US 12,378,071 B2
Methods, apparatuses and computer program products for dynamically generating a tote plan for movement of rectangular prisms through a multi-dimensional space
Kevin Hellman, Katy, TX (US)
Assigned to Honeywell International Inc., Charlotte, NC (US)
Filed by Honeywell International Inc., Charlotte, NC (US)
Filed on Sep. 26, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/898,248.
Application 18/898,248 is a continuation of application No. 18/796,132, filed on Aug. 6, 2024.
Application 18/796,132 is a continuation of application No. PCT/US2023/012328, filed on Feb. 3, 2023.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/267,629, filed on Feb. 7, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2025/0011083 A1, Jan. 9, 2025
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. B65G 1/04 (2006.01); B65G 1/10 (2006.01); B65G 1/12 (2006.01); B65G 1/137 (2006.01)
CPC B65G 1/0478 (2013.01) [B65G 1/10 (2013.01); B65G 1/12 (2013.01); B65G 1/137 (2013.01); B65G 1/1373 (2013.01)] 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A computer-implemented method for generating a tote plan comprising:
determining a closest perpendicular peer smart rack to a current smart rack having a target rectangular prism;
dynamically generating movement instructions related to the current smart rack having the target rectangular prism in the tote plan to cause the target rectangular prism in the current smart rack to be moved to the closest perpendicular peer smart rack in an instance in which the closest perpendicular peer smart rack has state information that is set to open; and
dynamically generating one or more other movement instructions in the tote plan in an instance in which the closest perpendicular peer smart rack has state information that is set to occupied, wherein generating the one or more other movement instructions in the tote plan in the instance in which the closest perpendicular peer smart rack has the state information that is set to occupied further comprises:
determining whether at least one peer smart rack other than the closest perpendicular peer smart rack and positioned adjacent to the closest perpendicular peer smart rack has state information set to open; and
causing a rectangular prism occupying the closest perpendicular peer smart rack to be moved to a peer smart rack of the at least one peer smart rack other than the closest perpendicular peer smart rack that has the state information set to open.