minimum to transporting destination inlet.
6. a conveyer is carried control system, it is characterized in that, the workshop of depositing the warehouse of during workpiece to be machined after transporting processing unit (plant) or testing fixture and handling described workpiece to be machined being put into that the different conveyer of used conveyer transports when being transported into described processing unit (plant) and testing fixture, be provided with multiple arrangement and the empty Handling device of keeping has input and deposits the described load condition that is transported into mouthful that is transported into empty conveyer that mouth produced of described each device and computing machine of the status data of other devices that need empty conveyer; Described computing machine has software, described software by according to the described data of depositing to be carried to other devices, standby or be carried to and deposit the warehouse standby and select, control in the device of carrying starting point, even do not exist requirement that other devices of the conveyer of sky are provided, also can request reclaim air transport when sending the inlet of apparatus that certain space is arranged standby to other devices that require to supply with empty conveyer produce and cut down to the empty conveyer of keeping deposit transporting of warehouse, and the transport distance that makes described automatic guided vehicle is for minimum.
7. the carrying control system of a conveyer.It is characterized in that, the workshop of depositing the warehouse of during workpiece to be machined after transporting processing unit (plant) or testing fixture and handling described workpiece to be machined being put into that the different conveyer of used conveyer transports when being transported into described processing unit (plant) and testing fixture, be provided with multiple arrangement and the empty Handling device of keeping, the described status data of other devices that transports the load condition of inlet and deposit the sky conveyer that transports the required empty conveyer of inlet that has input and deposit described each device is to deposit the computing machine of the workpiece to be machined after the processing; Described computing machine has software, described software according to the described data of depositing to from the carrying of other devices, select, control from the supply of depositing the warehouse, the use of not supplying with the empty conveyer of described fortune exit work, even do not exist requirement that other devices of the conveyer of sky are provided, also can be when request be supplied with air transport and is sent the inlet of apparatus that certain space is arranged standby cut down to the generation of other devices that require to reclaim empty conveyer from the empty conveyer of keeping deposit transporting of warehouse, and the transport distance that makes described automatic guided vehicle is for minimum.
8. as claim 6 or 7 described conveyer carrying control system, it is characterized in that, described software is for shortening the handling time of automatic guided vehicle, according to the default priority of the carrying destination of empty conveyer and carrying starting point and with the inlet occupation rate be basis could carry benchmark, reclaim the device of selection transportation destination and carrying starting point the device of a plurality of empty conveyers and the device that conveyer is supplied with in a plurality of request from a plurality of requests.
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