Automated container terminal double-box operation method, system, device, and medium

By integrating and splitting operation instructions in the automated container terminal through the ECS equipment management system, the problem of supporting dual-container operations in the automated container terminal has been solved, and the operation efficiency has been improved.

CN117104926BActive Publication Date: 2026-01-02TIANJIN PORT ALLIANCE INT CONTAINER TERMINAL
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Application Number
CN202310865797.0
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Patents(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2023-07-14
Publication Date
2026-01-02
Estimated Expiration
2043-07-14

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Technical Problem

The lack of support for dual-container operation instructions in automated container terminals means that the TOS terminal operating system cannot meet the dual-container operation tasks of automated terminals.

Method used

This paper provides an automated method for handling two containers at a container terminal. The method obtains operation instructions from the TOS terminal operating system through the ECS equipment management system, integrates them into two-container instructions, and then splits them back into individual instructions after the equipment control unit completes the task, ensuring consistency of instruction interaction with the TOS system.

Benefits of technology

It enables effective support for dual-container operations in automated container terminals, improves operational efficiency, and meets the requirements of dual-container operation tasks.

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Abstract

The application discloses a kind of automatic container terminal double-box operation method, system, computer equipment and computer storage medium.Automatic container terminal double-box operation method includes ECS equipment management system from TOS terminal operating system to obtain operation instruction, integrates the operation instruction according to the integration rule of pre-set, and a first instruction and a second instruction are formed into a double-box instruction and are dispatched to equipment control unit;Equipment control unit completes double-box instruction task, and the double-box instruction is split, and is restored into corresponding first instruction and second instruction, and the first instruction and second instruction formed after splitting are packaged and confirmed, and instruction interaction is carried out with TOS terminal operating system.The application can be effectively used in automatic container terminal double-box operation task by according to existing instruction information, task list, yard information, instruction is matched, converted, split.
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TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The present application relates to the technical field of automatic container terminal double-box operation, and in particular to an automatic container terminal double-box operation method, system, computer device and computer storage medium. BACKGROUND

[0002] In the process of automatic container terminal operation, different operation scenarios and operation tasks need to be supported. In a container terminal, generally, a spreader supports 20-foot, 40-foot and 45-foot operation scenarios. In the actual production process of the terminal, double 20-foot operation tasks are supported to improve operation efficiency. Double 20-foot lifting operation is performed in a manual operation mode, and two operation tasks are completed in one MOV. Double-box operation plays a very important role in improving operation efficiency, and double-box operation mode is a common mode in a container terminal. However, in the process of automatic container terminal operation, there is a lack of support and application of double-box operation instructions, but the TOS terminal operating system interface cannot meet the double-box operation tasks of the automatic terminal. SUMMARY

[0003] The present application aims at the problems in the prior art and provides an automatic container terminal double-box operation method, system, computer device and computer storage medium.

[0004] In a first aspect of the present application, an automatic container terminal double-box operation method is provided, comprising:

[0005] An ECS device management system obtains operation instructions from a TOS terminal operating system, and the operation instructions include at least one first instruction and at least one second instruction;

[0006] The ECS device management system integrates the obtained operation instructions according to a preset integration rule, forms a double-box instruction from one first instruction and one second instruction, and then dispatches the double-box instruction to a device control unit;

[0007] After the device control unit completes the double-box instruction task, the ECS device management system splits the double-box instruction and restores it to the corresponding first instruction and second instruction;

[0008] The ECS device management system packs and confirms the first instruction and the second instruction formed after splitting, and interacts with the TOS terminal operating system.

[0009] The first instruction is a 20-foot instruction, including a low-beam 20-foot instruction and a high-beam 20-foot instruction.

[0010] The double-box instruction is a high-low-beam 40-foot instruction.

[0011] The ECS device management system modifies the work position, selects position information of one of the instructions to add one or subtract one, adjusts the 20-foot state in the instructions to a double-box state, and then dispatches the instructions.

[0012] The ECS device management system integrates data based on the yard map information, the instruction information, and the pairing rules.

[0013] The pairing rules include two 20-foot boxes, same yard, same column, same layer, same vehicle, adjacent bay, box weight, box type, box attribute, and cargo attribute.

[0014] The double-box instruction includes a land double-box instruction and / or a shipping double-box instruction.

[0015] In a second aspect, the application provides an automatic double-box operation control system for a container terminal, including an ECS device management system, which includes:

[0016] An instruction acquisition module is configured to acquire work instructions from a TOS terminal operating system, and the work instructions include a first instruction and a second instruction.

[0017] A data integration module is configured to integrate the acquired work instructions according to preset integration rules, and integrate a first instruction and a second instruction to form a double-box instruction.

[0018] An instruction dispatch module is configured to dispatch the integrated double-box instruction to a device control unit.

[0019] An instruction splitting module is configured to split the double-box instruction after the device control unit completes the double-box instruction, and restore the double-box instruction to a first instruction and a second instruction.

[0020] A confirmation module is configured to package and confirm the restored first instruction and second instruction, and interact with the TOS terminal operating system.

[0021] In a third aspect, the application provides a computer device including a memory and a processor, the memory stores computer readable instructions, and the computer readable instructions are executed by the processor to make the processor execute the steps of the automatic double-box operation method for a container terminal.

[0022] In a fourth aspect, the application provides a computer storage medium storing computer readable instructions, and the computer readable instructions are executed by one or more processors to make the one or more processors execute the steps of the automatic double-box operation method for a container terminal.

[0023] The automated container terminal double container operation method of the present invention can be effectively applied to automated container terminal double container operation tasks by "pairing", "converting" and "splitting" instructions based on existing instruction information, task list, yard information, etc. Attached Figure Description

[0024] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the principle architecture of an automated container terminal system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[0025] Figure 2 This is a flowchart illustrating the dual-box operation according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[0026] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the abnormal handling process for dual-box operations according to an embodiment of the present invention. Detailed Implementation

[0027] The present invention will be further described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and specific embodiments. It should be understood that the specific embodiments described herein are merely illustrative of the invention and are not intended to limit the invention.

[0028] See Figure 1 As shown, the automated container terminal system includes the TOS terminal operating system, other management and planning systems, equipment scheduling system, equipment management system, equipment control system, data interfaces, etc. The ECS equipment management system in the automated terminal includes data interface interaction support with the TOS terminal operating system, management of equipment control units, equipment scheduling, and message forwarding functions. It occupies a core position in the automated terminal control and management system, receiving production task instructions from the TOS terminal operating system and dispatching instructions downwards.

[0029] refer to Figure 2 As shown, in its first aspect, this application provides an automated method for handling two containers at a container terminal, comprising:

[0030] The ECS equipment management system obtains operation instructions from the TOS terminal operating system, and the operation instructions include at least one first instruction and at least one second instruction;

[0031] The ECS equipment management system integrates the acquired work instructions according to the preset integration rules, combines a first instruction and a second instruction into a double-box instruction, and then dispatches the double-box instruction to the equipment control unit, which in turn dispatches the double-box instruction to control the quay crane equipment to execute it.

[0032] After the equipment control unit completes the dual-box instruction task, the ECS equipment management system splits the dual-box instruction and restores it into the first instruction and the second instruction.

[0033] The ECS device management system packs and confirms a first instruction and a second instruction formed after splitting, and returns to the TOS terminal operating system to interact with the TOS terminal operating system.

[0034] The TOS terminal operating system can confirm all the received original double-box instructions at one time, and confirm the double-box instructions formed by pairing at one time according to a single instruction.

[0035] In the technical solution, the operation instruction is from a terminal operation plan in the TOS terminal operating system, the ECS device management system interacts with the terminal operation plan data to realize real-time acquisition of corresponding operation instructions from the TOS terminal operating system, and then the operation instructions are issued or dispatched to the device control system or control unit for execution, and then the hardware layer is used to control the quay crane or yard crane and the spreader to perform corresponding operations.

[0036] The first instruction is a 20-foot instruction, including a low-beam 20-foot instruction and a high-beam 20-foot instruction. The 20-foot instruction refers to an instruction for operating a 20-foot container, including operation site, position, column, layer, vehicle, weight, and beam position.

[0037] The double-box instruction is a high-low beam 40-foot instruction. For a yard, double boxes are two 20-foot containers, and double-box operation is an operation based on the middle position of the two 20-foot containers. Therefore, according to the relative position, one of the two 20-foot containers is in the low beam and the other is in the high beam, so the double-box instruction is a high-low beam 40-foot instruction.

[0038] In a double-box operation task, the ECS device management system requests an instruction task list, yard map information, and a current operation task from the TOS terminal operating system. At this time, the obtained operation task is a single task, such as a 20-foot single box, a 40-foot single box, and a 45-foot single box, and a double 20-foot operation task cannot be normally obtained. At this time, data pairing and conversion need to be performed according to the information already existing in the production task of the TOS terminal operating system to form a double-box instruction. The double-box instruction is different from a single-box instruction and will generate two 20-foot single-box instructions.

[0039] Therefore, the ECS device management system needs to have an intelligent pairing function, that is, to convert a 20-foot single box that meets double-box operation into a double-box instruction, and to keep consistent with the single-box operation instruction data interaction mode in the TOS terminal operating system, while meeting the instruction acquisition, release, confirmation, and exception message acquisition functions.

[0040] In the embodiments of the present application, the ECS device management system judges whether the instructions can be integrated according to the corresponding rules before dispatching the double-box instruction task, and integrates the data of the instructions meeting the double-box pairing rules. If the requirements of integration or pairing are met, the two 20-foot box instructions are combined into one double-box operation instruction, and the number of instruction tasks is reduced by half. Otherwise, the integration and pairing are not performed.

[0041] In some embodiments, the ECS device management system modifies the operation position when integrating the instructions, selects the position information of one of the instructions to add one or subtract one, adjusts the state of the 20-foot box in the instruction to the double-box state, and then dispatches the instruction to the device control unit, which transmits the instruction to the hardware layer to control the device to perform the operation.

[0042] In the embodiments of the present application, after receiving the message that the device control unit completes the double-box instruction task, the ECS device management system further splits the integrated data to meet the requirements of the TOS terminal operating system for single instruction data interaction.

[0043] In some embodiments, the ECS device management system integrates the data based on the obtained yard map information, the obtained instruction information, and the set pairing rules, realizes the single-box to double-box operation through pairing, and dispatches the double-box instruction to the device control unit for execution. In some embodiments, the pairing rules can include two 20-foot boxes, same yard, same column, same layer, same vehicle, adjacent bay, box weight, box type, box attribute, and cargo attribute. That is, if the two boxes are 20-foot boxes, and have the same yard, column, layer, vehicle, adjacent bay, box type, box attribute, or cargo attribute, they can be paired. In addition, when the pairing is successful, the instruction information, i.e., the operation instruction and the yard map information, are considered to comprehensively judge whether the two single-box instructions can be combined into one double-box instruction. If so, the data integration is performed, and the two single-box instructions are integrated into one double-box instruction, which is then dispatched.

[0044] In some embodiments, the double-box instruction includes a land transportation double-box instruction and / or a shipping double-box instruction. That is, the dispatch of the double-box operation instruction of the present application can be used for land transportation double-box or shipping double-box.

[0045] In the embodiments of the present application, the double-box instruction actually generates two 20-foot box instructions, and the actual operation process is double-box with the spreader state being double-box and the operation bay position being the bay position between the two small box bays. Therefore, the device needs to change the bay position information and the spreader state when performing the double-box operation task.

[0046] In the embodiments of the present application, the double-container instruction is completed by the single-container instruction to complete the double-container shipping operation and land transportation operation. The double containers are affected by the stacking quality of the yard, the deviation or misalignment of the trailer double containers, the abnormal yard map, etc. during the operation process. When encountering abnormal conditions, the corresponding business process needs to be provided. Please refer to Figure 3 As shown in the figure, the abnormal conditions include box loading failure, and rear box abnormality, instruction inconsistent with yard map, deviation or lifting, confirmation of inconsistent rear position, confirmation of instruction abnormality, etc. At this time, manual operation or double-container to single-container conversion is required for processing.

[0047] It can be seen that the double-container operation method of the automatic container terminal can be effectively applied to the double-container operation task of the automatic container terminal by converting, splitting and matching the instruction according to the existing instruction information, task list, yard information, etc.

[0048] In the second aspect of the present application, an automatic container terminal double-container operation control system is provided, which comprises an ECS device management system, and the ECS device management system comprises:

[0049] An instruction acquisition module is configured to acquire operation instructions from a TOS terminal operating system, wherein the operation instructions comprise at least one first instruction and at least one second instruction;

[0050] A data integration module is configured to integrate the acquired operation instructions according to a preset integration rule, and integrate one first instruction and one second instruction to form one double-container instruction;

[0051] An instruction dispatching module is configured to dispatch the integrated double-container instruction to a device control unit for execution;

[0052] An instruction splitting module is configured to split the double-container instruction after the device control unit completes the double-container instruction, and restore the double-container instruction into one first instruction and one second instruction;

[0053] A confirmation module is configured to pack and confirm the restored one first instruction and one second instruction, and return to the TOS terminal operating system to interact with the TOS terminal operating system.

[0054] The instruction processing and operation method of the automatic container terminal double-container operation control system in the foregoing embodiments are the same as the steps of the specific embodiments of the double-container operation method of the automatic container terminal. For the corresponding content, please refer to the content of the embodiments of the double-container operation method of the automatic container terminal. Here, no further description is given.

[0055] In the third aspect of the present application, a computer device is provided, which comprises a memory and a processor. The memory stores computer readable instructions. When the computer readable instructions are executed by the processor, the processor executes the steps of the double-container operation method of the automatic container terminal.

[0056] In a fourth aspect, the present application provides a computer storage medium storing computer readable instructions, which, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform the steps of the method for automated double-container operation at a container terminal.

[0057] The above merely describes the preferred embodiments of the present application, and it should be noted that those skilled in the art can make several improvements and refinements without departing from the principles of the present application, and these improvements and refinements should also be considered within the protection scope of the present application.

Claims

1. A method for automated container terminal double-box operation, characterized in that, The method comprises the steps of: The ECS device management system obtains a job instruction from a TOS terminal operating system, and the job instruction comprises a first instruction and a second instruction; The ECS device management system integrates the obtained job instruction according to a preset integration rule, forms a double-box instruction from a first instruction and a second instruction, and then dispatches the double-box instruction to a device control unit; After the device control unit completes the double-box instruction task, the ECS device management system splits the double-box instruction and restores it to a first instruction and a second instruction; The ECS device management system packs and confirms the first instruction and the second instruction formed after splitting, and interacts with the TOS terminal operating system for instruction. The first instruction is a 20-foot instruction, including a low-beam 20-foot instruction and a high-beam 20-foot instruction; the double-box instruction is a high-low-beam 40-foot instruction; after the ECS device management system forms a double-box instruction from a first instruction and a second instruction, it simultaneously modifies the job position, selects the position information of one of the instructions to add one or subtract one, finally adjusts the 20-foot box state in the instruction to a double-box state, and then dispatches the instruction; the ECS device management system integrates data based on field map information, instruction information, and pairing rules; the pairing rules include two 20-foot boxes, same field, same column, same layer, same vehicle, adjacent beam, box weight, box type, box attribute, and cargo attribute.

2. The automated container port dual-box operation method of claim 1, wherein, The double-box instruction includes a land transportation double-box instruction and / or a marine double-box instruction.

3. An automated container terminal twin-box operation control system, characterized by, The method comprises the steps of: An instruction obtaining module is configured to obtain a job instruction from a TOS terminal operating system, and the job instruction comprises a first instruction and a second instruction; A data integration module is configured to integrate the obtained job instruction according to a preset integration rule, and form a double-box instruction from a first instruction and a second instruction; An instruction dispatching module is configured to dispatch the double-box instruction formed by integration to a device control unit; An instruction splitting module is configured to split the double-box instruction after the device control unit completes the double-box instruction task, and restore it to a first instruction and a second instruction; An instruction splitting module is configured to split the double-box instruction after the device control unit completes the double-box instruction task, and restore it to a first instruction and a second instruction; 4. A computer device, comprising: An instruction splitting module is configured to split the double-box instruction after the device control unit completes the double-box instruction task, and restore it to a first instruction and a second instruction.

5. A computer storage medium, characterized in that The memory stores computer readable instructions, and the computer readable instructions are executed by the processor to cause the processor to perform the steps of the automatic double-box job method of the container terminal according to any one of claims 1 to 2. The memory stores computer readable instructions, and the computer readable instructions are executed by the processor to cause the processor to perform the steps of the automatic double-box job method of the container terminal according to any one of claims 1 to 2.

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