Transportation method, system, electronic device and computer readable medium

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a transportation method, system, electronic device and computer-readable medium. The method comprises: receiving an item transportation request, wherein the item transportation request includes a target item; determining a target position of the target item on a shelf according to the target item; controlling the transport vehicle to drive into the target position on the shelf through a docking platform to access the target item; wherein the docking platform is used to enable the transport vehicle to switch between multiple lanes of multiple shelves. The transportation method, system, electronic device and computer-readable medium involved in the present disclosure can reduce the complexity of the transport vehicle changing lanes between shelves, and improve the docking efficiency of the logistics transportation system.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present disclosure relates to the field of warehousing and logistics, and in particular, to a transportation method, system, electronic device and computer-readable medium. Background Art

[0002] Stereoscopic warehouses are also called high-bay warehouses or high-bay warehouses. They generally refer to warehouses that use shelves with several, dozens or even dozens of layers to store unit items, and use corresponding material handling equipment to carry out the warehousing and outbound operations of items. Stereoscopic warehouses are currently a relatively mature system, and various forms emerge in an endless stream. For example, stackers, shuttle boards, shuttle cars and other systems have become relatively mature application cases in the industry. Most of the existing stereoscopic warehouses use lanes as units to form horizontal arrays to expand the scale of the system. After the scale is expanded, various problems will arise. For example, the amount of equipment input will increase with the increase in scale. At the same time, due to the different utilization rates of each storage location in each unit (layer or lane), the efficiency of the equipment will also be accompanied by a certain degree of difference.

[0003] Stackers are arranged in lanes. Since stackers are heavy equipment, they do not support lane replacement. Shuttle cars and shuttle boards are arranged vertically and then horizontally on each floor, and then the scale is expanded. The number of cars in an aisle is equal to the number of floors. At present, the shuttle car mainly relies on the elevator to change lanes, and then it is transported to other lanes for elevator operation. Lane replacement of shuttle boards requires forklifts or other tools to be taken off the shelves and then transported to other lanes for shelving. In the existing technology, the travel guide rails of stereoscopic warehouse products are solidified, and it is not flexible to change lanes and work areas for single equipment.

[0004] Therefore, a new transportation method, system, electronic device and computer readable medium are needed.

[0005] The above information disclosed in this Background section is only for enhancement of understanding of the background of the present disclosure and therefore it may contain information that does not constitute the prior art that is already known to one of ordinary skill in the art. Summary of the invention

[0006] In view of this, the present disclosure provides a transportation method, system, electronic device and computer-readable medium, which can reduce the complexity of a transport vehicle changing lanes between shelves and improve the docking efficiency of a logistics transportation system.

[0007] Other features and advantages of the present disclosure will become apparent from the following detailed description, or may be learned in part by the practice of the present disclosure.

[0008] According to one aspect of the present disclosure, a transportation method is proposed, which includes: receiving an item transportation request, wherein the item transportation request includes a target item; determining a target position of the target item on a shelf based on the target item; controlling the transport vehicle to drive into the target position on the shelf through a docking platform to access the target item; wherein the docking platform is used to enable the transport vehicle to switch between multiple lanes of multiple shelves.

[0009] In an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure, controlling the transport vehicle to drive into a target position on a shelf through a docking platform to access the target item includes: acquiring a current position of the transport vehicle; and determining the docking platform based on the current position and the target position.

[0010] In an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure, the target position includes: a target layer of the shelf and a target aisle of the shelf; controlling the transport vehicle to drive into the target position on the shelf through the docking platform to access the target item includes: controlling the transport vehicle to move horizontally on the docking platform to the target aisle and then move on the guide rail of the shelf to reach the target layer; and / or controlling the transport vehicle to move on the guide rail of the shelf to the target layer and then move horizontally on the docking platform to reach the target aisle.

[0011] In an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure, the transport vehicle drives into a target position on a shelf through a docking platform to access the target item, including: controlling the transport vehicle to move from a current position to an intermediate position on the docking platform and / or a guide rail; and controlling the transport vehicle to move from the intermediate position to a target position on the docking platform and / or a guide rail to access the target item.

[0012] In an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure, the docking platform is arranged at one end and / or both ends of the shelf and / or between the shelves.

[0013] In an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure, the method further includes: determining the position and number of the docking platforms.

[0014] In an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure, it also includes: according to a charging instruction, controlling the transport vehicle to charge in the docking platform; and / or according to a storage instruction, controlling the transport vehicle to temporarily store items in the docking platform; and / or according to a maintenance instruction, controlling the transport vehicle to enter the docking platform for maintenance.

[0015] According to one aspect of the present disclosure, a transportation system is proposed, which includes: a shelf for carrying goods, the shelf being a three-dimensional structure; a guide rail disposed on the shelf and used to carry a transport vehicle so that the transport vehicle can move thereon; a docking platform for enabling the transport vehicle to switch between multiple lanes of multiple shelves; and a server for receiving an item transportation request, the item transportation request including a target item; determining a target position of the target item on the shelf based on the target item; and controlling the transport vehicle to drive into the target position on the shelf through the docking platform to access the target item.

[0016] In an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure, it also includes: a charging pile, which is arranged on the docking platform and is used to charge the transport vehicle; and / or a maintenance platform, which is arranged on the docking platform and is used to repair the transport vehicle; and / or a storage platform, which is arranged on the docking platform and is used to temporarily store items.

[0017] In an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure, the shelf includes: a plurality of storage brackets arranged in sequence in a vertical direction; and a plurality of vertically arranged vertical columns, all of which are connected to the edges of each layer of the storage brackets and jointly support the storage brackets.

[0018] In an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure, the guide rails include: a vertical guide rail and a horizontal guide rail; the horizontal guide rail is installed on the edge of the multiple layers of storage brackets of the shelf; and the vertical guide rail is installed on multiple vertical columns of the shelf.

[0019] According to one aspect of the present disclosure, an electronic device is proposed, which includes: one or more processors; a storage device for storing one or more programs; when the one or more programs are executed by the one or more processors, the one or more processors implement the method as described above.

[0020] According to one aspect of the present disclosure, a computer-readable medium is provided, on which a computer program is stored. When the program is executed by a processor, the method described above is implemented.

[0021] According to the transportation method, system, electronic device and computer-readable medium disclosed in the present invention, the transport vehicle drives into the target position on the shelf through the docking platform to access the target item, which can reduce the complexity of the transport vehicle changing lanes between shelves and improve the docking efficiency of the logistics transportation system.

[0022] It is to be understood that the foregoing general description and the following detailed description are exemplary only and are not restrictive of the present disclosure. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0023] The above and other objects, features and advantages of the present disclosure will become more apparent by describing in detail its exemplary embodiments with reference to the accompanying drawings. The accompanying drawings described below are only some embodiments of the present disclosure, and it is clear to a person skilled in the art that other accompanying drawings can be obtained from these accompanying drawings without creative work.

[0024] Figure 1 It is a block diagram of an application scenario of a transportation method and system according to an exemplary embodiment.

[0025] Figure 2 The present invention is a flow chart of a transportation method according to an exemplary embodiment.

[0026] Figure 3 It is a schematic diagram of a three-dimensional shelf showing a transportation method according to an exemplary embodiment.

[0027] Figure 4 It is a block diagram of a transportation system according to an exemplary embodiment.

[0028] Figure 5 is a schematic diagram of a guide rail in a transportation system according to an exemplary embodiment.

[0029] Figure 6 is a schematic diagram of a transport vehicle in a transport system according to an exemplary embodiment.

[0030] Figure 7 It is a schematic diagram showing a docking process in a transportation system according to an exemplary embodiment.

[0031] Figure 8 It is a block diagram of an electronic device according to an exemplary embodiment.

[0032] Fig. 9 The present invention is a schematic diagram showing a computer-readable storage medium according to an exemplary embodiment. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0033] Example embodiments will now be described more fully with reference to the accompanying drawings. However, example embodiments can be implemented in many forms and should not be construed as limited to the embodiments set forth herein; rather, these embodiments are provided so that this disclosure will be comprehensive and complete and will fully convey the concepts of the example embodiments to those skilled in the art. The same reference numerals in the figures represent the same or similar parts, and thus their repeated description will be omitted.

[0034] In addition, the described features, structures or characteristics may be combined in one or more embodiments in any suitable manner. In the following description, many specific details are provided to provide a full understanding of the embodiments of the present disclosure. However, those skilled in the art will appreciate that the technical solutions of the present disclosure may be practiced without one or more of the specific details, or other methods, components, devices, steps, etc. may be adopted. In other cases, known methods, devices, implementations or operations are not shown or described in detail to avoid blurring the various aspects of the present disclosure.

[0035] The block diagrams shown in the accompanying drawings are merely functional entities and do not necessarily correspond to physically independent entities. That is, these functional entities may be implemented in software form, or in one or more hardware modules or integrated circuits, or in different networks and / or processor devices and / or microcontroller devices.

[0036] The flowcharts shown in the accompanying drawings are only exemplary and do not necessarily include all the contents and operations / steps, nor must they be executed in the order described. For example, some operations / steps can be decomposed, and some operations / steps can be combined or partially combined, so the actual execution order may change according to actual conditions.

[0037] It should be understood that although the terms first, second, third, etc. may be used herein to describe various components, these components should not be limited by these terms. These terms are used to distinguish one component from another component. Therefore, the first component discussed below can be referred to as the second component without departing from the teachings of the disclosed concepts. As used herein, the term "and / or" includes any one of the associated listed items and all combinations of one or more.

[0038] Those skilled in the art will appreciate that the drawings are merely schematic diagrams of example embodiments, and the modules or processes in the drawings are not necessarily necessary for implementing the present disclosure, and therefore cannot be used to limit the protection scope of the present disclosure.

[0039] Figure 1 It is a block diagram of an application scenario of a transportation method and system according to an exemplary embodiment.

[0040] like Figure 1 As shown, the system architecture 100 of the transport system may include transport vehicles 101, 102, 103, a network 104 and a server 105. The network 104 is used to provide a medium for communication links between the transport vehicles 101, 102, 103 and the server 105. The network 104 may include various connection types, such as wired, wireless communication links or optical fiber cables, etc.

[0041] The transport vehicles 101, 102, 103 may be AGVs (Automated Guided Vehicles). The transport vehicles 101, 102, 103 may be equipped with electromagnetic or optical automatic guidance devices, and can travel along a specified guidance path. The transport vehicles have safety protection and various transfer functions. The transport vehicles 101, 102, 103 do not require drivers in industrial applications, and use rechargeable batteries as their power source. Generally, their routes and behaviors can be controlled by computers, or their routes can be established using electromagnetic path-following systems. The electromagnetic path-following systems are attached to the floor, and the transport vehicles 101, 102, 103 move and act according to the information provided by the electromagnetic path-following systems.

[0042] The transport vehicles 101, 102, 103 may, for example, receive an item transport request, wherein the item transport request includes a target item; the transport vehicles 101, 102, 103 may, for example, determine the target position of the target item on the shelf based on the target item; the transport vehicles 101, 102, 103 may, for example, drive into the target position on the shelf through a docking platform to access the target item; wherein the docking platform may be arranged at one end, both ends and / or between multiple shelves, so as to enable the transport vehicle to switch between multiple lanes of multiple shelves.

[0043] The transport vehicles 101 , 102 , 103 can also, for example, directly drive into a target location on a shelf to access the target item.

[0044] The transport vehicles 101 , 102 , 103 may also transport the target object to a designated location, for example, via the docking platform; and / or directly transport the target object to a designated location.

[0045] The server 105 may be a server that provides various services, such as a background server that provides route support for the transport vehicles 101, 102, and 103. The server 105 may analyze the received order data, determine the route of the transport vehicle based on the order data, and then feed the route back to the terminal device.

[0046] The server 105 may, for example, receive an item transport request, wherein the item transport request includes a target item; the server 105 may, for example, determine a target position of the target item on the shelf based on the target item; the server 105 may, for example, control the transport vehicles 101, 102, 103 to drive into the target position on the shelf via a docking platform to access the target item; wherein the docking platform may be disposed at one end, both ends and / or between multiple shelves, and is used to enable the transport vehicle to switch between multiple lanes of multiple shelves.

[0047] The server 105 can also control the transport vehicles 101 , 102 , 103 to drive to a target location on the shelf to access the target item.

[0048] The server 105 may also, for example, control the transport vehicles 101, 102, 103 to transport the target object to the designated location via the docking platform; the server 105 may also, for example, control the transport vehicles 101, 102, 103 to transport the target object directly to the designated location.

[0049] The server 105 may be a physical server, or may be composed of multiple servers. It should be noted that the transportation method provided in the embodiment of the present disclosure may be executed by the server 105 and / or the transport vehicles 101, 102, 103, and accordingly, the transportation device may be arranged in the server 105 and / or the transport vehicles 101, 102, 103.

[0050] According to the transportation method, system, electronic device and computer-readable medium disclosed in the present invention, the transport vehicle drives into the target position on the shelf through the docking platform to access the target item, which can reduce the complexity of the transport vehicle changing lanes between shelves and improve the docking efficiency of the logistics transportation system.

[0051] Figure 2 It is a flow chart of a transportation method according to an exemplary embodiment. The transportation method 20 at least includes steps S202 to S208.

[0052] like Figure 2 As shown, in S202, an item transportation request is received, wherein the item transportation request includes a target item.

[0053] In S204, a target position of the target object on the shelf is determined according to the target object, where the target position includes a target layer of the shelf and a target lane of the shelf.

[0054] In S206, the transport vehicle is controlled to drive to a target position on the shelf through a docking platform to store or retrieve the target item. The docking platform is disposed at one end and / or both ends of the shelf and / or between the shelves, and is used to switch between multiple lanes of multiple shelves of the transport vehicle.

[0055] In one embodiment, the method further includes: determining the transport vehicle and the docking platform according to the item transport request. The docking platform can be set up between two shelves, and the transport vehicle can directly switch positions between the shelves through the platform. In terms of position arrangement, it can be set at both ends of the shelf. If the shelf is relatively long and the lane is frequently changed, it can also be set at any position in the middle of the shelf to improve efficiency.

[0056] In one embodiment, the method further includes: determining the position and number of the docking platforms. The docking platforms can be arranged every several floors according to the number of vehicles and the frequency of lane change.

[0057] In one embodiment, the transport vehicle is controlled to move horizontally in the docking platform to the target aisle and then move on the guide rail of the shelf to reach the target layer; the transport vehicle is controlled to move on the guide rail of the shelf to the target layer and then move horizontally in the docking platform to reach the target aisle.

[0058] In one embodiment, the transport vehicle drives into the target position on the shelf through the docking platform to access the target item, including: controlling the transport vehicle to move from the current position to the middle position on the docking platform and / or the guide rail; and controlling the transport vehicle to move from the middle position to the target position on the docking platform and / or the guide rail to access the target item. In some scenarios, the transport vehicle can directly reach the target position through the docking platform, and in other scenarios, the transport vehicle may first drive to a middle position of the logistics warehouse through the docking platform or the guide rail, use the middle position as a transfer station, and then reach the target position through one or more docking platforms or by driving on the guide rail.

[0059] Figure 3 Schematic diagram of a three-dimensional shelf according to a transportation method shown in an exemplary embodiment. The transport vehicle 410 can run horizontally and vertically in a lane when in operation. When it is necessary to change lanes, it will drive to the docking platform 406 at both ends (or the middle position, not shown in this figure) of the shelf 402. The transport vehicle 410 drives on the guide rails 404 of the shelf, and continues to drive forward after reaching the docking position. The ground wheels and crawling components of the transport vehicle 410 work at the same time. After the crawling component is separated from the shelf, the ground wheels completely fall on the docking platform and start to drive on the ground wheels to move the corresponding route.

[0060] In one embodiment, a charging station may be provided on the docking platform, and the transport vehicle may perform various driving actions on the docking platform according to different navigation forms, not limited to straight driving. A charging station may be provided at a specific location on the docking platform, and the transport vehicle may be charged at the charging station. When the transport vehicle or other related equipment stops running, they may all stop on the docking platform.

[0061] In one embodiment, a maintenance platform and a storage platform may be provided on the docking platform. According to a storage instruction, the transport vehicle is controlled to temporarily store items in the docking platform; and / or according to a maintenance instruction, the transport vehicle is controlled to enter the docking platform for maintenance.

[0062] The docking platform expands the moving range of the transport vehicle from the "surface" to the three-dimensional space of the "body", making the movement of the transport vehicle more flexible. In the prior art, when the transport vehicle in the three-dimensional warehouse changes layers, it needs to descend to the ground, change lanes, and rise to the designated layer. According to the transportation method in this application, when changing layers and changing shelves, the transport vehicle only needs to travel horizontally to the docking platform, move on the docking platform, and drive into the designated lane. The transport vehicle form in this application reduces the repetitive process of vertical driving, and vertical driving is the most energy-consuming action, so the docking platform improves the endurance of the transport vehicle while improving efficiency.

[0063] It should be clearly understood that the present disclosure describes how to form and use specific examples, but the principles of the present disclosure are not limited to any details of these examples. On the contrary, based on the teachings of the contents disclosed in the present disclosure, these principles can be applied to many other embodiments.

[0064] Those skilled in the art will appreciate that all or part of the steps for implementing the above embodiments are implemented as a computer program executed by a CPU. When the computer program is executed by the CPU, the above functions defined by the above method provided by the present disclosure are performed. The program may be stored in a computer-readable storage medium, which may be a read-only memory, a disk, or an optical disk, etc.

[0065] In addition, it should be noted that the above figures are only schematic illustrations of the processes included in the method according to the exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure, and are not intended to be limiting. It is easy to understand that the processes shown in the above figures do not indicate or limit the time sequence of these processes. In addition, it is also easy to understand that these processes can be performed synchronously or asynchronously, for example, in multiple modules.

[0066] The following are embodiments of the device disclosed herein, which can be used to execute the method embodiments disclosed herein. For details not disclosed in the device embodiments disclosed herein, please refer to the method embodiments disclosed herein.

[0067] Figure 4 The transport system 400 includes: a shelf 402 , a guide rail 404 , a docking platform 406 , a server 408 , and may also include a transport vehicle 410 .

[0068] The shelf 402 is used to carry goods, and the shelf is a three-dimensional structure; wherein the shelf 402 includes: a plurality of storage brackets arranged in sequence in the vertical direction; and a plurality of vertically arranged vertical columns, all of which are connected to the edges of each layer of the storage brackets and jointly support the storage brackets.

[0069] The guide rail 404 is placed on the shelf, and is used to carry the transport vehicle 410 so that the transport vehicle 410 can move thereon; wherein, the guide rail includes: a vertical guide rail 4041 and a horizontal guide rail 4042; the horizontal guide rail 4042 is installed on the edge of the multiple layers of the storage bracket of the shelf 402; the vertical guide rail 4041 is installed on multiple vertical columns of the shelf 402.

[0070] The docking platform 406 is disposed in the shelf and / or between the plurality of shelves 402 , and is used to enable the transport vehicle 410 to switch between the plurality of shelves 402 .

[0071] The server 408 is used to receive an item transportation request, wherein the item transportation request includes a target item; determine a target position of the target item on a shelf based on the target item; obtain a current position of a transport vehicle; and control the transport vehicle to drive to the target position on the shelf through a docking platform to access the target item when the current position of the transport vehicle and the target position meet predetermined conditions.

[0072] A charging pile may be provided on the docking platform 406 for charging the transport vehicle 410 .

[0073] An inspection platform may be provided on the docking platform 406 for inspecting the transport vehicle.

[0074] A storage platform can be provided on the docking platform 406 for temporarily storing items.

[0075] like Figure 4 As shown, if it is a system of traditional horizontal transport vehicles, the maximum number of vehicles that can be driven in the system is the maximum number of horizontal rails, that is, 4 vehicles. If it is a system of vertical transport vehicles, since each vehicle needs two vertical rails to climb, two vehicles need 4 rails to run at the same time, that is, the row of cargo spaces between the vertical cargo spaces where the two vehicles are located cannot be used for vehicle climbing, and the maximum number of vehicles that can be driven in the system is 5. According to the logistics transportation system of the present application, since the transport vehicle 410 can switch between horizontal and vertical directions in the shelf 402, there are 9 vehicles as shown in the figure, and it can continue to increase.

[0076] Figure 5 FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a guide rail in a transportation system according to an exemplary embodiment. Figure 5 As shown, the horizontal guide rail 4042 is installed on the edge of the multiple layers of the storage racks of the shelf 402; and the vertical guide rail 4041 is installed on multiple vertical columns of the shelf 402.

[0077] In an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure, the horizontal guide rail 4042 and the vertical guide rail 4041 can be connected through a cross steering assembly 5011, and the cross steering assembly 5011 is used to switch the direction of the transport vehicle in the vertical direction or the horizontal direction. It is worth mentioning that the guide rail groove can be a cross shape or a cross shape.

[0078] Figure 6 4 is a schematic diagram of a transport vehicle in a transport system according to an exemplary embodiment. The transport vehicle 410 may be, for example, an automatic guided transport vehicle. In an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure, the transport vehicle 410 includes: a crawling component 4102, the crawling component 4102 having a plurality of driving wheels and at least one guide wheel, the crawling component 4102 rotates through a rotating structure inside the transport vehicle, driving the steering component to switch the moving direction, so that the transport vehicle 410 switches between a vertical direction or a horizontal direction.

[0079] Two crawling assemblies 4102 are respectively arranged on opposite sides of the first end of the vehicle body, and the other two crawling assemblies 4102 are respectively arranged on opposite sides of the second end of the vehicle body. The four crawling assemblies 4102 support the vehicle body from positions close to the four corners of the vehicle body, which is more stable and reliable.

[0080] In an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure, the transport vehicle further includes: a fork, which is used to pull the target item on the three-dimensional shelf through extending and retracting actions according to the item transportation request.

[0081] Figure 7 FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing a docking process in a transportation system according to an exemplary embodiment. Figure 7 In the schematic diagram, it includes a shelf 402, a guide rail 404, more specifically, the guide rail includes a vertical guide rail 4041 and a horizontal guide rail 4042, a docking platform 406, and a transport vehicle 410.

[0082] like Figure 7 As shown, docking platforms 406 can be provided at each layer at both ends of the shelf 402 for vehicles to change lanes. When the transport vehicle 410 enters the docking platform 406, the driving wheels of the transport vehicle 410 on the ground are docked with the docking platform 406, and the vehicle is guided by the guide rail 404, and then the vehicle drives onto the docking platform 406, and then leaves the shelf 402. The transport vehicle 410 can go to another lane to dock with the shelf 402 by spinning straight and then change the lane.

[0083] Figure 8 It is a block diagram of an electronic device according to an exemplary embodiment.

[0084] Refer to the following Figure 8 The electronic device 200 according to this embodiment of the present disclosure is described. Figure 8 The electronic device 200 shown is merely an example and should not bring any limitation to the functions and scope of use of the embodiments of the present disclosure.

[0085] like Figure 8 As shown, the electronic device 200 is in the form of a general computing device. The components of the electronic device 200 may include, but are not limited to: at least one processing unit 210, at least one storage unit 220, a bus 230 connecting different system components (including the storage unit 220 and the processing unit 210), a display unit 240, etc.

[0086] The storage unit stores a program code, which can be executed by the processing unit 210, so that the processing unit 210 executes the steps according to various exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure described in the electronic prescription circulation processing method section of this specification. For example, the processing unit 210 can execute the following steps: Figure 2 Follow the steps shown in .

[0087] The storage unit 220 may include a readable medium in the form of a volatile storage unit, such as a random access memory unit (RAM) 2201 and / or a cache memory unit 2202 , and may further include a read-only memory unit (ROM) 2203 .

[0088] The storage unit 220 may also include a program / utility 2204 having a set (at least one) of program modules 2205, such program modules 2205 including but not limited to: an operating system, one or more application programs, other program modules and program data, each of which or some combination may include the implementation of a network environment.

[0089] Bus 230 may represent one or more of several types of bus structures, including a memory unit bus or memory unit controller, a peripheral bus, an accelerated graphics port, a processing unit, or a local bus using any of a variety of bus architectures.

[0090] The electronic device 200 may also communicate with one or more external devices 300 (e.g., keyboards, pointing devices, Bluetooth devices, etc.), may also communicate with one or more devices that enable a user to interact with the electronic device 200, and / or communicate with any device that enables the electronic device 200 to communicate with one or more other computing devices (e.g., routers, modems, etc.). Such communication may be performed via an input / output (I / O) interface 250. Furthermore, the electronic device 200 may also communicate with one or more networks (e.g., a local area network (LAN), a wide area network (WAN), and / or a public network, such as the Internet) via a network adapter 260. The network adapter 260 may communicate with other modules of the electronic device 200 via the bus 230. It should be understood that, although not shown in the figure, other hardware and / or software modules may be used in conjunction with the electronic device 200, including but not limited to: microcode, device drivers, redundant processing units, external disk drive arrays, RAID systems, tape drives, and data backup storage systems.

[0091] Through the description of the above implementation, it is easy for those skilled in the art to understand that the example implementation described here can be implemented by software, or by software combined with necessary hardware. Therefore, the technical solution according to the implementation of the present disclosure can be embodied in the form of a software product, which can be stored in a non-volatile storage medium (which can be a CD-ROM, a USB flash drive, a mobile hard disk, etc.) or on a network, including several instructions to enable a computing device (which can be a personal computer, a server, or a network device, etc.) to execute the above method according to the implementation of the present disclosure.

[0092] Fig. 9 A schematic diagram of a computer-readable storage medium in an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure is schematically shown.

[0093] refer to Fig. 9 As shown, a program product 400 for implementing the above method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure is described, which can adopt a portable compact disk read-only memory (CD-ROM) and include program code, and can be run on a terminal device, such as a personal computer. However, the program product of the present disclosure is not limited thereto. In this document, a readable storage medium can be any tangible medium containing or storing a program, which can be used by or in combination with an instruction execution system, an apparatus or a device.

[0094] The program product may use any combination of one or more readable media. The readable medium may be a readable signal medium or a readable storage medium. The readable storage medium may be, for example, but not limited to, an electrical, magnetic, optical, electromagnetic, infrared, or semiconductor system, device or device, or any combination of the above. More specific examples (non-exhaustive list) of readable storage media include: an electrical connection with one or more wires, a portable disk, a hard disk, a random access memory (RAM), a read-only memory (ROM), an erasable programmable read-only memory (EPROM or flash memory), an optical fiber, a portable compact disk read-only memory (CD-ROM), an optical storage device, a magnetic storage device, or any suitable combination of the above.

[0095] The computer readable storage medium may include a data signal propagated in a baseband or as part of a carrier wave, wherein a readable program code is carried. This propagated data signal may take a variety of forms, including but not limited to an electromagnetic signal, an optical signal, or any suitable combination of the above. The readable storage medium may also be any readable medium other than a readable storage medium, which may send, propagate, or transmit a program for use by an instruction execution system, an apparatus, or a device or used in combination with it. The program code contained on the readable storage medium may be transmitted with any appropriate medium, including but not limited to wireless, wired, optical cable, RF, etc., or any suitable combination of the above.

[0096] Program code for performing the operations of the present disclosure may be written in any combination of one or more programming languages, including object-oriented programming languages ​​such as Java, C++, etc., and conventional procedural programming languages ​​such as "C" or similar programming languages. The program code may be executed entirely on the user computing device, partially on the user device, as a separate software package, partially on the user computing device and partially on a remote computing device, or entirely on a remote computing device or server. In cases involving a remote computing device, the remote computing device may be connected to the user computing device through any type of network, including a local area network (LAN) or a wide area network (WAN), or may be connected to an external computing device (e.g., through the Internet using an Internet service provider).

[0097] The above-mentioned computer-readable medium carries one or more programs. When the above-mentioned one or more programs are executed by a device, the computer-readable medium realizes the following functions: receiving an item transportation request, the item transportation request includes a target item; determining the target position of the target item on the shelf according to the target item; controlling the transport vehicle to drive into the target position on the shelf through a docking platform to access the target item; wherein the docking platform is used to enable the transport vehicle to switch between multiple lanes of multiple shelves.

[0098] Those skilled in the art will appreciate that the above modules can be distributed in the device according to the description of the embodiment, or can be changed accordingly and only used in one or more devices different from the embodiment. The modules of the above embodiments can be combined into one module, or further divided into multiple sub-modules.

[0099] Through the description of the above embodiments, it is easy for those skilled in the art to understand that the example embodiments described here can be implemented by software, or by software combined with necessary hardware. Therefore, the technical solution according to the embodiment of the present disclosure can be embodied in the form of a software product, which can be stored in a non-volatile storage medium (which can be a CD-ROM, a USB flash drive, a mobile hard disk, etc.) or on a network, and includes several instructions to enable a computing device (which can be a personal computer, a server, a mobile terminal, or a network device, etc.) to execute the method according to the embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0100] Through the above detailed description, it is easy for those skilled in the art to understand that the transportation method, system, electronic device and computer-readable medium according to the embodiments of the present disclosure have one or more of the following advantages.

[0101] According to the transportation method disclosed in the present invention, the transport vehicle can change lanes by itself through the docking platform, so that the application efficiency of the equipment is improved.

[0102] According to the transportation method disclosed in the present invention, charging points for transport vehicles are set on the docking platform. When the vehicle is low on power, it can find a nearby charging point to charge, without having to leave the shelf and move to a fixed area on the ground to charge, which wastes time and complicates the process.

[0103] According to the transportation method disclosed in the present invention, the appearance of the docking platform reduces the complexity of changing lanes, and the original method of first descending to the ground, then changing lanes and then climbing to the designated layer is changed to horizontally moving to the docking platform, changing lanes, and then moving to the designated layer. The entire process reduces a large part of the vertical movement action, the process is simple and reduces energy consumption, and improves the endurance of the transport vehicle.

[0104] The exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure are specifically shown and described above. It should be understood that the present disclosure is not limited to the detailed structures, configurations or implementations described herein; on the contrary, the present disclosure is intended to cover various modifications and equivalent configurations included in the spirit and scope of the appended claims.

[0105] In addition, the structures, proportions, sizes, etc. shown in the drawings of the specification are only used to match the contents disclosed in the specification for the understanding and reading of those skilled in the art, and are not used to limit the limiting conditions for the implementation of the present disclosure, so they have no substantial technical significance. Any modification of the structure, change of the proportional relationship or adjustment of the size, without affecting the technical effects and purposes that can be achieved by the present disclosure, should still fall within the scope of the technical contents disclosed by the present disclosure. At the same time, the terms such as "on", "first", "second" and "one" quoted in this specification are only for the convenience of description, and are not used to limit the scope of the implementation of the present disclosure. The change or adjustment of their relative relationship should also be regarded as the scope of the implementation of the present disclosure without substantially changing the technical contents.

Claims

1. A transportation method, characterized in that: include: receiving an item transport request, wherein the item transport request includes a target item; Determine a target position of the target object on the shelf according to the target object, wherein the target position includes a target layer of the shelf and a target lane of the shelf; Controlling the transport vehicle to drive to the target position on the shelf through the docking platform to store and retrieve the target item, including controlling the transport vehicle to move horizontally on the docking platform to the target lane and then move on the guide rail of the shelf to reach the target layer; and / or controlling the transport vehicle to move on the guide rail of the shelf to the target layer and then move horizontally on the docking platform to reach the target lane; The docking platform is used to enable the transport vehicle to switch between multiple lanes of multiple shelves. The docking platform is set up between two shelves. When the transport vehicle needs to change the lane, it will drive to the docking platform to leave the shelf.

2. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that Controlling the transport vehicle to drive to a target position on the shelf through the docking platform to store and retrieve the target item includes: Get the current position of the transporter; and The docking platform is determined based on the current position and the target position.

3. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that The transport vehicle drives into the target position on the shelf through the docking platform to store and retrieve the target item, including: Controlling the transport vehicle to move from a current position to an intermediate position on the docking platform and / or guide rail; and The transport vehicle is controlled to move from the intermediate position to the target position on the docking platform and / or the guide rail to store or retrieve the target object.

4. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that The docking platform is arranged at one end of the shelf or at both ends of the shelf.

5. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that Also includes: Determine the location and quantity of the docking platforms.

6. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that Also includes: According to the charging instruction, controlling the transport vehicle to charge on the docking platform; and / or According to the storage instruction, control the transport vehicle to temporarily store items in the docking platform; and / or According to the maintenance instruction, the transport vehicle is controlled to drive into the docking platform for maintenance.

7. A transportation system, characterized in that: include: A shelf is used to carry goods, and the shelf is a three-dimensional structure; A guide rail, arranged on the shelf, for carrying a transport vehicle so that the transport vehicle moves thereon; A docking platform is set up between two shelves and is used to enable the transport vehicle to switch between multiple lanes of multiple shelves. When the transport vehicle needs to change lanes, it will drive to the docking platform to leave the shelves; as well as The server is used to receive an item transportation request, wherein the item transportation request includes a target item; determine a target position of the target item on a shelf according to the target item, wherein the target position includes a target layer of the shelf and a target lane of the shelf; control a transport vehicle to drive into the target position on the shelf through a docking platform to access the target item, including controlling the transport vehicle to move horizontally on the docking platform to the target lane and then move on the guide rail of the shelf to reach the target layer; and / or control the transport vehicle to move on the guide rail of the shelf to the target layer and then move horizontally on the docking platform to reach the target lane.

8. The system according to claim 7, characterized in that Also includes: A charging pile, arranged on the docking platform, for charging the transport vehicle; and / or An inspection platform, arranged on the docking platform, for inspecting the transport vehicle; and / or The storage platform is arranged on the docking platform and is used for temporarily storing items.

9. The system according to claim 7, characterized in that The shelf comprises: A plurality of storage brackets arranged in sequence in a vertical direction; and A plurality of vertically arranged upright columns are connected to the edge of each layer of the storage bracket and jointly support the storage bracket.

10. The system according to claim 9, characterized in that The guide rail comprises: Vertical rails and horizontal rails; The horizontal guide rail is mounted on the edge of the multi-layer storage bracket of the shelf; The vertical guide rails are mounted on a plurality of vertical columns of the shelf.

11. An electronic device, characterized in that: include: one or more processors; A storage device for storing one or more programs; When the one or more programs are executed by the one or more processors, the one or more processors implement the method according to any one of claims 1 to 6.

12. A computer readable medium having a computer program stored thereon, characterized in that: When the computer program is executed by a processor, the method according to any one of claims 1 to 6 is implemented.

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