WO2018174080A1 - Système et procédé de gestion d'articles - Google Patents

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WO2018174080A1
WO2018174080A1 PCT/JP2018/011146 JP2018011146W WO2018174080A1 WO 2018174080 A1 WO2018174080 A1 WO 2018174080A1 JP 2018011146 W JP2018011146 W JP 2018011146W WO 2018174080 A1 WO2018174080 A1 WO 2018174080A1
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祐太 森浦
一也 二木
忍 増田
啓二 野稲
唯 沢田
小掠　哲義
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  • the present disclosure relates to an article management system and an article management method for managing the arrangement of articles in a storage space for storing articles.
  • Patent Documents 1 and 2 disclose conventional systems that manage articles stored in a storage space.
  • Patent document 1 is disclosing the foodstuff management system provided with the camera and sensor (for example, gravity sensor) in the foodstuff storage.
  • This food material management system for example, acquires image data in the food storage from a camera and displays the image of the date of receipt and the image of today as a freshness information side by side.
  • Patent Document 2 includes a tag input unit (RFID) that reads a non-contact tag that stores food information, a pressure-sensitive detection sensor that detects a position where the food is stored, and a weight detection sensor that detects the weight of the food.
  • RFID tag input unit
  • the tag input unit reads the tag information of all the food items in the food storage, and compares the read information with the stored inventory information to identify the newly added food item. ing.
  • the present disclosure provides an article management system and an article management method for accurately identifying an article stored in a storage space and managing the arrangement of the article.
  • An article management system is an article management system that manages the arrangement of articles in a storage space for storing articles, and detects pressure in a two-dimensional manner and outputs pressure information indicating the detected pressure. And a management device that stores article information that is information about the article.
  • the management apparatus obtains pressure information from the sensor device in time series, a temporal change in the obtained pressure information, and an article.
  • the article arranged in the storage space is specified with reference to the information.
  • the article management system and the article management method of the present disclosure it is possible to accurately identify the articles stored in the storage space and manage the arrangement of the articles.
  • FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of an article management system according to the first embodiment of the present disclosure.
  • FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an arrangement example of pressure-sensitive sensors in the first embodiment.
  • FIG. 3A is a diagram illustrating an example of a data structure of an article DB in the first embodiment.
  • FIG. 3B is a diagram illustrating an example of a data structure of a stored item DB in the first embodiment.
  • FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating the article management method according to the first embodiment.
  • FIG. 5A is a diagram illustrating an example of an arrangement in a hangar according to the first embodiment.
  • FIG. 5B is a diagram showing an example in which an article is added from the state shown in FIG. 5A.
  • FIG. 6 is a diagram schematically showing sensor outputs corresponding to the arrangements of FIGS. 5A and 5B and their differences.
  • FIG. 7A is a diagram illustrating another example of the arrangement in the hangar according to the first embodiment.
  • FIG. 7B is a diagram showing an example in which the position of the article is changed from the state shown in FIG. 7A.
  • FIG. 8 is a diagram schematically showing sensor outputs corresponding to the arrangements of FIGS. 7A and 7B and their differences.
  • FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating an example of display by the display device.
  • FIG. 10 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of an article management system according to the second embodiment of the present disclosure.
  • FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating an example of a data structure of the article DB in the second embodiment.
  • FIG. 12 is a flowchart illustrating an article management method according to the second embodiment.
  • FIG. 13 is a diagram showing another example of changing the arrangement of articles in the hangar.
  • FIG. 14 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of an article management system according to another embodiment.
  • FIG. 15 is a diagram illustrating an example of a hangar according to another embodiment.
  • the present disclosure provides an article management system that accurately identifies an arbitrary article including an article that does not include an RFID tag stored in a storage space, and manages the arrangement of the article.
  • the article management system according to the present disclosure uses a pressure-sensitive sensor arranged in a matrix in the storage space in order to identify and manage an arbitrary article, and based on the pressing force against the pressure sensor, the storage space Identify the items that are placed inside.
  • article includes not only individual items but also a container containing a plurality of items.
  • the “stored item” means an item stored in the storage space.
  • the “storage space” is a hangar for storing articles will be described as an example.
  • the hangar is, for example, a warehouse or a warehouse for logistics.
  • FIG. 1 illustrates a configuration of an article management system according to the first embodiment of the present disclosure.
  • the article management system 1 includes a matrix sensor device 100 and a communication device 150 arranged in the storage 10 and a management server 200 that manages articles stored in the storage 10.
  • the matrix sensor device 100 includes a plurality of pressure-sensitive sensors 110 (1) to 110 (N) arranged in a matrix and a signal indicating the pressing force output from each of the pressure-sensitive sensors 110 (1) to 110 (N). And a signal processing unit 120 for processing.
  • the matrix sensor device 100 is an example of a sensor device that detects pressure two-dimensionally and outputs pressure information indicating the detected pressure.
  • the pressure-sensitive sensors 110 (1) to 110 (N) include, for example, an elastic first conductive member, a second conductive member disposed in proximity to the first conductive member, and the first or second conductive member. And a dielectric that at least partially covers the surface of the member.
  • the pressure-sensitive sensors 110 (1) to 110 (N) further include, for example, an integrated circuit electrically connected to a wiring drawn from the first conductive member and a wiring drawn from the second conductive member, or It has a control circuit. Each of the pressure sensitive sensors 110 (1) to 110 (N) is based on a change in electrostatic capacitance between the first conductive member and the second conductive member. N) detects the pressing force applied, and outputs a signal indicating the detected pressing force.
  • the signal processing unit 120 corresponds the detected pressing force to the positions of the pressure sensors 110 (1) to 110 (N) based on the signals output from the pressure sensors 110 (1) to 110 (N). And output as pressure data (pressure information).
  • the pressure data corresponds to, for example, the position (coordinates) of each of the pressure sensors 110 (1) to 110 (N) and the pressing force detected from each of the pressure sensors 110 (1) to 110 (N). And numeric values.
  • the signal processing unit 120 is, for example, an integrated circuit.
  • FIG. 1 shows an example in which the matrix sensor device 100 includes one signal processing unit 120 for the plurality of pressure sensors 110 (1) to 110 (N). The number is arbitrary.
  • the matrix sensor device 100 may include a plurality of signal processing units 120.
  • one signal processing unit 120 may be provided for a predetermined number of units (100 units or the like) of pressure sensitive sensors.
  • the pressure sensors 110 (1) to 110 (N) may be directly connected to the communication device 150 without providing the signal processing unit 120.
  • the communication device 150 is connected to the management server 200 via a network 400 such as the Internet.
  • the communication device 150 outputs pressure data output from the signal processing unit 120 to the management server 200.
  • the communication device 150 includes a wireless communication interface that complies with communication standards such as IEEE 802.11, 3G, LTE, and WiFi.
  • the management server 200 includes a communication unit 210, a control unit 220, a storage unit 230, and an input unit 240.
  • the management server 200 is an example of a management device that identifies an article in the hangar 10 and manages the arrangement of the article.
  • the communication unit 210 includes a wireless communication interface that conforms to a communication standard such as IEEE802.11, 3G, LTE, and WiFi.
  • the control unit 220 receives pressure data transmitted from the communication device 150 in the hangar 10 via the communication unit 210.
  • the control unit 220 updates the stored product database (stored product DB, management information) 232 using the received pressure data and the product database (article DB, product information) 231 stored in the storage unit 230.
  • the control unit 220 stores the received pressure data as sensor output information 233 in the storage unit 230.
  • the controller 220 can be realized by a semiconductor element or the like.
  • the control unit 220 can be configured by, for example, a microcomputer, CPU, MPU, DSP, FPGA, and ASIC.
  • the function of the control unit 220 may be configured only by hardware, or may be realized by combining hardware and software.
  • the storage unit 230 stores an article database (article DB) 231, a stored product database (stored product DB) 232, and sensor output information 233.
  • the article DB 231 includes information related to articles that can be stored in the hangar 10 (see FIG. 3A).
  • the stored item DB 232 includes information on articles actually stored in the hangar 10 (see FIG. 3B). Note that the stored item DB 232 may include information on articles actually stored in the hangar 10.
  • the storage unit 230 can be realized by, for example, a hard disk (HDD), SSD, RAM, DRAM, ferroelectric memory, flash memory, magnetic disk, ROM, or a combination thereof.
  • the input unit 240 includes a keyboard, a touch panel, buttons, or the like.
  • the article management system 1 further includes a display device 300 connected to the network 400.
  • the display device 300 is an example of an output device that outputs information related to articles stored in the storage 10.
  • the display device 300 is a device including a liquid crystal display or an organic EL display, and is, for example, a smartphone, a tablet terminal, or a personal computer.
  • the display device 300 displays information related to articles in the storage 10 based on the stored item DB 232 of the management server 200.
  • FIG. 2 shows an arrangement example of the pressure sensitive sensors 110 (1) to 110 (N).
  • N m rows ⁇ n columns
  • pressure-sensitive sensors 110 (1) to 110 (N) are arranged in a matrix on the floor of the hangar 10 as shown in FIG.
  • the size of each of the pressure sensitive sensors 110 (1) to 110 (N) is, for example, 1 cm ⁇ 1 cm.
  • the size of the pressure sensitive sensors 110 (1) to 110 (N) may be determined according to the size of the article stored in the storage 10 or the size of the bottom surface of the storage 10.
  • FIG. 3A shows an example of the data structure of the article DB 231.
  • the article DB 231 includes, for example, an article name, an article shape, an article weight, and a weight distribution on the article bottom surface.
  • the article DB 231 may include an article identification number (ID) instead of or in addition to the article name.
  • the shape of the article includes the size of the article (for example, length and width, diameter, height) in addition to the bottom shape of the article.
  • FIG. 3B shows an example of the data structure of the stored item DB 232.
  • the stored item DB 232 includes, for example, an article name or an identification number (ID) corresponding to the article name, an entry date and time of the article into the storage case 10, an exit date and time from the storage case 10, an expiration date (for example, one week from the entry date and time), an article
  • ID identification number
  • the position (x, y, z coordinate) of the article is, for example, the position of the center of gravity of the article.
  • the shape of the article includes the size of the article (for example, length and width, diameter, height) in addition to the bottom shape of the article.
  • FIG. 4 shows a flowchart of the update process of the stored item DB 232 by the control unit 220 of the management server 200 in the first embodiment.
  • the control unit 220 of the management server 200 starts updating the stored item DB 232 at a predetermined timing.
  • the control unit 220 of the management server 200 may start the update process of the stored item DB 232 periodically (for example, every predetermined time).
  • update processing of the stored item DB 232 is started. May be.
  • the control unit 220 repeatedly performs all the steps S101 to S106 shown in FIG.
  • control unit 220 may end the update process of the stored item DB 232 when a predetermined time has elapsed from the start of the update process.
  • a sensor for detecting opening / closing of the door of the hangar 10 may be provided in the hangar 10, and the update process may be terminated when information indicating that the door of the hangar 10 has been closed is acquired from the sensor.
  • FIGS. 5A and 5B are examples of the state in the storage 10 and FIG. 5B shows a state in which the article 50 is newly added to the storage 10 from the storage state of the article shown in FIG. 5A.
  • FIGS. 6A and 6B schematically show outputs of the matrix sensor device 100 corresponding to FIGS. 5A and 5B, respectively.
  • FIG. 6C schematically shows the difference between FIG. 6A and FIG. 6B.
  • portions where the sensor output value or the difference value is not 0 are indicated by hatching.
  • FIGS. 7A and 7B show another example of the state in the storage 10, and FIG. 7B shows a state in which the article 55 is moved onto the article 53 from the article storage state shown in FIG. 7A.
  • FIGS. 8A and 8B schematically show outputs of the matrix sensor device 100 corresponding to FIGS. 7A and 7B, respectively.
  • FIG. 8C schematically shows the difference between FIG. 8A and FIG. 8B.
  • portions where the sensor output value or the difference value is not 0 are indicated by hatching.
  • the control unit 220 of the management server 200 acquires pressure data indicating the pressing force output from the matrix sensor device 100 in the storage 10 via the communication unit 210 (S101).
  • the control unit 220 includes, for example, a CPU and a RAM, and stores the pressure data acquired in step S101 in the RAM. And when the update process of stored goods DB232 is complete
  • the control unit 220 calculates the difference between the pressure data acquired last time and the pressure data acquired this time (S102). For example, when the storage state of the article changes from the state shown in FIG. 5A to the state shown in FIG. 5B, the control unit 220 acquires pressure data as shown in FIG. 6A in the previous step S101, In this step S101, pressure data as shown in FIG. 6B is acquired. In this case, a difference (numerical value) as shown in (c) of FIG. 6 is calculated. Similarly, for example, when the storage state of the article changes from the state shown in FIG. 7A to the state shown in FIG. 7B, the control unit 220 generates pressure data as shown in FIG. 8A in the previous step S101. In step S101, pressure data as shown in FIG. 8B is acquired. In this case, a difference (numerical value) as shown in FIG. 8C is calculated.
  • the control unit 220 determines whether or not there is a difference between the pressure data acquired last time and the pressure data acquired this time (S103), and if there is a difference, the article DB 231 is referred to and the difference is dealt with.
  • the stored item is specified (S104). Specifically, for example, the control unit 220 identifies the shape of the stored item from a position (coordinates) having a difference, and determines whether or not the identified shape is included in the article DB 231. For example, the control unit 220 specifies the average value of the entire difference (numerical value) as the weight of the stored item, and determines whether the specified weight is included in the article DB 231.
  • control unit 220 specifies the weight distribution of the stored item from the position having the difference and the value of each difference, and determines whether or not the specified weight distribution is included in the article DB 231. Thereby, for example, if there is an article in the article DB 231 that matches all of the specified shape, weight, and weight distribution, the control unit 220 stores data corresponding to the difference calculated by the matching article. Identified as a product. Note that “matching” of the shape, weight, and weight distribution in the present disclosure includes not only the case where they are completely the same, but also the case where each difference is within a predetermined range.
  • the article 50 is specified as a stored item corresponding to the difference. Specifically, since the article 50 is not detected at the time of FIG. 5A and FIG. 6A, the control unit 220 newly adds the article 50 at the time of FIG. 5B and FIG. 6B. Judge that it was done. In FIG. 7B and FIG. 8C, the control unit 220 identifies the article 55 as a stored item corresponding to the negative difference corresponding to the region 55a, and a stored item corresponding to the positive difference corresponding to the region 55b.
  • the article 55 is specified as follows. Furthermore, since the area 55a and the area 55b have the same size and shape, and the sign of the difference value is opposite, the control unit 220 determines that the identified article 55 has moved from the area 55a to the area 55b.
  • the control unit 220 determines the position (x, y, z) of the stored item (S105). Specifically, the control unit 220 determines the position (x, y) on the plane of the stored item corresponding to the difference from the position (coordinates) having the difference. Further, the control unit 220 obtains the previously acquired pressure data (FIG. 6A, FIG. 8A) and the currently acquired pressure data (FIG. 6B, FIG. 8B). Then, the position (z) in the height direction of the specified stored item is determined with reference to the difference between them ((c) in FIG. 6 and (c) in FIG. 8). For example, comparing (b) of FIG. 6 and (c) of FIG.
  • the size (shape) of the region 50 a and the region 50 b is the same, so the article 50 is arranged on the bottom surface of the hangar 10.
  • the control unit 220 compares the region 53b in FIG. 8B with the region 55b in FIG. 8C, and the sizes (shapes) of the region 53b and the region 55b do not match. Therefore, it is determined that the article 55 is not arranged on the bottom surface of the hangar 10. Further, since it is known that the article 53 is arranged on the bottom surface by the region 53a of FIG. 8A, the control unit 220 causes the article 55 to be placed on the article 53 in the state of FIG. Judge that it was placed.
  • the control unit 220 updates the stored item DB 232 based on the specified stored item (S106). For example, in the case of FIG. 5B and FIG. 6, information regarding the newly added article 50 is added to the stored item DB 232. Moreover, in the case of FIG. 7B and FIG. 8, the position of the article
  • control unit 220 determines that there is no difference between the pressure data acquired last time and the pressure data acquired this time (No in S103), the control unit 220 does not execute steps S104 to S106. While continuing the update process of the stored item DB 232, the control unit 220 returns to step S101 and repeats the update process of the stored item DB 232.
  • the stored item DB 232 updated in this way can be output at a predetermined timing.
  • the display device 300 may request the management server 200 to read the stored item DB 232 when an instruction to output the stored item DB 232 is input by the user, or based on a preset condition.
  • FIG. 9 shows a display output example of the stored item DB 232 by the display device 300.
  • the display device 300 based on the stored item DB 232 that has been read, includes a part of the information included in the stored item DB 232 (for example, the article name, the date of receipt, and the position), May be displayed.
  • the article management system 1 of the present disclosure includes a plurality of pressure sensitive sensors 110 (1) to 110 (N) arranged in a matrix in the hangar 10. Therefore, pressure data indicating the pressing force associated with the positions (coordinates) of the pressure sensitive sensors 110 (1) to 110 (N) is obtained in time series. Therefore, the article management system 1 according to the present disclosure can specify the articles stored in the storage 10 by comparing the pressure data acquired in time series with the article DB 231. Thereby, it is possible to accurately identify and manage any article including an article that does not include an RFID tag.
  • the position (x, y, z) of the article in the hangar 10 can be specified based on the pressure data acquired in time series.
  • the orientation of the article is specified by comparing the weight distribution obtained from the pressure data with the weight distribution in the article DB 231. It is also possible to do.
  • the user is arranged in the hangar 10 at an arbitrary timing and at an arbitrary place by using the display device 300 without actually observing the inside of the hangar 10. You can grasp the goods.
  • the article management system 1 specifies a stored item using an image of a camera when the stored item cannot be specified only by the output of the matrix sensor device 100.
  • FIG. 10 illustrates a configuration of an article management system according to the second embodiment of the present disclosure.
  • the article management system 1 of this embodiment includes at least one camera 180 in the hangar 10 in addition to the configuration shown in FIG.
  • the camera 180 is an example of an imaging device that can capture still images and moving images, and is, for example, a CCD image sensor or a CMOS image sensor.
  • One camera 180 may be arranged at a position where the entire inside of the hangar 10 can be imaged.
  • a plurality of cameras 180 may be arranged at a plurality of locations in the hangar 10 so that the entire inside of the hangar 10 is imaged by the plurality of cameras 180.
  • the camera 180 outputs imaging data (imaging information) obtained by imaging the storage 10.
  • FIG. 11 shows an example of the data structure of the article DB 231 in the present embodiment.
  • the article DB 231 of the present embodiment further includes image data of articles in the article DB 231 shown in FIG. 3A.
  • the image data of an article is image data of an article taken from various angles.
  • the product DB 231 may include data indicating a feature amount for specifying the product that can be extracted from the image captured by the camera 180.
  • FIG. 12 shows a flowchart of the update process of the stored item DB 232 by the control unit 220 of the management server 200 in the second embodiment.
  • steps S205 to S207 are newly added as compared with the flowchart of FIG. 4 of the first embodiment.
  • Steps S201 to S204, S208, and S209 in FIG. 12 are the same as steps S101 to S106 in FIG.
  • step S204 the control unit 220 of the management server 200 determines whether or not a stored item corresponding to the difference between the previously acquired pressure data and the currently acquired pressure data has been identified (S205).
  • the control unit 220 acquires the imaging data generated by the camera 180 in the storage 10 via the communication unit 210 (S206). .
  • the control unit 220 refers to the article DB 231 and specifies a stored item based on the acquired imaging data (S207). Specifically, the control unit 220 compares the acquired imaging data with the image data in the article DB 231 to identify the best matching article. The comparison of the images is performed based on the feature amount of the object included in the images. The control unit 220 may extract a feature amount from an image captured by the camera 180 and specify an article having a similar feature amount from the article DB 231 based on the extracted feature amount.
  • the control unit 220 determines the position (x, y, z) of the specified stored item (S208).
  • the position of the stored product is determined based on the pressure data of the matrix sensor device 100.
  • the position of the stored item is determined based on at least one of the imaging data of the camera 180 and the pressure data of the matrix sensor device 100. decide.
  • the first and second embodiments have been described as examples of the technology disclosed in the present application.
  • the technology in the present disclosure is not limited to this, and can also be applied to embodiments in which changes, replacements, additions, omissions, and the like have been made as appropriate.
  • FIG. 5B shows an example in which the article 50 is newly added to the hangar 10
  • FIG. 7B describes an example in which the article 55 is moved in the hangar 10.
  • the article management system 1 of the present disclosure it is also possible to specify the three-dimensional position of an article accompanying a state change in the hangar 10 as illustrated in FIG. 13 based on pressure data acquired in time series.
  • the example of FIG. 13 illustrates an example in which the article “B” is removed from the state where the articles “C”, “B”, and “A” are stacked in that order from the bottom.
  • the three-dimensional position of the article “A” can be specified by a change in pressure data acquired in time series.
  • the article is specified based on all of the shape of the article, the weight of the article, and the weight distribution on the bottom surface of the article.
  • the article may be specified by at least one of the shape of the article, the weight of the article, and the weight distribution on the bottom surface of the article.
  • the information for specifying the article is not limited to the shape of the article, the weight of the article, and the weight distribution on the bottom surface of the article.
  • the information for identifying the article may be other information as long as the article can be identified from the pressure data obtained by the pressure-sensitive sensors 110 (1) to 110 (N).
  • the case where there are a plurality of types of articles that can be stored in the hangar 10 and the article management system 1 identifies the articles stored in the hangar 10 has been described as an example.
  • the article management system 1 of the present disclosure can also be applied to a case where one kind of article that can be stored in the storage 10 is determined in advance. In this case, the article management system 1 does not need to specify the articles stored in the hangar 10.
  • the control unit 220 of the management server 200 determines the position of the predetermined article on the plane and the position in the height direction. And specify.
  • the management server 200 may store weight information including at least one of the weight and weight distribution of a predetermined article stored in the storage 10 in the storage unit 230 instead of the article DB 231. Then, the position in the height direction may be determined by comparing the obtained pressure data with the weight information. For example, if the weight indicated by the pressure data is twice the weight of the predetermined article, the position in the height direction can be determined by determining that the two predetermined articles are stacked.
  • the management server 200 is connected to the communication device 150 in the hangar 10 via the network 400.
  • the management server 200 may be provided in the hangar 10.
  • the display device 300 is connected to the management server 200 via the network 400.
  • the function of the display device 300 and the function of the management server 200 may be integrated and realized by a single device.
  • the communication device 150 may be omitted.
  • the matrix sensor device 100, the management server 200, and the display device 300 may be connected without going through the network 400.
  • the article management system 1 may not include the communication device 150 and the communication unit 210. All the functions of the matrix sensor device 100, the management server 200, and the display device 300 may be integrated into a single device.
  • the “storage space” is a storage 10 such as a warehouse or a storage, and a plurality of pressure-sensitive sensors 110 (1) to 110 (N) are connected to the storage 10 (the storage space).
  • the plurality of pressure-sensitive sensors 110 (1) to 110 (N) can be arranged at arbitrary locations.
  • the load storage unit 510 of the delivery truck 500 may be a storage space corresponding to the storage 10.
  • the storage space may be a truck bed, a display shelf such as a store, or a refrigerator. The following various effects are obtained depending on the location of the pressure sensitive sensors 110 (1) to 110 (N).
  • a plurality of pressure-sensitive sensors 110 (1) to 110 (N) are arranged in a warehouse such as physical distribution, according to the article management system 1 of the present disclosure, identification of the article and the location of the article in the warehouse is performed. Is possible. Therefore, it helps to prevent forgetting to ship the article.
  • a plurality of pressure-sensitive sensors 110 (1) to 110 (N) are arranged on a display shelf such as a store, it is possible to grasp the sales of an article (product) by using the article management system 1 of the present disclosure. become. Therefore, it is useful for sales management of products in the store.
  • control unit 220 of the management server 200 may have an automatic ordering function for automatically ordering articles. For example, the control unit 220 identifies an insufficient or missing item based on the stored item DB 232, and sends an instruction to order the missing or missing item via the network 400 to an external device (for example, You may send to the personal computer of the manufacturing factory of goods.
  • an external device for example, You may send to the personal computer of the manufacturing factory of goods.
  • the matrix sensor device 100 including the pressure sensitive sensors 110 (1) to 110 (N) arranged in a matrix as shown in FIG. 2 is used.
  • the sensor device included in the article management system 1 is not limited to the matrix sensor device 100. That is, the arrangement of the pressure sensitive sensors 110 (1) to 110 (N) may not be a matrix.
  • the sensor device included in the article management system 1 uses one or more pressure-sensitive sensors to detect pressure applied to the bottom surface of the hangar 10, and pressure information indicating the detected pressure in association with the detected pressure position. Can be used as long as it can output.
  • the display device 300 is used as an example of the output device.
  • the output device included in the article management system 1 may be any apparatus that outputs information about articles in the storage 10 based on the stored item DB 232 of the management server 200.
  • an audio output device such as a speaker may be used as the output device.
  • An article management system is an article management system that manages the arrangement of articles in a storage space that stores articles, and detects pressure in a two-dimensional manner and indicates the detected pressure
  • a sensor device 100 that outputs information
  • a management device 200
  • article information 231 that is information related to the article.
  • the management device acquires pressure information from the sensor device in time series.
  • the article arranged in the storage space is specified with reference to the temporal change of the acquired pressure information and the article information.
  • the three-dimensional position of the identified article may be specified based on the temporal change of the pressure information.
  • the management apparatus further includes management information for managing the arrangement of individual articles stored in the storage space, and the management information is based on the specified articles. May be updated.
  • the sensor device may include a plurality of pressure sensors arranged in a matrix in the storage space.
  • the article information includes at least one of the shape, weight, and weight distribution of the article
  • the management device converts the difference from the difference due to the temporal change of the pressure information.
  • the article management system further includes an imaging device that outputs imaging information obtained by imaging the inside of the storage space, and the management device stores articles placed in the storage space based on pressure information. If it cannot be specified, an article placed in the storage space may be specified based on the imaging information.
  • the article management system of (3) may further include an output device that outputs management information.
  • the user who owns the output device can grasp the articles in the storage space (hangar) at an arbitrary place.
  • An article management system is an article management system that manages the arrangement of articles in a storage space in which a predetermined article is stored, and two-dimensionally detects pressure and indicates the detected pressure.
  • a sensor device that outputs pressure information; and a management device that has article information that is information including at least one of a weight and a weight distribution of the predetermined article. And referring to the temporal change of the acquired pressure information and the article information, the position on the plane of the predetermined article arranged in the storage space and the position in the height direction are specified.
  • the shape, weight, and weight distribution of the article can be specified based on the pressure detected two-dimensionally. Therefore, based on the pressure information acquired in time series, for example, the position on the plane and the position in the height direction can be specified by comparing numerical values corresponding to the previous and current pressures.
  • the article management method of the present disclosure is an article management method for managing the arrangement of articles in a storage space for storing articles, and detects the pressure two-dimensionally by a sensor device and indicates the detected pressure.
  • the article management system of the present disclosure is useful, for example, as a system for managing articles stored in a warehouse, a truck bed, or a refrigerator.

Abstract

L'invention concerne un système et un procédé de gestion d'articles permettant de spécifier très précisément un article disposé dans un espace de réception et de gérer la disposition de l'article. Un système de gestion d'articles (1) gère la disposition d'un article dans un espace de réception (10) destiné à recevoir des articles. Selon l'invention, le système de gestion d'articles comprend un dispositif capteur (100) destiné à détecter de manière bidimensionnelle une pression et à délivrer des informations de pression qui indiquent la pression détectée, et un dispositif de gestion (200) destiné à mémoriser des informations d'article (231) qui sont des informations relatives à l'article ; et le dispositif de gestion acquiert chronologiquement les informations de pression à partir du dispositif capteur, se réfère aux informations d'article et au changement dans le temps des informations de pression acquises, et spécifie un article disposé dans l'espace de réception.
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