WO2022017010A1 - 一种用于实现货物拣选的立体仓库搬运调度系统及方法 - Google Patents
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- the present disclosure relates to the technical field of warehousing and logistics, and in particular, to a three-dimensional warehouse handling and scheduling system and method for realizing cargo picking.
- a four-way shuttle vehicle (hereinafter referred to as a four-way vehicle) used in a dense storage warehouse and a special warehouse for the operation of the four-way vehicle are designed.
- Figures 1a-1b a four-way shuttle vehicle (hereinafter referred to as a four-way vehicle) used in a dense storage warehouse and a special warehouse for the operation of the four-way vehicle are designed.
- Figures 1a-1b a cross-sectional view of the warehouse. It can be seen that each floor of the warehouse includes several adjacent storage spaces for storing goods, which are interspersed with a number of lanes for four-way vehicles to carry goods, and each layer of shelves includes tracks for four-way vehicles.
- a bracket for holding the carrier is set on each cargo space, and the column support is shared between the cargo positions.
- Figure 1b is a top view of the warehouse. It can be seen that the goods can be stacked densely, which can save a lot of space, and the small four-way vehicle can flexibly travel between the cargo spaces, and the goods on the consignment carrier can be transported to the cargo space, or the goods can be transported. Outbound from the connection point to the warehouse.
- the four-way vehicle is a high-cost handling equipment and must be driven on the track, so that in the warehouse where the four-way vehicle is used to access goods, the layout of the warehouse is difficult to change flexibly due to the setting of the track, and the cost of warehouse construction and use is relatively high. .
- the embodiment of this specification provides a picking and scheduling system, method and device for a three-dimensional warehouse for realizing goods picking, which are used to partially solve the existing dense storage warehouses using four-way shuttle vehicles in the prior art. Since the bottom layer needs to be arranged with tracks , resulting in the problem that only four-way shuttles can perform the handling tasks, resulting in high warehouse operation costs and the problem that the warehouse layout cannot be changed flexibly.
- the three-dimensional warehouse handling scheduling system includes: one or more control centers, one or more first handling equipment, one or more second handling equipment, at least one three-dimensional warehouse and at least one lifting equipment, One of the three-dimensional warehouses is provided with multiple layers, and each layer of the three-dimensional warehouse is connected by the at least one lifting device, and the control center communicates with the first handling device and the second handling device respectively, wherein:
- the bottom layer of the three-dimensional warehouse is provided with at least one bottom layer connection point, and at least part of the bottom storage space in the bottom layer is arranged with at least one of a carrier and a carrier support, and the carrier support in the bottom storage space is used for placing the carrier carried by the second carrying device;
- At least one high-rise connection point is respectively provided on each floor of the other high-rises of the three-dimensional warehouse except the ground floor, the high-rises are respectively provided with tracks for the first conveying equipment to run, and at least part of the high-rises
- the cargo space is arranged with a carrier;
- the control center is configured to determine the first handling equipment, the second handling equipment, and the lifting equipment that perform the handling task according to the handling task, and respectively send the information to the first handling equipment, the second handling equipment, and the lifting equipment for performing all the handling tasks.
- Handling instructions describing handling tasks
- the first handling equipment is configured to take out or put the carrier indicated by the handling instruction in the high-level cargo space according to the handling instruction sent by the control center, and connect with the high-level cargo space at the high-level cargo space. Transport the vehicles indicated by the transport instructions between the points;
- the second handling equipment is used for taking out or putting the carrier indicated by the handling instruction in the bottom cargo space according to the handling instruction sent by the control center, and for connecting the lifting equipment and the bottom cargo space between the lifting equipment and the bottom cargo space. between the bottom cargo space and the bottom connection point, or between the lifting equipment and the bottom connection point to transport the carrier indicated by the handling instruction;
- the lifting equipment is used for ascending or descending to a designated floor according to the handling instruction sent by the control center, and transporting at least the carrier indicated by the handling instruction, the first handling equipment and the second floor between each floor. A combination of one or more of the handling equipment.
- the three-dimensional warehouse transportation and scheduling method provided in this specification is characterized in that there are at least one or more three-dimensional warehouses, the three-dimensional warehouses are connected to each layer of the three-dimensional warehouse by at least one lifting device, and the bottom layer of the three-dimensional warehouse is arranged There is at least one bottom docking point, and at least some of the bottom bays in the bottom floor are arranged with carriers and carrier supports, and the carrier supports in the bottom bays are used to place the loads carried by the second handling equipment.
- the three-dimensional warehouse is provided with at least one high-rise connection point on each of the other high-rise floors except the bottom layer, the high-rise is respectively provided with a track for the first handling equipment to run, and at least part of the high-rise
- the high-level cargo space is arranged with a carrier, and the method includes:
- the handling task determine the first handling equipment, the second handling equipment and the lifting equipment that perform the handling task;
- the carrier is transported to the bottom-level connection point from the storage space or the bottom-level storage space, or the carrier at the bottom-level connection point is transported to the high-level storage space or the bottom-level storage space of the three-dimensional warehouse.
- the first handling equipment and the second handling equipment can cooperate to handle goods in the dense storage warehouse, avoiding the need for warehouse storage.
- the track is laid on the ground floor, so that the layout of the warehouse can be changed flexibly, and the number of first handling equipment required can be reduced, the operating cost of the warehouse can be reduced, and the handling efficiency can be improved.
- Fig. 1a is the sectional view structure schematic diagram of the existing warehouse
- Figure 1b is a schematic structural diagram of a top view of an existing warehouse
- FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of a three-dimensional warehouse handling and scheduling system for realizing goods picking according to an embodiment of the present specification
- FIG. 3 is a schematic top view of a three-dimensional warehouse provided by an embodiment of this specification.
- FIGS. 4a-4b are schematic diagrams of warehouse layouts provided by embodiments of the present specification.
- FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram of the first handling device taking and placing the carrier from the side provided by the embodiment of the present specification
- FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram of the distribution of the lifting equipment provided by the embodiment of this specification.
- FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram of setting rails in the lifting equipment of the three-dimensional warehouse provided by the embodiment of the present specification.
- FIG. 8 is a schematic diagram of a disconnected area of a three-dimensional warehouse provided by an embodiment of the present specification.
- Fig. 9a and Fig. 9b are schematic diagrams of interconnecting the ground of two three-dimensional warehouses provided by the embodiment of the present specification;
- FIG. 10 is a schematic diagram of a transfer device in a system provided by an embodiment of the present specification.
- FIG. 11 is a schematic diagram of a system designated area as a connection point on the bottom layer provided by an embodiment of the present specification
- FIG. 12 is a schematic diagram of a three-dimensional warehouse handling scheduling process for realizing goods picking according to an embodiment of the present specification.
- FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of a three-dimensional warehouse handling and scheduling system for realizing goods picking according to an embodiment of the present specification.
- the system includes: one or more control centers 100, one or more first handling equipment 102, one or more first handling equipment Two handling equipment 104, at least one three-dimensional warehouse 106 and at least one lifting device 108, and the three-dimensional warehouse 106 is provided with multiple layers, and the three-dimensional warehouse 106 communicates with each layer by at least one lifting device 108, and the control center 100 is respectively connected with the first handling equipment 102 is in communication with a second handling device 104 .
- the three-dimensional warehouse 106 can be divided into a ground floor and several high floors.
- the cargo space set on the bottom layer is the bottom cargo position
- the cargo position set on each upper layer is the high-level cargo position.
- Only one control center 100 and one three-dimensional warehouse 106 are included in FIG. 2 .
- the goods in the three-dimensional warehouse in the system provided in this manual are carried by the carrier, and the carrier needs to pass through the
- the first handling device 102, the second handling device 104 and the lifting device 108 are used for transportation, so the handling task in this specification is also for realizing goods picking, and can be determined by the control center 100 according to the order.
- the transport task in this specification is the task of transporting the carrier carrying the cargo in order to realize the sorting of the cargo.
- the control center 100 is used to determine, according to the received order, the location of the goods included in the order, and then determine the path from the goods location to the bottom connection point 110, and then determine the carrying task according to the path.
- the first handling equipment 102, the second handling equipment 104, and the lifting equipment 108 respectively, send the handling instructions for performing the handling task to the first handling equipment 102, the second handling equipment 104, and the lifting equipment 108.
- the control center 100 can determine the path from the bottom connection point 110 to the cargo space according to the bottom connection point 110 where the carrier is located and the position of the cargo space where the goods need to be stored, and determine the execution according to the path.
- the first handling equipment 102, the second handling equipment 104, and the lifting equipment 108 of the handling task respectively send the handling instructions for executing the handling task to the first handling equipment 102, the second handling equipment 104, and the lifting equipment 108,
- the three-dimensional warehouse completes the sorting of goods.
- the three-dimensional warehouse and related methods for realizing goods picking in this specification are not only applicable to the picking of commodity goods in the warehousing scene, but also applicable to the finished, semi-finished or semi-processed products in the factory production scene.
- the picking of goods, the picked goods are used to realize a certain production link or for a certain production node.
- This manual does not specifically limit the application scenarios of cargo picking. Therefore, in this specification, the bottom layer of the three-dimensional warehouse 106 is provided with at least one bottom layer connection point 110, and at least part of the bottom floor bays in the bottom floor are arranged with at least one of a carrier 114 and a carrier support 116.
- the carrier rack 116 is used to place the carrier 114 carried by the second carrying device 104 .
- the carrier bracket 116 can be installed in the bottom cargo space or removed from the bottom cargo space according to the needs.
- the carrier 114 can be placed on the bottom with different strokes.
- the space between the areas where the carriers 114 are placed can be used as roadways for the second handling equipment 104 to pass when the carriers 114 are carried.
- the carrier support 116 is used for the second handling device 104 to place the carrier 114 , and the second handling device 104 places the carrier 114 containing the goods on the carrier support 116 of the bottom cargo space, that is, stores the goods into the warehouse.
- the bottom connection point 110 of the three-dimensional warehouse 106 is a docking point outside the three-dimensional warehouse 106.
- a forklift or other handling equipment can take out the vehicle 114 that needs to be out of the warehouse from the bottom connection point 110, or The carrier 114 that needs to be stored is transported to the bottom connection point 110 , and then at least one of the first transport device 102 , the second transport device 104 and the lifting device 108 , according to the transport instruction sent by the control center 100 .
- 114 is transported from the bottom connection point 110 to the bottom cargo space or the high floor cargo space.
- the carrier 114 is used to carry goods, but the specific form of the carrier 114 is not limited in this specification.
- the carrier 114 can be a pallet, a material box, etc., as long as it can accommodate or support goods. Can.
- At least one high-rise connection point 112 is provided on each high-rise of the other high-rises of the three-dimensional warehouse 106 except the ground floor, each high-rise is respectively provided with a track 118 for the first handling equipment 102 to run, and at least part of the high-rise cargo spaces in the high-rise A carrier 114 is arranged.
- a structure for placing the carrier 114, such as a support rod, a pallet and the like, is provided on each high-level cargo space in each high-level.
- the carriers 114 arranged on each layer of the three-dimensional warehouse 106 may contain goods stored in the warehouse, or other carriers 114 that are idle.
- the occupancy rate of each floor of cargo spaces that is, the ratio of the cargo spaces where the carriers 114 are arranged to the total number of cargo spaces, can be configured as required. Then, the occupancy rate of the high-level cargo space on the upper floor can be set between 0 and 100%, and the occupancy rate of the bottom-level cargo space on the bottom layer can be set between 0 and 100%.
- the first handling equipment 102 or the second handling equipment 104 cannot support the carriers 114 .
- lanes are provided in each layer of the three-dimensional warehouse 106 for the first handling equipment 102 or the second handling equipment 104 to pass when the carrier 114 is supported.
- FIG. 3 provided in this specification is a schematic top view of a three-dimensional warehouse, wherein the left side is a schematic diagram of a high-rise, it can be seen that the high-rise includes a rail 118 so that the first handling equipment 102 can travel on the rail 118, and the right side is a schematic diagram of the bottom layer, The bottom layer can be seen to contain no track 118 . Moreover, it can be seen from the top view that each floor of the three-dimensional warehouse 106 is provided with lanes for the first conveying equipment 102 or the second conveying equipment 104 to pass through.
- the roadway layouts of different layers may not be exactly the same, and may be set as required.
- the goods in the cargo space not adjacent to the roadway need to be transported in the dense storage warehouse, the goods in the cargo space adjacent to the roadway need to be transported first, so that the cargo space adjacent to the roadway is called temporary.
- the roadway, and then the goods in the cargo space not adjacent to the roadway are transported by the handling equipment. Therefore, for the consideration of handling efficiency, the goods stored in the cargo space not adjacent to the roadway and the cargo space next to the roadway are usually stored.
- the stock keeping unit (SKU) is the same.
- the arrangement order of cargo spaces and lanes in the warehouse is: 1 lane, 4 cargo spaces, 1 lane, as shown in Figure 4a, which can increase the storage density of goods without affecting the efficiency of warehouse operation.
- the layout shown in Figure 4a may affect the efficiency of warehouse operation, so the layout shown in Figure 4b can usually be used, that is, in the warehouse
- the order of cargo space and lane is: 1 lane, 2 cargo spaces, 1 lane.
- each layer of the three-dimensional warehouse may adopt the layout as shown in FIG. 4a or FIG. 4b, or a combination of the two layouts, which is not limited in this specification.
- each floor can adopt different layouts. For example, layer A stores bulky commodities that take up a lot of space, and a single SUK has enough goods to require more than two cargo spaces for storage, then layer A can all use the layout shown in Figure 4a, while A+1 The layer stores small commodities, and the A+1 layer can all adopt the layout of Figure 4b.
- the first handling device 102 may specifically be a handling device traveling on a track, such as a four-way shuttle
- the second handling device 104 may specifically be a handling device traveling on a plane, such as an AGV.
- the present disclosure does not limit the specific forms of the first handling equipment 102 and the second handling equipment 104, which can be set as required, as long as the first handling equipment 102 can travel along the track and transport the carrier 114 in the high-level cargo space,
- the second handling equipment 104 may travel on the bottom floor and transport the carriers 114 in the bottom cargo space.
- control center 100 may first determine the transportation task to be performed, and according to the transportation task, determine the first transportation device 102 to perform the transportation task, and send the information to the first transportation device. 102 sends a transport instruction.
- the first handling equipment 102 can take out or put the carrier 114 indicated by the handling instruction in the high-level cargo space according to the handling instruction sent by the control center 100, and carry the handling instruction instruction between the high-level cargo space and the high-level connection point 1102. the vehicle 114.
- the second handling device 104 can, according to the handling instruction sent by the control center 100, take out or put the carrier 114 indicated by the handling instruction in the bottom cargo space, and connect the lifting device 108 and the bottom cargo space, and the bottom cargo space and the bottom floor.
- the carrier 114 indicated by the handling order is carried between the docking points 110 or between the lift equipment 108 and the bottom docking point 110 .
- the bottom surface of the three-dimensional warehouse 106 is the plane on which the second handling equipment 104 travels. Specifically, the bottom surface may be the ground where the three-dimensional warehouse 106 is located, or a platform provided on the bottom of the three-dimensional warehouse 106 for the second handling equipment 104 to travel.
- the bottom steel platform of the warehouse 106 is used for the second handling equipment 104 to travel.
- the lifting device 108 is used for ascending or descending to a designated floor according to the transport instruction sent by the control center 100, and transporting at least one or more of the carrier, the first transport device and the second transport device indicated by the transport instruction between the floors. combination of species.
- the designated floor is the floor that the lifting device 108 needs to reach when performing the handling task.
- the control center 100 can send two handling instructions to the lifting device 108 and the handling device respectively.
- 108 arrives at the 3rd floor (ie, the designated floor indicated by the first received transport instruction) according to the first received transport instruction, when the carrier 114 has been transported into the lifting device 108, the transport device 108 can move according to the second
- the received transfer instruction reaches the bottom layer (ie, the designated floor indicated by the second received transfer instruction).
- the above is only an example.
- control center 100 can also send only one transport instruction, and the designated layers are 3 layers and the bottom layer in sequence, so that the lifting device 108 can reach the 3rd floor and the bottom layer in sequence according to the transport instruction. , the carrier 114 on the third floor is transported to the bottom floor.
- carrier brackets 114 are also provided with carrier brackets 114 for placing vehicles.
- the carrier brackets 114 are the same as the aforementioned carrier brackets 114 with more than one bottom-level storage space. The specific arrangement has been After the description, it is not repeated here.
- the distance between the carrier support 116 provided in the high-level cargo space, or the structure for placing the carrier 114 provided on the high-level cargo space, and the track 118 is greater than the distance between the first handling equipment 102 in the future
- the height when carrying the carrier 114 is such that the first handling device 102 can drive under the high-level cargo space, and carry the carrier 114 in a piggyback manner from below the high-level cargo space and leave the high-level cargo space.
- the control center 100 of the three-dimensional warehouse handling and scheduling system determines that when it is determined that the goods located in the high-level cargo space need to be transported to the bottom connection point 110 for delivery, first, it can determine the level of the high-level cargo space.
- the first handling device 102 determines that when it is determined that the goods located in the high-level cargo space need to be transported to the bottom connection point 110 for delivery, first, it can determine the level of the high-level cargo space.
- the first transportation device 102 that performs the transportation task is determined from the determined first transportation devices 102, and a transportation instruction is sent.
- the control center 100 may determine the first handling device 102 that performs the handling task from the first handling devices 102 according to whether each first handling device 102 is idle or the number of handling instructions to be executed.
- the present disclosure does not limit which strategy is used to select the first handling device 102 , which can be set as required.
- the control center 100 can simply select one first handling device from the idle first handling devices 102 . 102, as the first handling device 102 to perform the handling task.
- the first handling equipment 102 closest to the high-level cargo space where the goods of the handling task are located is determined from the first handling equipments 102 that are idle as the first handling equipment 102 that performs the handling task.
- control center 100 when it sends a handling instruction to the first handling equipment 102, it can also asynchronously send a handling instruction to the lifting equipment 108, so that the lifting equipment 108 can be raised or lowered to the floor where the high-level cargo space is located (ie, the designated floor). It is the floor where the vehicle 114 of the transportation task is located. Then, the lifting device 108 can move to the floor according to the transport instruction, wait for the first transport device 102 to transport the carrier 114 to the high-level connection point 112 , and receive the carrier 114 through the high-level connection point 112 . It should be noted that, in this specification, the conveyance instructions sent by the control center 100 to different conveyance devices are not exactly the same.
- the first handling device 102 travels through the roadway of the floor where the carrier 114 of the handling task is located to below the high-level cargo space where the carrier 114 of the handling task is located, and carries the load from the high-level cargo space in a piggyback manner.
- the vehicle 114 is then driven again through the roadway of the current floor to the high-rise connection point 112 of the current layer, and the carrier 114 is placed in the lifting device 108 through the high-rise connection point 112 .
- the control center 100 sends the information that the execution of the transport instruction is completed.
- the handling instruction sent to the first handling device 102 includes the identification of the high-level cargo space to be transported, the identification of the high-level connection point 112, and the path from the high-level freight space to the high-level connection point 112.
- the control center 100 can determine the identifiers and paths of the high-rise access points 112 through path optimization, and send them to the first transfer equipment 102 as the information contained in the first transfer instruction.
- the first handling device 102 is made to transport the vehicle 114 to the high-level connection point 112 according to the optimized path.
- the control center 100 determines that the lifting device 108 has obtained the carrier 114 through the high-level connection point 112 according to the information of the completion of the execution of the handling instruction sent by the first handling device 102, and according to the handling task corresponding to the currently handling vehicle 114, sends the information to the elevator.
- the lifting device 108 sends a handling instruction, and the handling instruction includes a specified floor that the lifting device 108 needs to reach in the next step. Taking this example as an example, the specified floor is the bottom layer.
- the lifting device 108 can determine to transport the currently transported vehicle 114 to the bottom layer of the three-dimensional warehouse 106 according to the transport instruction sent again by the control center 100 , and send the control center 100 information that the execution of the transport instruction is completed.
- the control center 100 determines that the carrier 114 has been transported to the bottom layer according to the information sent by the lifting device 108 that the execution of the transport instruction is completed. Afterwards, the second transportation device 104 that performs the transportation task can be determined from the second transportation devices 104 , and a transportation instruction is sent to the determined second transportation device 104 .
- the logic of determining the second conveying device 104 that executes the conveying task from each second conveying device 104 may be the same as the logic of determining the first conveying device 102 that executes the conveying task from each of the first conveying devices 102 . More on this.
- the second transporting device 104 travels to the lifting device 108 through the tunnel on the ground floor according to the transporting instruction sent by the control center 100 , and transports the carrier 114 transported by the lifting device 108 . Afterwards, the vehicle is driven again to the bottom connecting point 110 through the roadway on the ground floor, the carrier is placed on the bottom connecting point 110 , and a message indicating that the execution of the handling instruction is completed is sent to the control center 100 .
- control center 100 may determine that the transportation task is completed according to the information of the completion of the execution sent by the second transportation device 104 .
- the bottom connection point 110 may also include a carrier support 116, the carrier support 116 may be in the form of a conveyor, and may be connected with a conveying line, so that the goods transported by the second handling equipment 104 to the connection point 110 can be Transport along the conveyor line to the designated area (eg, picking area, or packing area, etc.).
- the designated area eg, picking area, or packing area, etc.
- control center 100 determines that the goods are correctly transported to the connection point 110, and the execution of the handling task is completed.
- control center 100 may determine the second handling equipment 104 that performs the handling task from the second handling equipment 104, and send the information to the determined second handling equipment 104.
- the second handling device 104 sends a handling instruction.
- the second handling device 104 travels through the roadway on the bottom floor to the cargo space on the bottom floor according to the received handling instruction, and transports the carrier 114 stored in the cargo space on the bottom floor.
- the second handling device 104 travels through the roadway on the bottom floor to the bottom connecting point 110 again, places the carrier at the bottom connecting point 110 , and sends the control center 100 a message that the handling instruction is completed.
- control center 100 determines that the carrier 114 is correctly transported to the bottom connection point 110 after receiving the information of the completion of the execution of the transport instruction sent by the second transport device 104, and the transport task is completed.
- the control center 100 of the system determines that the carrier 114 that has been transported to the bottom connection point 110 needs to be transported to the high-level cargo space for storage.
- the second handling device 104 that executes the handling task is determined in the middle, and a handling instruction is sent to the determined second handling device 104 .
- the logic for determining the second handling device 104 that performs the handling task will not be repeated in this specification.
- the second handling device 104 drives the vehicle 114 through the ground floor roadway to the connection point 110 of the bottom layer according to the received handling instruction, and then travels through the roadway on the bottom floor to the lifting device 108 again, and places the vehicle on the lifting device. on device 108. And after the placement is completed, the control center 100 sends the information that the execution of the transport instruction is completed.
- control center 100 when the control center 100 sends a handling instruction to the second handling equipment 104, it can also asynchronously send a handling instruction to the lifting equipment 108, so that the lifting equipment 108 moves to the bottom layer (ie, the designated floor), that is, the floor where the bottom connection point 110 is located. . Then, the lifting device 108 can move to the bottom layer according to the transport instruction, and wait for the second transport device 104 to transport the vehicle 114 to the lifting device 108 .
- the bottom layer ie, the designated floor
- the lifting device 108 can move to the bottom layer according to the transport instruction, and wait for the second transport device 104 to transport the vehicle 114 to the lifting device 108 .
- control center 100 After the control center 100 receives the information that the execution of the handling instruction is completed sent by the second handling equipment 104, it can continue to send the information to the lifting equipment 108 according to the information that the execution of the handling instruction is completed and the floor of the high-level cargo space where the goods included in the handling task need to be stored. Handling instruction, the designated floor corresponding to the handling instruction is the floor where the high-level cargo space that needs to be stored is located.
- the lifting device 108 transports the carrier 114 to the floor where the high-level cargo space is located according to the handling instruction sent by the control center 100 received again, and sends the control center 100 information that the execution of the handling instruction is completed.
- the carrier 114 can also be transported out of the lifting device 108 through the high-rise connection point 112 .
- the control center 100 determines the first handling equipment 102 that performs the handling task from the first handling equipment 102 on the floor where the high-level cargo space is located, according to the information that the handling instruction sent by the lifting equipment 108 is completed, and sends the information to the determined first handling equipment 102 .
- Device 102 sends a move instruction.
- the first handling device 102 drives to the high-rise connection point 112 through the roadway of the floor according to the received handling instruction, transports the carrier 114 lifted from the bottom by the lifting device 108, and drives again to the high-rise cargo through the roadway of the floor.
- the carrier 114 is placed at the upper level cargo space.
- the first handling device 102 may send the information that the execution of the handling instruction is completed to the control center 100, and the control center 100, after receiving the information that the execution of the handling instruction is completed sent by the first handling device 102, determines The carrier 114 is correctly transported to the high-level cargo space, and the handling task is completed.
- the first handling device 102 may use various ways to transport the carrier 114 from the high-level cargo space or store the carrier 114 .
- the control center 100 determines the high-level cargo space corresponding to the handling task according to the handling task.
- the high-level cargo space where the carrier 114 is put into the warehouse can be regarded as the high-level cargo space corresponding to the handling task, or it is determined that the carrier 114 is put into the warehouse
- the high-level cargo space during storage can also be regarded as the high-level cargo space corresponding to the handling task.
- control center 100 may send a handling instruction to the determined first handling device 102 according to the position of the high-level cargo space and the position of the roadway adjacent to the high-level cargo space.
- the first handling device 102 can take out the carrier 114 from the side of the high-level cargo space on the track position adjacent to the high-level cargo space according to the transfer instruction sent by the control center 100 to the first handling device 102, or, The carrier 114 transported on the first transporting device 102 is put into the high-level storage space from the side of the high-level storage space.
- Figure 5. 5 is a schematic diagram of the first handling equipment taking and placing the carrier from the side provided in this specification.
- the first handling equipment 102 is located in the roadway adjacent to the high-level cargo space, and picks and places goods from the side of the high-level cargo space.
- control center 100 sends a transport instruction to the determined first transport device 102 according to the position of the high-level cargo space and the positions of other cargo spaces above the high-level cargo space.
- the first handling device 102 can take out the carrier 114 from the top of the high-level cargo space into the first handling device 102 according to the handling instruction sent by the control center 100, or, from the first handling device 102, remove the carrier 114 from the high-level cargo space.
- the top of the slot is placed into the high-level storage slot.
- the second handling device 104 may also use various ways to transport the carrier 114 from the bottom cargo space or store the carrier 114 .
- the control center 100 determines the bottom cargo space corresponding to the transport task according to the transport task.
- the bottom cargo space where the carrier 114 is put into the warehouse can be regarded as the bottom cargo space corresponding to the transport task, or it is determined that the carrier 114 is put into the warehouse
- the bottom cargo space during storage can also be regarded as the bottom cargo space corresponding to the handling task.
- control center 100 may send a handling instruction to the determined second handling equipment 104 according to the position of the bottom cargo space and the position of the roadway adjacent to the bottom cargo space.
- the second handling device 104 can take out the carrier 114 from the side of the bottom cargo space to the second handling device 104 at the lane position adjacent to the bottom cargo space according to the handling instruction sent by the control center 100, or, The carriers 114 transported on the second handling device 104 are put into the lower storage slot from the side of the lower storage slot.
- control center 100 sends a transport instruction to the determined second transport device 104 according to the position of the bottom cargo position.
- the second handling device 104 can enter under the bottom cargo space at the position of the roadway adjacent to the bottom cargo space according to the handling instruction sent by the control center 100, and take out the carrier 114 from the bottom of the bottom cargo space to the second handling device 104. , or place the carrier 114 indicated by the handling instruction into the bottom cargo space from the second handling equipment 104 .
- At least one lifting device 108 may be provided in the three-dimensional warehouse 106, in order to enable the carriers 114 to be placed on any floor of the three-dimensional warehouse 106, when the three-dimensional warehouse 106 is When multiple lifting devices 108 are included in 106, there is at least overlap between the designated floors that the multiple lifting devices 108 can reach.
- each lifting device 108 can communicate with each layer of the three-dimensional warehouse 106 .
- the three-dimensional warehouse 106 has a total of 4 floors, and 3 lifting equipments 108 are connected respectively, the bottom floor and the 1st floor, the 1st floor and the 2nd floor, and the 2nd floor and the 3rd floor.
- each of the lifting devices 108 may be located in different locations of the three-dimensional warehouse 106.
- the control center 100 can transport the vehicles to any floor of the three-dimensional warehouse 106 through one or more lifting devices 108 .
- the control center can call the first handling equipment 102 and the corresponding lifting equipment 108 on the 1st to 3rd floors respectively, so that each lifting equipment 108 and the The first handling equipment 102 transports the goods from the third floor to the bottom floor in the form of relay.
- the lifting equipment 108 may be provided with rails 118, so that the rails 118 in the lifting equipment 108 can be connected with the rails 118 provided in the high-rise of the three-dimensional warehouse 106, and the first handling equipment 102 moves along the rails on the high-rise.
- the first handling device 102 can be moved into the lifting device 108, and the carrier 114 can be directly placed in the lifting device 108, or the first handling device 102 can be transported by the lifting device 108 to other floors. As shown in Figure 7.
- the control center 100 can also call the first conveying device 102 between different floors through the lifting device 108 .
- the control center 100 may determine the quantity of the first handling equipment 102 required by each high-rise according to the to-be-executed handling tasks corresponding to some or all of the high-rises. Wherein, the control center 100 may take the layer where the high-level cargo space involved in the handling task is located as the high-level corresponding to the handling task. For example, if the transport task A needs to transport the vehicle 114 from the 3rd floor, then the 3rd floor is the upper level corresponding to the transport task A, or the transport task B needs to transport the vehicle 114 to a high-level cargo space in the 3rd floor, then 3 The layer is the upper layer corresponding to the person who should carry the equipment.
- control center 100 can determine the number of the first handling equipment 102 required by each high-level according to the number of handling tasks to be performed corresponding to each high-level. The greater the number of first handling devices 102 required.
- the control center 100 can also be based on the preset first level of each floor.
- the maximum number of handling equipment 102 determines the number of first handling equipment 102 required for each high-rise.
- the maximum number of the first handling equipment 102 may vary according to the layout of each floor. When the number of carriers 114 arranged in the upper floor is less, it means that the first handling equipment 102 can pass through more areas.
- control center 100 can determine the first handling equipment 102 to be called by each high-level according to the number of the first handling equipment 102 required by each high-level and the current number of the first handling equipment 102 of each high-level, and send the calling instruction to the required first handling equipment 102 The first handling device 102 is called.
- the first handling device 102 is further configured to drive along the track 118 into the lifting device 108 according to the received calling instruction sent by the control center 100 , and reach the upper level designated by the calling instruction through the lifting device 108 .
- the high-rise connection points 112 respectively provided on each high-rise are independent of the lifting equipment 108, this is because if the first conveying equipment 102 cannot reach the lifting equipment 108 , the carrier 114 needs to be transported to the lifting equipment 108 by the high-rise connection point 112 , and then the lifting equipment 108 transports the carrier 114 to the designated floor.
- the high-rise connection point 112 can also be set in the lifting device 108 in this specification.
- the first handling device 102 is further used to, according to the handling instruction sent by the control center 100, drive to the high-level connection point 112 in the lifting device 108, and place the carrier 114 at the high-level connection point 112, or, connect from the high-level connection point 112.
- the extraction carrier 114 of the docking point 112 is further used to, according to the handling instruction sent by the control center 100, drive to the high-level connection point 112 in the lifting device 108, and place the carrier 114 at the high-level connection point 112, or, connect from the high-level connection point 112.
- the layout of each floor is different, and when there are floors in all areas that cannot be connected by rails in the upper layer of the three-dimensional warehouse 106, as shown in FIG. 8 .
- the control center 100 can be used to:
- the area of the first conveying device 102 will be called out as the departure area, and the first conveying device 102 will be called in.
- the area is used as the destination area, and the control center 100 is used to determine the layer of all areas connected by the track closest to the layer as the intermediate layer.
- the control center 100 sends a call instruction to the first handling equipment 102 in the departure area, sends a handling instruction to the lifting equipment 108 that connects the middle floor and the departure area, and sends a handling instruction to the lifting equipment 108 that connects the middle floor and the destination area, so that the first The handling equipment 102 travels from the departure area to the destination area after passing through the two lifting equipment 108 and the rail 116 on the middle floor.
- Fig. 9a is a simple schematic diagram corresponding to Fig. 8 that the floors of the two three-dimensional warehouses are connected to each other, indicating that only the ground floor of the two three-dimensional warehouses is connected, so it can be regarded as a whole
- Fig. 9b is a detailed schematic diagram, it can be seen that the two three-dimensional warehouses are independent respectively set on the bottom surface.
- control center 100 can determine the quantity of the first handling equipment 102 required by each three-dimensional warehouse 106 according to the to-be-executed handling tasks corresponding to at least part of the three-dimensional warehouse 106 .
- the first conveying equipment 102 to be called by each three-dimensional warehouse 106 is determined.
- the handling equipment 104 , the lifting equipment 108 of the departure warehouse and the lifting equipment 108 of the destination warehouse send a handling instruction, so that the first handling equipment 102 is called from the starting warehouse to the destination warehouse through the two lifting equipment 108 and the second handling equipment 104 .
- the second handling device 104 is also used to move the first handling device 102 from the bottom floor of the departure warehouse to the bottom floor of the destination warehouse according to the calling instruction.
- the second handling device 104 can regard the first handling device 102 in the lifting device 108 as the carrier 114 in the lifting device 108 , and transport the first transport device 102 out of the lift device 108 in the same manner as the transport vehicle 114 .
- the second handling equipment 104 can reach another three-dimensional warehouse 106 from one three-dimensional warehouse 106 through the bottom layer, so as to realize the call of the first handling equipment 102 between different three-dimensional warehouses 106.
- the lifting device 108 is provided with an unpowered transfer device 120 or a powered transfer device 120, and the high-rise access point 112 includes at least the transfer device 120 located in the lift device.
- the powered transfer device 120 can actively move to the carrier 114 on the transfer device 120, for example, a roller line, a transport line, a two-way telescopic fork, etc., the specific form is not limited, and the unpowered transfer device 120 may include at least a carrier holder 116 for placing the carrier 114 thereon.
- the first handling device 102 is further used to drive to the transfer device 120 serving as the high-rise connection point 112 in the lifting device 108, and place the carrier 114 on the transfer device 120, or, from the lift device 108 as the high-rise connection point 112
- the carrier 114 is taken out from the transfer device 120 of the connection point 112 .
- each high floor of the three-dimensional warehouse 106 is provided with an unpowered transfer device 120 or a powered transfer device 120 outside the position where the lifting device 108 is docked with the high floor.
- the high-rise connection point in this specification also includes at least the transfer equipment located outside the lifting equipment. As shown in Figure 10.
- the transfer device 120 located outside the lifting device 108 is docked with the transfer device 120 located inside the lifting device 108, and the carrier 114 is transported from the transfer device 120 in the lifting device 108 to the lifting device 108.
- the transfer device 120 outside the device 108 or the carrier 114 is transported from the transfer device 120 located outside the lift device 108 to the transfer device 120 inside the lift device 108 .
- the first transfer device 102 may be a way of taking out or storing the carrier 114 from the side, The carrier 114 is pushed onto the transfer device 120 .
- the carrier 114 can be pushed by the powered transfer device 120 .
- At least one ground floor access point 110 is provided in a designated area on the bottom floor of the three-dimensional warehouse 106, that is to say, the bottom floor access point 110 may also be a designated area in the bottom floor.
- the second handling equipment 104 is used to take out the carrier 114 from the bottom storage space or the lifting equipment 108 , transport the carrier 114 to the bottom connection point 110 , and place the carrier 114 in the designated area.
- the carrier 114 is removed from the bottom docking point 110 in the designated area, and the carrier 114 is transported to the bottom bay or the lift equipment 108 .
- the carrier support of the bottom floor space 116 usually has a height difference from the ground floor.
- the lifting equipment 108 needs to obtain goods from the high-rise connection point 112 , and the height of the high-rise connection point 112 is adapted to the first handling equipment 102 , there is usually a height difference between the lifting equipment 108 and the ground floor.
- the second handling equipment 104 needs to be provided with a device for lifting the carrier 114 and placing the carrier 114, such as a fork that can be lifted and lowered, so that the second handling device 104 needs to be provided with a device for lifting the carrier 114 and placing the carrier 114.
- the handling equipment 104 may move the carrier 114 from a designated area on the ground floor to the ground floor bays or lift equipment 108 of different heights.
- the bottom layer of the three-dimensional warehouse 106 may also be provided with a powered transfer device 120, so that when the lift device 108 is located on the bottom layer, the bottom layer can be transferred.
- the device 120 is docked with the transfer device 120 located inside the lift device 108 for transporting the carrier 114 from the transfer device 120 in the lift device 108 to the transfer device 120 on the bottom layer, so that the second handling device 104 can move from the bottom layer to the transfer device 120
- the carrier 114 is taken out from the transplanting equipment 120 of the bottom layer, or, when the second handling device 104 places the carrier 114 on the transplanting equipment 120 on the bottom layer, the bottom-level transferring device 120 can transfer the carrier 114 from the bottom layer.
- the device 120 is transported to the transfer device 120 within the lift device 108 .
- the second handling device 104 in this specification is further used to take out the carrier 114 from the bottom transfer device 120, transport the carrier to the bottom connection point 112, and place the carrier 114 in the designated area .
- the second handling device 104 can take out the carrier 114 from the bottom docking point 112 in the designated area, and transport the carrier 114 to the bottom transfer device 120 .
- the dashed line indicates the path of movement of the carrier 114 .
- control center 100 may send a transport instruction to the second transport device 104 to a designated area outside the three-dimensional warehouse 106 as required, then the second transport device 104
- the carrier 114 may be transported to a designated area according to the transport instruction. That is to say, in this specification, it is not limited that the second handling equipment 104 can only operate in the three-dimensional warehouse 106. Since the second handling equipment 104 runs on the bottom platform, it is not limited by the track and can be more flexible. Interface with equipment outside the system or outside the three-dimensional warehouse 106 to carry out the carrier 114 or bring in the carrier 114 .
- the external equipment may be a forklift controlled by a worker, a roller line for conveying the carrier 114, a production line, an area where workers sort goods, etc., which are not limited in this specification.
- the system may further include: at least one external buffer area, and the form of the external buffer area is at least one of stereo storage or planar storage, which is not limited in this specification.
- a lifting device 108 may also be provided in the external buffer area for connecting each layer of the external buffer area.
- three-dimensional handling equipment such as a forklift, can also be used to transport the medium and high-level carriers 114 in the external buffer area, and the layout structure of the external buffer area can also be the above-mentioned FIG. 2 ⁇ 4b in the form shown.
- the external buffer area and the three-dimensional warehouse 106 may share each second handling device 104 , and the second handling equipment 104 transports the carriers 114 between the external buffer area and at least one three-dimensional warehouse 106 , or connects the carriers 114 .
- the control center 100 can send a transport instruction to the second transport device, and the second transport device 104 can transport the carrier 114 to the external buffer zone. .
- the external buffer area when the external buffer area is in the form of plane storage, the external buffer area may also be a buffer area composed of carrier supports 116 arranged on the ground.
- the frequency of warehouse 114 in and out of the three-dimensional warehouse 106 is reduced, and the time occupied by each handling equipment is reduced when the goods with high inbound frequency are transported.
- the storage capacity of the external buffer area is smaller than that of the three-dimensional warehouse 106, and the structure is simpler, as long as the goods can be buffered. Therefore, as mentioned above, it can only be composed of the carrier brackets 116 arranged on the ground. .
- the system provided in this specification uses the first handling equipment and the second handling equipment in the stereoscopic warehouse.
- the first handling equipment and the second handling equipment can cooperate to handle goods in the dense storage warehouse, avoiding the laying of tracks on the bottom of the warehouse, making the warehouse layout flexibly changed, and reducing the number of first handling equipment.
- the required quantity of handling equipment reduces the operating cost of the warehouse and improves the handling efficiency.
- the height of the carrier support 116 of at least a part of the floor space in the bottom floor of the three-dimensional warehouse 106 is higher than that of the second handling device 104 .
- the second handling device 104 is further configured to, when not carrying the carrier 114, roamably pass under at least part of the bottom storage space, or to carry the carrier 114 in a piggyback manner from below at least part of the bottom storage space.
- the interval between the uprights between at least part of the bottom cargo spaces in the bottom layer of the three-dimensional warehouse 106 is greater than the width of the second handling equipment 104 , and the distance between the connecting pieces between at least part of the adjacent two uprights in the bottom layer of the three-dimensional warehouse 106 is larger than the width of the second handling equipment 104 .
- the height of the lowest point is higher than the height of the second handling apparatus 102 when the carrier 114 is not carried.
- the second handling device 102 is further used to selectively travel between two vertical columns that are at least partially adjacent in the bottom layer when the carrier 114 is not carried.
- this specification also provides a method for handling and scheduling a three-dimensional warehouse, as shown in FIG. 12 .
- Figure 12 is a schematic diagram of the three-dimensional warehouse handling and scheduling process provided in this specification.
- the three-dimensional warehouse is connected to each layer of the three-dimensional warehouse by at least one lifting device.
- the bottom of the three-dimensional warehouse is provided with at least one bottom connection point.
- Carriers and carrier supports are arranged in at least part of the bottom cargo spaces in the bottom floor, and the carrier supports in the bottom cargo spaces are used to place the carriers to be transported by the second handling equipment, and the three-dimensional warehouses except the bottom floor are provided with each layer in the other high floors At least one high-level connection point is respectively provided, the high-level is respectively provided with a track for the operation of the first handling equipment, and at least some of the high-level cargo spaces in the high-level are arranged with carriers.
- the handling process may specifically include the following steps:
- the handling task is used for the three-dimensional warehouse to realize the sorting of goods, and the task of making the handling equipment handle the vehicle can be determined according to the received order.
- S202 Determine, according to the transportation task, a first transportation device, a second transportation device, and a lifting device that perform the transportation task.
- S204 Send a handling instruction to the determined first handling equipment, the second handling equipment, and the lifting equipment, respectively, so that the first handling equipment, the second handling equipment, and the lifting equipment cooperate with each other to remove the carrier from the three-dimensional warehouse.
- the high-level cargo space or the bottom-level cargo space is transported to the bottom-level connection point, or the carrier at the bottom-level docking point is transported to the high-level cargo space or the bottom-level cargo space of the three-dimensional warehouse.
- the handling method provided in this manual can be specifically executed by a control center, which can be one cargo or multiple devices, such as a distributed server composed of multiple servers, which is not limited in this manual.
- a control center can be set to determine the handling tasks of multiple three-dimensional warehouses and schedule equipment to perform handling tasks, or multiple control centers can respectively determine different handling tasks and schedule equipment to perform handling tasks.
- each control center can share the determined handling task, so that the multiple control centers can cooperate to complete multiple handling tasks.
- the control center executes the transportation scheduling process as an example to illustrate, because the first transportation equipment can transport the vehicle from above or from the side of the high-level cargo space, so the first transportation equipment determined
- the control center can determine the high-level cargo space corresponding to the handling task according to the handling task, and send the information to the determined high-level cargo space according to the position of the high-level cargo space and the position of the roadway adjacent to the high-level cargo space.
- the first handling equipment sends a handling instruction, so that the first handling equipment takes out the carrier indicated by the handling instruction from the side of the high-level cargo space at the roadway position according to the handling instruction, or makes the first handling equipment follow the handling instruction. , from the first handling equipment, place the carrier indicated by the handling instruction into the high-level cargo space from the side.
- the position of the roadway adjacent to the high-rise cargo space is the roadway position of the warehouse structure without the three-dimensional warehouse (such as reinforcing ribs) or the partition wall between the high-rise cargo space. Since the roadway is used for the first transportation The passage where the equipment travels when transporting vehicles. The first handling equipment needs to transport the vehicle from the high-level cargo space and drive along the roadway. Therefore, there must be an unblocked passage between each high-level cargo space and the adjacent roadway.
- control center can determine the high-level cargo space corresponding to the transport task according to the transport task, and send a transport instruction to the determined first transport equipment according to the position of the high-level cargo space and the positions of other cargo positions above the high-level cargo space, so that According to the handling instruction, the first handling equipment takes out the carrier indicated by the handling instruction from above the high-level cargo space at the position of other cargo spaces above the high-level cargo space and puts it into the first handling equipment, or makes the first handling equipment according to the handling instruction. , and lower the carrier indicated by the handling instruction to the high-level cargo space from the first handling equipment.
- the second handling equipment can also take out the goods from the bottom cargo space in different ways, such as to transport the carrier from the bottom or the side of the bottom cargo space, the second handling equipment is sent to the determined second handling equipment.
- the control center can determine the bottom cargo space corresponding to the handling task according to the handling task, and according to the position of the bottom cargo space and the position of the roadway adjacent to the bottom cargo position, the second handling equipment Send a handling instruction, so that the second handling equipment is located in the lane adjacent to the bottom cargo space, and the carrier indicated by the handling instruction is taken out from the side of the bottom cargo space to the second handling equipment, or the second handling equipment is transported from the second handling equipment.
- the carrier indicated by the order is placed in the bottom bay from the side.
- control center can also determine the bottom cargo space corresponding to the transport task according to the transport task, and send a transport instruction to the second transport equipment according to the position of the bottom cargo position, so that the second transport device is located in the lane adjacent to the bottom cargo position. , enter below the bottom cargo space, take out the carrier indicated by the handling instruction from the bottom of the bottom cargo space to the second handling equipment, or put the carrier indicated by the handling instruction from the second handling equipment into the bottom cargo space.
- a rail is provided in the lifting equipment, it is used for connecting with the rail provided in the high-rise, so that the first conveying equipment is driven into the lifting equipment.
- the control center may also determine, at least in part, the number of first handling equipment required by each high-level based on the handling tasks to be performed by each high-level, and based on the number of first-level handling equipment required by each high-level and the current first handling equipment of each high-level The number of devices determines the first handling device that each high-level needs to call. Afterwards, a calling instruction is sent to the determined first handling equipment that needs to be called, so that the first handling equipment also drives into the lifting equipment according to the received calling instruction, and reaches the high level specified by the calling instruction through the lifting equipment.
- the control center when the control center sends the handling instruction to the first handling equipment, it can determine the high-level connection point in the lifting equipment corresponding to the handling task according to the handling task, and according to the lifting and lowering equipment. The position of the high-level connection point in the equipment, send a handling instruction to the determined first handling equipment, make the first handling equipment drive to the high-level connection point in the lifting equipment, and place the carrier at the high-level connection point, or , take out the vehicle from the location of the high-level connection point.
- an unpowered transfer device or a powered transfer device is arranged in the lifting device, and the high-rise connection point includes at least the transfer device located in the lifting device. Then the control center can determine the high-level connection point in the lifting equipment corresponding to the handling task according to the handling task. According to the position of the high-rise connection point in the lifting equipment, a handling instruction is sent to the determined first handling equipment, so that the first handling equipment is driven to the transfer equipment as the high-rise connection point in the lifting equipment, and the carrier is placed To transfer equipment, or, take out the carrier from the transfer equipment as a high-level connection point.
- the control center can also determine the handling according to the handling task.
- the high-level connection point corresponding to the task according to the layer where the high-level connection point is located, sends a handling instruction to the lifting equipment, so that the lifting equipment is located at the layer where the high-level connection point is located.
- the carrier equipment is docked, and the carrier is transported from the transfer equipment in the lifting equipment to the transfer equipment outside the lifting equipment as the high-level connection point, or the carrier on the transfer equipment located outside the lifting equipment as the high-level connection point is transported onto the transfer device in the lift device.
- connection point on the ground floor of the three-dimensional warehouse is the area where the three-dimensional warehouse and the outside world connect vehicles, and if the outside of the three-dimensional warehouse is a forklift and other equipment that can fork the carrier from the bottom layer, it can be used in the three-dimensional warehouse.
- the designated area of the bottom layer is provided with at least one bottom layer access point.
- the equipment sends a handling instruction, so that the second handling equipment takes out the carrier indicated by the handling instruction from the bottom cargo space or the lifting equipment, transports the carrier to the bottom connection point, and places the carrier in the designated area, or, from the designated area Take out the carrier indicated by the handling instruction at the bottom connection point of the , and transport the carrier to the bottom cargo space or lifting equipment.
- the lifting equipment can also be equipped with powered transfer equipment, and correspondingly, the bottom floor of the three-dimensional warehouse is equipped with powered transfer equipment.
- the control center controls the lifting equipment to transport the vehicle, it can determine the transport according to the transport task.
- the bottom-level connection point corresponding to the task and send the handling instruction to the bottom-level to the lifting equipment, so that the lifting equipment can be moved to the bottom-level, and the transfer equipment on the ground floor is docked with the transfer equipment located inside the lifting equipment, and the carrier is transferred from the lifting equipment to the bottom-level connection point.
- the transfer equipment inside is transported to the transfer equipment on the bottom floor, or the carrier on the transfer equipment on the ground floor is transported to the transfer equipment in the lift equipment.
- the control center can determine the bottom connection point set in the designated area corresponding to the transfer task according to the transfer task, and according to the transfer task set in the designated area
- the bottom connection point sends a handling instruction to the second handling equipment, so that the second handling equipment takes out the carrier from the transfer equipment on the ground floor, transports the carrier to the bottom connection point, and places the carrier in the designated area , or, when the second handling equipment is to transport the carrier to the lifting equipment, and the lifting equipment is lifted to other floors, the second handling equipment can take out the handling instruction from the bottom connection point in the designated area according to the handling instruction received.
- the indicated vehicle and transport the vehicle to the transfer equipment on the ground floor
- the control center determines that the first handling equipment needs to be called between different areas of the high-rise, such as, When it is necessary to call the first handling equipment according to the needs of carrying out the handling task described in the aforementioned system, the control center can call the first handling equipment area as the departure area, and call the first handling equipment area as the destination area, and determine The other high-rises that are closest to this high-rise are connected by rails to all areas, as the middle layer.
- Send a call instruction to the first handling equipment in the departure area send a handling instruction to the lifting equipment connecting the middle layer and the departure area, and send a handling instruction to the lifting equipment connecting the middle layer and the destination area, so that the first handling equipment passes through the two.
- the bottom surfaces of the three-dimensional warehouses are connected to each other in this specification. If the control center determines that the first handling equipment needs to be called between different three-dimensional warehouses, the first handling equipment can be called out.
- the three-dimensional warehouse of the equipment is used as the departure warehouse, and the three-dimensional warehouse to which the first transfer equipment is transferred is used as the destination warehouse.
- the two lifting devices and the second handling device are called from the departure warehouse to the destination warehouse.
- one or more external buffer areas are provided outside the three-dimensional warehouse, and the form of the external buffer areas is three-dimensional storage or plane storage.
- the external buffer area and the three-dimensional warehouse share at least part of the second handling equipment, or the second handling equipment transports and/or connects vehicles between the external buffer area and at least one three-dimensional warehouse.
- the control center may determine the to-be-executed handling task according to the storage information of the goods inventory in the external buffer area and the three-dimensional warehouse, as well as the order information. That is to say, the goods stored in the external buffer area and the capacity of the external buffer area to store goods need to be considered.
- the first handling equipment and the second handling equipment can cooperate in the dense storage warehouse. It avoids laying tracks at the bottom of the warehouse, so that the layout of the warehouse can be changed flexibly, and the number of first handling equipment required can be reduced, the operating cost of the warehouse is reduced, and the handling efficiency is improved.
- a Programmable Logic Device (such as a Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA)) is an integrated circuit whose logic function is determined by user programming of the device.
- HDL Hardware Description Language
- ABEL Advanced Boolean Expression Language
- AHDL Altera Hardware Description Language
- HDCal Joint Component Interconnect
- JHDL Java Hardware Description Language
- Lava Lava
- Lola MyHDL
- PALASM RHDL
- VHDL Very-High-Speed Integrated Circuit Hardware Description Language
- Verilog Verilog
- the controller may be implemented in any suitable manner, for example, the controller may take the form of eg a microprocessor or processor and a computer readable medium storing computer readable program code (eg software or firmware) executable by the (micro)processor , logic gates, switches, application specific integrated circuits (ASICs), programmable logic controllers and embedded microcontrollers, examples of controllers include but are not limited to the following microcontrollers: ARC 625D, Atmel AT91SAM, Microchip PIC18F26K20 and Silicon Labs C8051F320, the memory controller can also be implemented as part of the control logic of the memory.
- the controller may take the form of eg a microprocessor or processor and a computer readable medium storing computer readable program code (eg software or firmware) executable by the (micro)processor , logic gates, switches, application specific integrated circuits (ASICs), programmable logic controllers and embedded microcontrollers
- ASICs application specific integrated circuits
- controllers include but are not limited to
- the controller in addition to implementing the controller in the form of pure computer-readable program code, the controller can be implemented as logic gates, switches, application-specific integrated circuits, programmable logic controllers and embedded devices by logically programming the method steps.
- the same function can be realized in the form of a microcontroller, etc. Therefore, such a controller can be regarded as a hardware component, and the devices included therein for realizing various functions can also be regarded as a structure within the hardware component. Or even, the means for implementing various functions can be regarded as both a software module implementing a method and a structure within a hardware component.
- a typical implementation device is a computer.
- the computer can be, for example, a personal computer, a laptop computer, a cellular phone, a camera phone, a smart phone, a personal digital assistant, a media player, a navigation device, an email device, a game console, a tablet computer, a wearable device, or A combination of any of these devices.
- embodiments of the present disclosure may be provided as a method, system, or computer program product. Accordingly, the present disclosure may take the form of an entirely hardware embodiment, an entirely software embodiment, or an embodiment combining software and hardware aspects. Furthermore, the present disclosure may take the form of a computer program product embodied on one or more computer-usable storage media (including, but not limited to, disk storage, CD-ROM, optical storage, etc.) having computer-usable program code embodied therein.
- computer-usable storage media including, but not limited to, disk storage, CD-ROM, optical storage, etc.
- These computer program instructions may also be stored in a computer-readable memory capable of directing a computer or other programmable data processing apparatus to function in a particular manner, such that the instructions stored in the computer-readable memory result in an article of manufacture comprising instruction means, the instructions
- the apparatus implements the functions specified in the flow or flow of the flowcharts and/or the block or blocks of the block diagrams.
- a computing device includes one or more processors (CPUs), input/output interfaces, network interfaces, and memory.
- processors CPUs
- input/output interfaces network interfaces
- memory volatile and non-volatile memory
- Memory may include forms of non-persistent memory, random access memory (RAM) and/or non-volatile memory in computer readable media, such as read only memory (ROM) or flash memory (flash RAM). Memory is an example of a computer-readable medium.
- RAM random access memory
- ROM read only memory
- flash RAM flash memory
- Computer-readable media includes both persistent and non-permanent, removable and non-removable media, and storage of information may be implemented by any method or technology.
- Information may be computer readable instructions, data structures, modules of programs, or other data.
- Examples of computer storage media include, but are not limited to, phase-change memory (PRAM), static random access memory (SRAM), dynamic random access memory (DRAM), other types of random access memory (RAM), read only memory (ROM), Electrically Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory (EEPROM), Flash Memory or other memory technology, Compact Disc Read Only Memory (CD-ROM), Digital Versatile Disc (DVD) or other optical storage, Magnetic tape cassettes, magnetic tape magnetic disk storage or other magnetic storage devices or any other non-transmission medium that can be used to store information that can be accessed by a computing device.
- computer-readable media does not include transitory computer-readable media, such as modulated data signals and carrier waves.
- the embodiments of the present specification may be provided as a method, a system or a computer program product. Accordingly, this description may take the form of an entirely hardware embodiment, an entirely software embodiment, or an embodiment combining software and hardware aspects. Furthermore, the present specification may take the form of a computer program product embodied on one or more computer-usable storage media (including, but not limited to, disk storage, CD-ROM, optical storage, etc.) having computer-usable program code embodied therein.
- computer-usable storage media including, but not limited to, disk storage, CD-ROM, optical storage, etc.
- program modules include routines, programs, objects, components, data structures, etc. that perform particular tasks or implement particular abstract data types.
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- 一种用于实现货物拣选的立体仓库搬运调度系统,所述系统包括:一个或多个控制中心、一个或多个第一搬运设备、一个或多个第二搬运设备、至少一个立体仓库以及至少一个升降设备,一个所述立体仓库设置有多层,并由所述至少一个升降设备连通所述立体仓库的各层,所述控制中心分别与所述第一搬运设备和所述第二搬运设备通信,其中:所述立体仓库的底层设置有至少一个底层接驳点,所述底层中的至少部分底层货位布置有载具和载具支架中的至少一种,所述底层货位中的载具支架用于放置由所述第二搬运设备搬运的载具;所述立体仓库除底层外的其它高层中的各层分别设置有至少一个高层接驳点,所述高层分别设置有供所述第一搬运设备运行的轨道,并且所述高层中的至少部分高层货位布置有载具;所述控制中心用于根据搬运任务,确定执行搬运任务的第一搬运设备、第二搬运设备以及升降设备,并分别向所述第一搬运设备、第二搬运设备和升降设备发送用于执行所述搬运任务的搬运指令;所述第一搬运设备用于根据所述控制中心发送的搬运指令,在所述高层货位中取出或放入所述搬运指令指示的载具,以及在所述高层货位与所述高层接驳点之间搬运所述搬运指令指示的载具;所述第二搬运设备用于根据所述控制中心发送的搬运指令,在所述底层货位中取出或放入所述搬运指令指示的载具,以及在所述升降设备与所述底层货位之间、所述底层货位与所述底层接驳点之间或在所述升降设备与所述底层接驳点之间搬运所述搬运指令指示的载具;所述升降设备用于根据所述控制中心发送的搬运指令上升或下降至指定层,并在各层之间至少搬运所述搬运指令指示的载具、所述第一搬运设备和所述第二搬运设备中的一种或多种的组合。
- 如权利要求1所述的系统,所述高层中的至少部分高层货位还布置有用于放置所述载具的载具支架,所述载具支架与所述轨道之间的距离大于所述第一搬运设备在未承载所述载具时的高度;所述第一搬运设备进一步用于驶入所述高层货位下方,并从所述高层货位的下方以背驮方式搬运所述载具并离开高层货位。
- 如权利要求1所述的系统,所述第一搬运设备进一步用于在与所述高层货位相邻的轨道位置,从所述高层货位的侧方取出所述载具至所述第一搬运设备上,或者,将所述第一搬运设备上的所述载具从所述高层货位的侧方放入所述高层货位中。
- 如权利要求1所述的系统,所述第一搬运设备进一步用于从所述高层货位的上方取出所述载具至所述第一搬运设备中,或者,从所述第一搬运设备中将所述载具从所述高层货位的上方放入至所述高层货位中。
- 如权利要求1所述的系统,当所述立体仓库中包含多个升降设备时,所述多个升降设备所能到达的指定层之间至少存在重叠。
- 如权利要求1所述的系统,所述升降设备内设置有轨道,用于与所述高层中设置的轨道连接,使所述第一搬运设备行驶至所述升降设备内。
- 如权利要求6所述的系统,所述控制中心还用于,至少部分地根据各高层待执行的搬运任务,确定各高层所需的第一搬运设备的数量,以及根据各高层所需的第一搬运设备的数量和当前各高层的第一搬运设备的数量,确定各高层需要调用的第一搬运设备,并发送调用指令给需要调用的第一搬运设备;所述第一搬运设备还用于,根据接收到的调用指令,行驶至所述升降设备内,通过所述升降设备到达所述调用指令指定的高层。
- 如权利要求6所述的系统,所述高层接驳点设置为位于所述升降设备内;所述第一搬运设备进一步用于,行驶至所述升降设备内的高层接驳点 处,将所述载具放置于所述高层接驳点,或者,从所述高层接驳点的取出载具。
- 如权利要求7所述的系统,所述立体仓库的高层中存在无法由轨道连通所有区域的高层;针对无法由轨道连通所有区域的高层,当需要在该高层的不同区域间调用第一搬运设备时,所述控制中心用于将调出第一搬运设备区域作为出发区,将调入第一搬运设备区域作为目的区,并确定距离该高层最近的由轨道连通所有区域的其他高层,作为中间层;向所述出发区中的第一搬运设备发送调用指令、向连通所述中间层与所述出发区的升降设备发送搬运指令以及向连通所述中间层与所述目的区的升降设备发送搬运指令,使所述第一搬运设备通过两个所述升降设备以及所述中间层,从所述出发区到达所述目的区。
- 如权利要求7所述的系统,所述系统包括至少两个立体仓库,各立体仓库的底面互相连通;当需要在不同立体仓库间调用第一搬运设备时,所述控制中心用于将调出第一搬运设备的立体仓库作为出发仓库,将调入第一搬运设备的立体仓库作为目的仓库,并向所述出发仓库中的第一搬运设备发送调用指令、向第二搬运设备、所述出发仓库的升降设备以及所述目的仓库的升降设备发送搬运指令,使所述第一搬运设备通过所述两个升降设备以及所述第二搬运设备从所述出发仓库调用至所述目的仓库;所述第二搬运设备用于,根据所述调用指令从所述出发仓库的底层将所述第一搬运设备搬运至所述目的仓库的底层。
- 如权利要求1所述的系统,所述升降设备内设置有无动力的移载设备或有动力的移载设备,所述高层接驳点至少包括位于所述升降设备内的所述移载设备;所述第一搬运设备进一步用于,行驶至所述移载设备处,将所述载具 放置于所述移载设备,或者,从所述移载设备上取出所述载具。
- 如权利要求11所述的系统,所述升降设备外还设置有无动力的移载设备或有动力的移载设备,所述高层接驳点还至少包括位于所述升降设备外的所述移载设备,当所述升降设备位于高层时,所述位于升降设备外的所述移载设备与所述位于升降设备内的移载设备对接,并将所述载具从所述升降设备内的移载设备上输送至所述升降设备外的移载设备上,或者,将所述载具从位于所述升降设备外的移载设备上的输送至所述升降设备内的移载设备上。
- 如权利要求11或12所述的系统,所述无动力的移载设备至少包括用于放置载具的载具支架,所述有动力的移载设备至少包括输送线和/或双向伸缩叉。
- 权利要求1所述的系统,所述立体仓库的底层中的至少部分底层货位的载具支架的高度高于所述第二搬运设备在未承载所述载具时的高度;所述第二搬运设备进一步用于,在未承载所述载具时可选择行地在所述至少部分底层货位下方穿行,或者,从所述至少部分底层货位的下方以背驮方式搬运所述载具并离开底层货位。
- 权利要求14所述的系统,所述立体仓库的底层中的至少部分底层货位间立柱的间隔大于所述第二搬运设备的宽度,以及,所述立体仓库的底层中至少部分相邻的两根立柱之间的连接件的最低点的高度高于所述第二搬运设备在未承载所述载具时的高度;所述第二搬运设备进一步用于,在未承载所述载具时可选择性地在所述底层中至少部分相邻的两根立柱之间穿行。
- 权利要求1所述的系统,所述第二搬运设备用于在所述底层货位相邻的巷道位置,从所述底层货位的侧方取出所述载具至所述第二搬运设备上,或者,将所述第二搬运设备上的所述载具从所述底层货位的侧方放入所述底层货位中。
- 权利要求1所述的系统,所述第二搬运设备用于在所述底层货位相邻的巷道位置,进入所述底层货位的下方,从所述底层货位的下方取出所述载具至所述第二搬运设备上,或者从所述第二搬运设备上将所述搬运指令指示的载具放入所述底层货位中。
- 权利要求1所述的系统,所述立体仓库的底层的指定区域设置有至少一个底层接驳点;所述第二搬运设备用于从所述底层货位或所述升降设备取出所述载具,并将所述载具搬运至所述底层接驳点,将所述载具放置于所述指定区域内;或者,从所述指定区域的底层接驳点取出所述载具,并将所述载具搬运至所述底层货位或所述升降设备。
- 如权利要求18所述的系统,所述升降设备内还设置有动力的移载设备,所述立体仓库的底层设置有动力的移载设备,当所述升降设备位于底层时,所述底层的移载设备与所述位于升降设备内部的移载设备对接,用于将所述载具从所述升降设备内的移载设备输送至所述底层的移载设备,或者,将所述载具从所述底层的移载设备输送至所述升降设备内的移载设备上;所述第二搬运设备进一步用于,从所述底层的移载设备上取出所述载具,并将所述载具搬运至所述底层接驳点,将所述载具放置于所述指定区域内;或者,从所述指定区域的底层接驳点取出所述载具,并将所述载具搬运至所述底层的移载设备上。
- 如权利要求1所述的系统,所述系统还包括:一个或多个外部缓存区,所述外部缓存区的形式为立体存储或平面存储中的至少一种;所述外部缓存区与所述至少一个立体仓库共用至少部分第二搬运设备,或,所述第二搬运设备在所述外部缓存区与所述至少一个立体仓库之间搬运和/或接驳所述载具;所述控制中心还用于,存储所述外部缓存区与所述至少一个立体仓库 中的货物库存信息。
- 一种用于实现货物拣选的立体仓库搬运调度方法,所述立体仓库至少存在一个或多个,所述立体仓库至少由一个升降设备连通所述立体仓库的各层,所述立体仓库的底层设置有至少一个底层接驳点,所述底层中的至少部分底层货位布置有载具和载具支架,所述底层货位中的载具支架用于放置由第二搬运设备搬运的载具,所述立体仓库除底层外的其它高层中的各层分别设置有至少一个高层接驳点,所述高层分别设置有供第一搬运设备运行的轨道,并且所述高层中至少部分高层货位布置有载具,所述方法包括:确定待执行的搬运任务;根据所述搬运任务,确定执行搬运任务的第一搬运设备、第二搬运设备以及升降设备;向确定出的所述第一搬运设备、第二搬运设备和升降设备分别发送搬运指令,使所述第一搬运设备、第二搬运设备和升降设备配合将载具从所述立体仓库的高层货位或底层货位中搬运至底层接驳点,或将底层接驳点的载具搬运至所述立体仓库的高层货位或底层货位中。
- 如权利要求21所述的方法,向确定出的所述第一搬运设备发送搬运指令,具体包括:根据所述搬运任务,确定所述搬运任务对应的高层货位;根据所述高层货位的位置以及所述高层货位相邻的巷道位置,向确定出的所述第一搬运设备发送搬运指令,使所述第一搬运设备根据所述搬运指令,在所述巷道位置从所述高层货位的侧方取出所述搬运指令指示的载具至所述第一搬运设备上,或者从所述第一搬运设备上将所述搬运指令指示的载具从侧方放入所述高层货位中。
- 如权利要求21所述的方法,向确定出的所述第一搬运设备发送搬运指令,具体包括:根据所述搬运任务,确定所述搬运任务对应的高层货位;根据所述高层货位的位置以及所述高层货位的上方的其他货位的位置,向确定出的所述第一搬运设备发送搬运指令,使所述第一搬运设备根据所述搬运指令,在所述高层货位的上方的其他货位的位置,从所述高层货位的上方取出所述搬运指令指示的载具至所述第一搬运设备中,或者从所述第一搬运设备中将所述搬运指令指示的载具下放至所述高层货位上。
- 如权利要求21所述的方法,所述升降设备内设置有轨道,用于与所述高层中设置的轨道连接,使所述第一搬运设备行驶至所述升降设备内。
- 如权利要求24所述的方法,所述方法还包括:至少部分地根据各高层待执行的搬运任务,确定各高层所需的第一搬运设备的数量;根据各高层所需的第一搬运设备的数量和当前各高层的第一搬运设备的数量,确定各高层需要调用的第一搬运设备;向确定出的需要调用的第一搬运设备发送调用指令,使所述第一搬运设备还根据接收到的调用指令,行驶至所述升降设备内,通过所述升降设备到达所述调用指令指定的高层。
- 如权利要求24所述的方法,所述高层接驳点设置为位于所述升降设备内;向确定出的所述第一搬运设备发送搬运指令,具体包括:根据所述搬运任务,确定所述搬运任务对应的所述升降设备内的高层接驳点;根据所述升降设备内的高层接驳点的位置,向确定出的所述第一搬运设备发送搬运指令,使所述第一搬运设备行驶至所述升降设备内的高层接驳点处,将载具放置于所述高层接驳点,或者,从所述高层接驳点的位置取出载具。
- 如权利要求25所述的方法,所述立体仓库的高层中存在无法由轨 道连通所有区域的高层,所述方法还包括:针对无法由轨道连通的所有区域的高层,确定在该高层的不同区域间调用第一搬运设备;将调出第一搬运设备区域作为出发区,将调入第一搬运设备区域作为目的区,并确定距离该高层最近的由轨道连通所有区域的其他高层,作为中间层;向所述出发区中的第一搬运设备发送调用指令、向连通所述中间层与所述出发区的升降设备发送搬运指令以及向连通所述中间层与所述目的区的升降设备发送搬运指令,使所述第一搬运设备通过两个所述升降设备以及所述中间层,从所述出发区到达所述目的区。
- 如权利要求25所述的方法,所述立体仓库包括至少两个,各立体仓库的底面互相连通,所述方法还包括:确定在不同立体仓库间调用第一搬运设备;将调出第一搬运设备的立体仓库作为出发仓库,将调入第一搬运设备的立体仓库作为目的仓库;向所述出发仓库中的第一搬运设备发送调用指令、向第二搬运设备、所述出发仓库的升降设备以及所述目的仓库的升降设备发送搬运指令,使所述第一搬运设备通过所述两个升降设备以及所述第二搬运设备从所述出发仓库调用至所述目的仓库。
- 如权利要求21所述的方法,所述升降设备内设置有无动力的移载设备或有动力的移载设备,所述高层接驳点至少包括位于所述升降设备内的所述移载设备;向确定出的所述第一搬运设备发送搬运指令,具体包括:根据所述搬运任务,确定所述搬运任务对应的所述升降设备内的高层接驳点;根据所述升降设备内的高层接驳点的位置,向确定出的所述第一搬运 设备发送搬运指令,使所述第一搬运设备行驶至所述升降设备内的作为高层接驳点的移载设备处,将载具放置于所述移载设备,或者,从作为高层接驳点的移载设备上取出载具。
- 如权利要求29所述的方法,所述升降设备外还设置无动力的移载设备或有动力的移载设备,所述高层接驳点还至少包括位于所述升降设备外的所述移载设备;向确定出的所述升降设备发送搬运指令,具体包括:根据所述搬运任务,确定所述搬运任务对应的高层接驳点;根据所述高层接驳点所在层,向所述升降设备发送搬运指令,使所述升降设备在所述高层接驳点所在层,通过所述位于升降设备外部的移载设备与所述位于所述升降设备内部的移载设备对接,将载具从所述升降设备内的移载设备输送至所述升降设备外作为高层接驳点的移载设备,或者将位于所述升降设备外作为高层接驳点的移载设备上的载具输送到所述升降设备内的移载设备上。
- 如权利要求21所述的方法,向确定出的所述第二搬运设备发送搬运指令,具体包括:根据所述搬运任务,确定所述搬运任务对应的底层货位;根据所述底层货位的位置以及所述底层货位相邻的巷道位置,向所述第二搬运设备发送搬运指令,使所述第二搬运设备在所述底层货位相邻的巷道位置,从所述底层货位的侧方取出所述搬运指令指示的载具至所述第二搬运设备上,或者从所述第二搬运设备上将所述搬运指令指示的载具从侧方放入所述底层货位中。
- 如权利要求21所述的方法,向确定出的所述第二搬运设备发送搬运指令,具体包括:根据所述搬运任务,确定所述搬运任务对应的底层货位;根据所述底层货位的位置,向所述第二搬运设备发送搬运指令,使所 述第二搬运设备在所述底层货位相邻的巷道位置,进入所述底层货位的下方,从所述底层货位的下方取出所述搬运指令指示的载具至所述第二搬运设备上,或者从所述第二搬运设备上将所述搬运指令指示的载具放入所述底层货位中。
- 如权利要求21所述的方法,所述立体仓库的底层的指定区域设置有至少一个底层接驳点;向确定出的所述第二搬运设备发送搬运指令,具体包括:根据所述搬运任务,确定所述搬运任务对应的指定区域设置的底层接驳点;根据所述指定区域设置的底层接驳点,向所述第二搬运设备发送搬运指令,使所述第二搬运设备从所述底层货位或所述升降设备取出所述搬运指令指示的载具,并将所述载具搬运至所述底层接驳点,将所述载具放置于所述指定区域内;或者,从所述指定区域的底层接驳点取出所述搬运指令指示的载具,并将所述载具搬运至所述底层货位或所述升降设备。
- 如权利要求33所述的方法,所述升降设备内还设置有动力的移载设备,所述立体仓库的底层地面设置有动力的移载设备;向确定出的所述升降设备发送搬运指令,具体包括:根据所述搬运任务,确定所述搬运任务对应的底层接驳点;向所述升降设备发送搬运至底层的搬运指令,使所述升降设备移动至底层,所述底层地面的移载设备与位于所述升降设备内部的移载设备对接,将载具从所述升降设备内的移载设备输送至所述底层地面的移载设备,或者将所述底层地面的移载设备上的载具输送到所述升降设备内的移载设备上。
- 如权利要求34所述的方法,向确定出的所述第二搬运设备发送搬运指令,具体包括:根据所述搬运任务,确定所述搬运任务对应的指定区域设置的底层接 驳点;根据所述指定区域设置的底层接驳点,向所述第二搬运设备发送搬运指令,使所述第二搬运设备从所述底层地面的移载设备上取出所述载具,并将所述载具搬运至所述底层接驳点,将所述载具放置于所述指定区域内;或者,从所述指定区域的底层接驳点取出所述搬运指令指示的载具,并将所述载具搬运至所述底层地面的移载设备上。
- 如权利要求21所述的方法,所述方法还包括:在立体仓库外设置一个或多个外部缓存区,所述外部缓存区的形式为立体存储或平面存储;所述外部缓存区与所述立体仓库共用至少部分第二搬运设备,或,所述第二搬运设备在所述外部缓存区与所述至少一个立体仓库之间搬运和/或接驳所述载具;确定待执行的搬运任务,具体包括:根据存储所述外部缓存区与所述立体仓库中的货物库存信息,以及订单信息,确定待执行的搬运任务。
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