US 12,326,730 B2
Autonomous system and its control method
Hiroshi Yoshitake, Santa Clara, CA (US)
Assigned to Hitachi, Ltd., Tokyo (JP)
Filed by Hitachi, Ltd., Tokyo (JP)
Filed on Jan. 25, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/584,247.
Prior Publication US 2023/0236597 A1, Jul. 27, 2023
Int. Cl. B65G 1/137 (2006.01); B65G 1/10 (2006.01); G05D 1/00 (2006.01); G06Q 10/08 (2024.01); G06Q 10/087 (2023.01)
CPC G05D 1/0088 (2013.01) [B65G 1/1375 (2013.01); G05D 1/0297 (2013.01); G06Q 10/08 (2013.01); G06Q 10/087 (2013.01); G05B 2219/39001 (2013.01); G05B 2219/50393 (2013.01)] 13 Claims
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1. A method for a system comprising a plurality of robots, the method comprising:
for receipt of a plurality of orders by a Warehouse Management System (WMS):
generating a plurality of task batches to fulfill the plurality of orders;
generating a parameter set for execution by the plurality of robots to execute each of the plurality of task batches; and
for a determination by a controller that one or more of the plurality of robots is to execute one of the plurality of task batches:
loading the parameter set generated for the task batch; and
controlling the one or more of the plurality of robots based on the loaded parameter set to execute the plurality of task batches,
wherein the parameter set comprises state transition information indicating specific states or processes,
wherein the parameter set comprises a first parameter set and a second parameter set,
wherein the controller comprises an order controller configured to perform order batching and sequence processing of order received from the WMS by using the first parameter set, and a robot controller configured to manage the one or more of the plurality of robots by using the second parameter set.