CPC B65G 37/02 (2013.01) [B65G 1/1376 (2013.01); B65G 43/10 (2013.01); B65G 47/493 (2013.01); B65G 43/08 (2013.01); B65G 2811/0678 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |
1. A system for container transportation comprising:
a conveyor network comprising a plurality of conveyors, each of the conveyors defining:
a conveyor length; and
a conveyor operating speed; and
a computing device operably coupled to the conveyor network, wherein the computing device is configured to:
receive a starting location of a first container within the conveyor network;
receive a destination location of the first container within the conveyor network;
receive an operating density for each of the conveyors in the conveyor network;
determine a travel time for each of the conveyors in the conveyor network based on one or more of the conveyor length, the conveyor operating speed, the operating density, and historical performance of each of the conveyors in the conveyor network;
determine a first travel path for the first container between the starting location and the destination location based on the determined travel time for each of the conveyors in the conveyor network;
predict a location of the first container within the conveyor network based on the determined first travel path;
determine the operating density for each of the conveyors in the conveyor network based on the predicted location of the first container; and
modify the first travel path based on the operating density.
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