Method, device, equipment, medium and product for carrying articles by using stacker

Abstract

The embodiment of the invention discloses a method, device and equipment for carrying articles through a stacking machine, a medium and a product. A specific embodiment of the method comprises the steps of obtaining an order goods demand amount corresponding to a target order article and a pre-established warehouse shelf profile map; determining at least one storage location for correspondingly storing the target order article in each storage location; the position distance between each storage position in the at least one storage position and the target stacking machine is determined, and at least one position distance is obtained; according to pre-determined warehouse-out positioning strategy information and the at least one position distance, performing priority ranking on the at least one storage location to obtain a storage location sequence; and controlling the target stacker according to the storage location sequence and the order goods demand quantity, and carrying the target order goods. The implementation mode is related to a smart warehouse, and the object carrying efficiency for the objects in the target order can be improved.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to the field of computer technology, and more particularly to methods, devices, equipment, media, and products for transporting articles using a stacker. Background Art

[0002] At present, the relevant field has realized the automated warehouse management of warehouses. Among them, the automated three-dimensional warehouse has very high requirements for the efficiency of outbound delivery to improve the distribution efficiency. For the outbound delivery of ordered items, the method usually adopted is: through a predetermined warehouse storage location selection strategy, the required ordered items are retrieved from at least one storage location corresponding to the warehouse shelf.

[0003] However, the inventors have found that when the above method is adopted, the following technical problems often occur:

[0004] When order items are shipped out of the warehouse, inappropriate selection of storage locations often results in inefficient transportation of items, which further leads to low shipping efficiency.

[0005] The above information disclosed in this Background section is only for enhancement of understanding of the background of the inventive concept and therefore it may contain information that does not form the prior art that is already known in this country to a person of ordinary skill in the art. Summary of the invention

[0006] The content of this disclosure is used to introduce concepts in a brief form, which will be described in detail in the detailed implementation section below. The content of this disclosure is not intended to identify the key features or essential features of the technical solution claimed for protection, nor is it intended to limit the scope of the technical solution claimed for protection.

[0007] Some embodiments of the present disclosure propose methods, devices, equipment, media and products for transporting articles using a stacker to solve the technical problems mentioned in the above background technology section.

[0008] In a first aspect, some embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method for transporting items using a stacker, comprising: obtaining an order quantity corresponding to a target order item and a pre-established warehouse shelf profile, wherein the warehouse shelf profile represents a positional relationship between each storage location in the target shelf and a target stacker; determining at least one storage location among the above-mentioned storage locations that corresponds to storing the above-mentioned target order item; determining a position distance between each storage location among the above-mentioned at least one storage location and the above-mentioned target stacker to obtain at least one position distance; prioritizing the above-mentioned at least one storage location according to pre-determined outbound positioning strategy information and the above-mentioned at least one position distance to obtain a storage location sequence; and controlling the above-mentioned target stacker according to the above-mentioned storage location sequence and the above-mentioned order quantity to perform item transport for the above-mentioned target order item.

[0009] Optionally, the above-mentioned determination of the position distance between each of the above-mentioned at least one storage location and the above-mentioned target stacker includes: determining the lateral distance and the longitudinal distance between the above-mentioned storage location and the above-mentioned target stacker based on the above-mentioned warehouse shelf cross-sectional view; and generating the distance between the above-mentioned storage location and the above-mentioned target stacker as the above-mentioned position distance based on the above-mentioned lateral distance and the above-mentioned longitudinal distance.

[0010] Optionally, the above-mentioned at least one storage location is prioritized according to the predetermined outbound warehouse positioning strategy information and the above-mentioned at least one location distance to obtain a storage location sequence, including: according to the above-mentioned outbound warehouse positioning strategy information, the above-mentioned at least one storage location is initially prioritized to obtain an initial storage location sequence; according to the above-mentioned at least one location distance, the above-mentioned initial storage location sequence is re-sorted to obtain a re-sorted storage location sequence as the above-mentioned storage location sequence.

[0011] Optionally, the above-mentioned outbound warehouse positioning strategy information includes: priority clearing storage location strategy information; and the above-mentioned at least one storage location is initially sorted according to the above-mentioned outbound warehouse positioning strategy information to obtain an initial storage location sequence, including: according to the above-mentioned priority clearing storage location strategy information, the above-mentioned at least one storage location is initially sorted to obtain an initial storage location sequence.

[0012] Optionally, the above-mentioned outbound warehouse positioning strategy information includes: priority outbound box minimum strategy information; and the above-mentioned at least one storage location is initially sorted according to the above-mentioned outbound warehouse positioning strategy information to obtain an initial storage location sequence, including: according to the above-mentioned priority outbound box minimum strategy information, the above-mentioned at least one storage location is initially sorted to obtain an initial storage location sequence.

[0013] Optionally, the above-mentioned initial storage location sequence is reordered according to the above-mentioned at least one position distance to obtain a reordered storage location sequence as the above-mentioned storage location sequence, including: determining at least one storage location subsequence in the above-mentioned initial storage location sequence that corresponds to the same quantity of the above-mentioned target order items; reordering each storage location subsequence in the above-mentioned at least one storage location subsequence according to the above-mentioned at least one position distance to generate a sorted storage location subsequence to obtain at least one sorted storage location subsequence; generating the above-mentioned storage location sequence according to the above-mentioned initial storage location sequence and the above-mentioned at least one sorted storage location subsequence.

[0014] In a second aspect, some embodiments of the present disclosure provide a device for transporting items using a stacker, comprising: an acquisition unit, configured to acquire an order quantity corresponding to a target order item and a pre-established warehouse shelf profile, wherein the warehouse shelf profile represents a positional relationship between each storage location in the target shelf and a target stacker; a first determination unit, configured to determine at least one storage location among the above-mentioned storage locations corresponding to storing the target order item; a second determination unit, configured to determine a position distance between each storage location in the above-mentioned at least one storage location and the above-mentioned target stacker, to obtain at least one position distance; a sorting unit, configured to prioritize the above-mentioned at least one storage location according to pre-determined outbound positioning strategy information and the above-mentioned at least one position distance, to obtain a storage location sequence; an execution unit, configured to control the above-mentioned target stacker according to the above-mentioned storage location sequence and the above-mentioned order quantity, so as to execute item transport for the above-mentioned target order item.

[0015] Optionally, the second determination unit may be configured to: determine the lateral distance and longitudinal distance between the storage location and the target stacker according to the warehouse shelf cross-sectional view; and generate the distance between the storage location and the target stacker according to the lateral distance and the longitudinal distance as the position distance.

[0016] Optionally, the sorting unit can be configured to: preliminarily sort the at least one storage location according to the above-mentioned warehouse positioning strategy information to obtain an initial storage location sequence; and re-sort the initial storage location sequence according to the above-mentioned at least one location distance to obtain a re-sorted storage location sequence as the above-mentioned storage location sequence.

[0017] Optionally, the above-mentioned outbound positioning strategy information includes: priority storage location clearing strategy information; and the sorting unit can be configured to: perform preliminary sorting on the above-mentioned at least one storage location according to the above-mentioned priority storage location clearing strategy information to obtain an initial storage location sequence.

[0018] Optionally, the above-mentioned outbound positioning strategy information includes: priority outbound minimum strategy information; and the sorting unit can be configured to: preliminarily sort the above-mentioned at least one storage location according to the above-mentioned priority outbound minimum strategy information to obtain an initial storage location sequence.

[0019] Optionally, the sorting unit can be configured to: determine at least one storage location subsequence in the above-mentioned initial storage location sequence that corresponds to the same quantity of the above-mentioned target order items; reorder each storage location subsequence in the above-mentioned at least one storage location subsequence according to the above-mentioned at least one location distance to generate a sorted storage location subsequence, and obtain at least one sorted storage location subsequence; generate the above-mentioned storage location sequence according to the above-mentioned initial storage location sequence and the above-mentioned at least one sorted storage location subsequence.

[0020] In a third aspect, some embodiments of the present disclosure provide an electronic device comprising: one or more processors; a storage device on which one or more programs are stored, and when the one or more programs are executed by the one or more processors, the one or more processors implement the method described in any implementation manner in the first aspect.

[0021] In a fourth aspect, some embodiments of the present disclosure provide a computer-readable medium having a computer program stored thereon, wherein when the program is executed by a processor, the method described in any implementation manner in the first aspect is implemented.

[0022] In a fifth aspect, some embodiments of the present disclosure provide a computer program product, including a computer program, which implements the method described in any implementation manner in the above-mentioned first aspect when executed by a processor.

[0023] The above-mentioned embodiments of the present disclosure have the following beneficial effects: the method of using a stacker to transport items according to some embodiments of the present disclosure can improve the efficiency of transporting items for target order items. Specifically, the reason for the low efficiency of related item transport is that when the order items are shipped out of the warehouse, the inappropriate selection of storage locations often results in low efficiency of transporting the transported items, which further leads to low efficiency of shipping out of the warehouse. Based on this, the method of using a stacker to transport items according to some embodiments of the present disclosure first obtains the order quantity corresponding to the target order item and the pre-established warehouse shelf profile. Among them, the warehouse shelf profile represents the positional relationship between each storage location in the target shelf and the target stacker. Here, the obtained order quantity is used to subsequently determine how much quantity of the target order item needs to be retrieved from each storage location, which indirectly affects the scheduling of the storage location. The obtained warehouse shelf profile is used to subsequently determine the distance between the corresponding storage location and the target stacker. Then, at least one storage location corresponding to the target order item is determined among the above storage locations to determine the storage location currently storing the target order item, so as to facilitate the subsequent transportation of the target order item. Then, according to the warehouse shelf profile, the position distance between each of the at least one storage location and the target stacker can be accurately and efficiently determined to obtain at least one position distance. Furthermore, according to the predetermined outbound positioning strategy information and the at least one position distance, the at least one storage location can be accurately prioritized to obtain a storage location sequence. Here, by considering the outbound positioning strategy information and the at least one position distance, not only the current management requirements for storage location management are met, but also the storage location of at least one storage location for subsequent item handling is optimized, which greatly reduces the handling distance, shortens the handling time of the handled items, and improves the outbound efficiency. Finally, according to the storage location sequence and the order quantity, the target stacker is controlled to efficiently perform the item handling for the target order items. In summary, by considering the position distance between the storage location and the target stacker, the problem of low handling efficiency of the handled items and low outbound efficiency caused by inappropriate selection of the storage location is avoided, and the handling distance is greatly reduced, the handling time of the handled items is shortened, and the outbound efficiency is improved. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0024] The above and other features, advantages and aspects of the embodiments of the present disclosure will become more apparent with reference to the following detailed description in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. Throughout the accompanying drawings, the same or similar reference numerals represent the same or similar elements. It should be understood that the drawings are schematic and that components and elements are not necessarily drawn to scale.

[0025] Figure 1 is a schematic diagram of an application scenario of a method for transporting objects using a stacker according to some embodiments of the present disclosure;

[0026] Figure 2 is a flow chart of some embodiments of a method for moving articles using a stacker according to the present disclosure;

[0027] Figure 3 is a schematic diagram of a cross-sectional view of a warehouse shelf in some embodiments of a method for moving objects using a stacker according to the present disclosure;

[0028] Figure 4 are flow charts of other embodiments of methods for transporting articles using a stacker according to the present disclosure;

[0029] Figure 5 It is a schematic diagram of the structure of some embodiments of the device for transporting articles using a stacker according to the present disclosure;

[0030] Figure 6 It is a schematic diagram of the structure of an electronic device suitable for implementing some embodiments of the present disclosure. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0031] Embodiments of the present disclosure will be described in more detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. Although certain embodiments of the present disclosure are shown in the accompanying drawings, it should be understood that the present disclosure can be implemented in various forms and should not be construed as being limited to the embodiments set forth herein. On the contrary, these embodiments are provided to provide a more thorough and complete understanding of the present disclosure. It should be understood that the drawings and embodiments of the present disclosure are only for exemplary purposes and are not intended to limit the scope of protection of the present disclosure.

[0032] It should also be noted that, for ease of description, only the parts related to the invention are shown in the drawings. In the absence of conflict, the embodiments and features in the embodiments of the present disclosure can be combined with each other.

[0033] It should be noted that the concepts such as "first" and "second" mentioned in the present disclosure are only used to distinguish different devices, modules or units, and are not used to limit the order or interdependence of the functions performed by these devices, modules or units.

[0034] It should be noted that the modifications of "one" and "plurality" mentioned in the present disclosure are illustrative rather than restrictive, and those skilled in the art should understand that unless otherwise clearly indicated in the context, it should be understood as "one or more".

[0035] The names of the messages or information exchanged between multiple devices in the embodiments of the present disclosure are only used for illustrative purposes and are not used to limit the scope of these messages or information.

[0036] With regard to the collection, storage, and use of user personal information (such as user portraits and historical user behaviors) involved in this disclosure, before performing the corresponding operations, the relevant organizations or individuals shall fulfill their obligations, including conducting personal information security impact assessments, fulfilling the obligation to inform the personal information subject, and obtaining the authorization and consent of the personal information subject in advance.

[0037] The present disclosure will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and in conjunction with embodiments.

[0038] Figure 1 It is a schematic diagram of an application scenario of a method for transporting objects using a stacker according to some embodiments of the present disclosure.

[0039] exist Figure 1 In the application scenario, first, the electronic device 101 can obtain the order quantity 103 corresponding to the target order item 102 and the pre-established warehouse shelf profile 104. Among them, the above-mentioned warehouse shelf profile 104 represents the positional relationship between each storage location 105 in the target shelf and the target stacker 110. In this application scenario, the target order item 102 can be "shoes". The order quantity 103 can be "10". Each storage location 105 includes: a first storage location 1051, a second storage location 1052, a third storage location 1053, a fourth storage location 1054, a fifth storage location 1055 and a sixth storage location 1056. Then, the electronic device 101 can determine at least one storage location 106 corresponding to the above-mentioned target order item 102 among the above-mentioned storage locations 105. In this application scenario, the at least one storage location 106 may include: a second storage location 1052, a third storage location 1053 and a fourth storage location 1054. Next, the electronic device 101 can determine the position distance between each storage location in the at least one storage location 106 and the target stacker 110 according to the warehouse shelf profile 104, and obtain at least one position distance 107. In this application scenario, the at least one position distance 107 includes: a position distance 1071 corresponding to the second storage location 1052, a position distance 1072 corresponding to the second storage location 1053, and a position distance 1073 corresponding to the second storage location 1054. The position distance 1071 can be "9". The position distance 1072 can be "8.3". The position distance 1073 can be "7.12". Furthermore, the electronic device 101 can prioritize the at least one storage location 106 according to the predetermined outbound positioning strategy information 108 and the at least one position distance 107, and obtain a storage location sequence 109. In this application scenario, the storage location sequence 109 can be "second storage location, fourth storage location, third storage location". Finally, the electronic device 101 may control the target stacker 110 according to the storage location sequence 109 and the order quantity 103 to carry out the object transportation for the target order object 102 .

[0040] It should be noted that the electronic device 101 can be hardware or software. When the electronic device is hardware, it can be implemented as a distributed cluster consisting of multiple servers or terminal devices, or it can be implemented as a single server or a single terminal device. When the electronic device is embodied as software, it can be installed in the hardware devices listed above. It can be implemented as multiple software or software modules for providing distributed services, for example, or it can be implemented as a single software or software module. No specific limitation is made here.

[0041] It should be understood that Figure 1 The number of electronic devices in the embodiment is only for illustration. Any number of electronic devices may be provided according to implementation requirements.

[0042] Continue to refer Figure 2 , shows a process 200 of some embodiments of the method of moving objects using a stacker according to the present disclosure. The method of moving objects using a stacker comprises the following steps:

[0043] Step 201, obtaining the order quantity corresponding to the target order item and the pre-established warehouse shelf profile.

[0044] In some embodiments, the execution body (for example Figure 1 The electronic device 101 shown can obtain the order quantity corresponding to the target order item and the pre-established warehouse shelf profile through a wired connection or a wireless connection. Among them, the target order item can be an order item ordered in at least one target order. The above-mentioned target order can be an order that has been currently ordered and is to be shipped. For example, the target order item can be "shoes". In practice, at least one target order can be an order of the same batch. The order quantity can be the order quantity of the target order item required in at least one target order. For example, the order quantity can be "10". The warehouse shelf profile can be a profile of a target shelf in a target warehouse. The target warehouse can be a selected warehouse to ship the target order item. The target shelf can be a shelf for storing the target order item. The above-mentioned warehouse shelf profile represents the positional relationship between each storage location in the target shelf and the target stacker. The target stacker can be a stacker that has an item discharge relationship with the target shelf.

[0045] As an example, Figure 3 As shown, Figure 3 Each space in can represent a storage location in the target shelf. Figure 3 The lower left point in the figure is the storage location corresponding to the target stacker.

[0046] Step 202, determining at least one storage location among the above storage locations, which corresponds to storing the above target order items.

[0047] In some embodiments, the execution entity may determine at least one storage location among the storage locations corresponding to the target order item.

[0048] As an example, the execution entity may determine at least one storage location corresponding to the target order item among the storage locations by querying the storage location of the target order item.

[0049] Step 203: determine the position distance between each storage location in the at least one storage location and the target stacker to obtain at least one position distance.

[0050] In some embodiments, the execution subject may determine the position distance between each of the at least one storage location and the target stacker to obtain at least one position distance, wherein the position distance may be a straight-line distance between the storage location and the target stacker.

[0051] As an example, the execution subject may determine the position distance between each of the at least one storage location and the target stacker using a pre-generated storage location distance table to obtain at least one position distance, wherein the storage location distance table stores the position distance between each storage location and the target stacker.

[0052] In some optional implementations of some embodiments, the determining of the position distance between each storage location in the at least one storage location and the target stacker may include the following steps:

[0053] The first step is to determine the transverse distance and longitudinal distance between the storage location and the target stacker according to the warehouse shelf cross-section diagram. The transverse distance represents the transverse distance between the storage location and the target stacker. The longitudinal distance represents the longitudinal distance between the storage location and the target stacker.

[0054] As an example, first, the execution subject may determine the image scale corresponding to the warehouse shelf cross-section. Then, determine the horizontal proportional distance and the vertical proportional distance between the storage location and the target position in the warehouse shelf cross-section. The target position may be the position of the target stacker in the warehouse shelf cross-section. Then, the horizontal proportional distance and the vertical proportional distance are correspondingly multiplied with the image scale to obtain a first multiplied distance and a second multiplied distance, which are used as the horizontal distance and the vertical distance, respectively.

[0055] In a second step, the execution entity may generate the distance between the storage location and the target stacker according to the lateral distance and the longitudinal distance as the position distance.

[0056] As an example, the execution subject may use the Pythagorean theorem to determine the oblique distance between the horizontal distance and the vertical distance as the position distance.

[0057] As another example, the execution entity may perform weighted sum processing on the horizontal distance and the vertical distance to obtain a weighted sum distance as the position distance.

[0058] Step 204: Prioritize the at least one storage location according to the predetermined outbound positioning strategy information and the at least one location distance to obtain a storage location sequence.

[0059] In some embodiments, the execution entity may prioritize the at least one storage location according to the predetermined outbound positioning strategy information and the at least one location distance to obtain a storage location sequence. The outbound positioning strategy information may be strategy information for the strategy of locating the container for placing items when the items are outbound. For example, the container for placing items may be a material box or a pallet. Similarly, the outbound positioning strategy information may be strategy information for the strategy of locating the storage location when the items are outbound. For example, the strategy corresponding to the outbound positioning strategy information may be a strategy of giving priority to locating the container for placing items with the lowest height. The strategy corresponding to the outbound positioning strategy information may be a strategy of giving priority to locating the container for placing items with the shortest lateral distance. The container for placing items is a container for storing items at the corresponding storage location.

[0060] As an example, first, the execution subject may perform a first sorting of at least one storage location in the order of the corresponding location distance from near to far according to at least one location distance, and obtain a first storage location sequence. Then, according to the strategy of giving priority to the location of the container for placing items with the lowest height corresponding to the outbound positioning strategy information, perform a second sorting of the storage locations in the first storage location sequence, and obtain a second storage location sequence. Finally, select the first target number of storage locations from the second storage location sequence as the storage location sequence.

[0061] Step 205: Control the target stacker according to the storage location sequence and the order quantity to carry out the transportation of the target order items.

[0062] In some embodiments, the execution entity may control the target stacker according to the storage location sequence and the order quantity to carry out the transportation of items for the target order.

[0063] As an example, first, the execution subject may select from the storage location sequence a storage location subsequence within the target position range, where the total storage amount of the corresponding order items is greater than the order quantity. The storage location sequence is sorted from high to low priority, and the target position range may be a position range corresponding to the first predetermined number of positions in the storage location sequence. The total storage amount of the order items in the storage location subsequence corresponding to the predetermined number is greater than the order quantity. Then, the target stacker is controlled to carry out the object handling for the target order items in the corresponding storage locations in turn according to the arrangement order of the storage locations in the storage location subsequence.

[0064] The above-mentioned embodiments of the present disclosure have the following beneficial effects: the method of using a stacker to transport items according to some embodiments of the present disclosure can improve the efficiency of transporting items for target order items. Specifically, the reason for the low efficiency of related item transport is that when the order items are shipped out of the warehouse, the inappropriate selection of storage locations often results in low efficiency of transporting the transported items, which further leads to low efficiency of shipping out of the warehouse. Based on this, the method of using a stacker to transport items according to some embodiments of the present disclosure first obtains the order quantity corresponding to the target order item and the pre-established warehouse shelf profile. Among them, the warehouse shelf profile represents the positional relationship between each storage location in the target shelf and the target stacker. Here, the obtained order quantity is used to subsequently determine how much quantity of the target order item needs to be retrieved from each storage location, which indirectly affects the scheduling of the storage location. The obtained warehouse shelf profile is used to subsequently determine the distance between the corresponding storage location and the target stacker. Then, at least one storage location corresponding to the target order item is determined among the above storage locations to determine the storage location currently storing the target order item, so as to facilitate the subsequent transportation of the target order item. Then, according to the warehouse shelf profile, the position distance between each of the at least one storage location and the target stacker can be accurately and efficiently determined to obtain at least one position distance. Furthermore, according to the predetermined outbound positioning strategy information and the at least one position distance, the at least one storage location can be accurately prioritized to obtain a storage location sequence. Here, by considering the outbound positioning strategy information and the at least one position distance, not only the current management requirements for storage location management are met, but also the storage location of at least one storage location for subsequent item handling is optimized, which greatly reduces the handling distance, shortens the handling time of the handled items, and improves the outbound efficiency. Finally, according to the storage location sequence and the order quantity, the target stacker is controlled to efficiently perform the item handling for the target order items. In summary, by considering the position distance between the storage location and the target stacker, the problem of low handling efficiency of the handled items and low outbound efficiency caused by inappropriate selection of the storage location is avoided, and the handling distance is greatly reduced, the handling time of the handled items is shortened, and the outbound efficiency is improved.

[0065] Further references Figure 4 , shows a process 400 of another embodiment of a method for moving objects using a stacker according to the present disclosure. The method for moving objects using a stacker comprises the following steps:

[0066] Step 401, obtaining the order quantity corresponding to the target order item and the pre-established warehouse shelf profile.

[0067] Step 402, determining at least one storage location among the above storage locations, which corresponds to storing the above target order items.

[0068] Step 403: determine the position distance between each storage location in the at least one storage location and the target stacker to obtain at least one position distance.

[0069] Step 404: perform preliminary sorting on the at least one storage location according to the outbound positioning strategy information to obtain an initial storage location sequence.

[0070] In some embodiments, an execution entity (e.g. Figure 1 The electronic device 101) shown can perform preliminary sorting on the at least one storage location according to the outbound positioning strategy information to obtain an initial storage location sequence.

[0071] As an example, the execution entity may perform a preliminary sorting of the at least one storage location according to the outbound storage location strategy corresponding to the outbound storage location strategy information to obtain an initial storage location sequence.

[0072] In some optional implementations of some embodiments, the above-mentioned outbound location positioning strategy information includes: priority emptying storage location strategy information. Among them, the priority emptying storage location strategy information may be strategy information corresponding to the priority emptying storage location strategy. The priority emptying storage location strategy may be a strategy for locating the storage location corresponding to the target order item by first emptying the storage location in a priority manner.

[0073] For example, for the target item "shoes", the corresponding storage locations include: the first storage location, the second storage location, the third storage location and the fourth storage location. The current order quantity of the target item is 10 pieces. There are 3 pieces in the first storage location. There are 2 pieces in the second storage location. There are 5 pieces in the third storage location and 8 pieces in the fourth storage location. According to the method of clearing the storage locations first, the order items in the first storage location, the order items in the second storage location and the order items in the third storage location are the items to be transported, so as to clear multiple storage locations.

[0074] Optionally, the execution entity may perform a preliminary sorting of the at least one storage location according to the priority storage location clearing strategy information and the order quantity to obtain an initial storage location sequence.

[0075] In some optional implementations of some embodiments, the above-mentioned outbound locating strategy information includes: priority outbound minimum strategy information. Among them, the priority outbound minimum strategy information can be strategy information corresponding to the priority outbound minimum strategy. The priority outbound minimum strategy can be a strategy for locating the corresponding storage location of the marked order items in a priority outbound minimum manner. Among them, each storage location has a corresponding item placement container for storing items.

[0076] For example, for the target item "shoes", the corresponding storage locations include: the first storage location, the second storage location, the third storage location, and the fourth storage location. The current order quantity of the target item is 10 pieces. The first storage location stores 3 pieces. The second storage location stores 2 pieces. The third storage location stores 5 pieces, and the fourth storage location stores 8 pieces. According to the method of giving priority to the least number of boxes, the order items in the fourth storage location and the order items in the second storage location are used as the items to be transported to transport the corresponding item placement containers.

[0077] Optionally, according to the above-mentioned priority box-out minimum strategy information, the above-mentioned at least one storage location is initially sorted to obtain an initial storage location sequence.

[0078] Step 405: reorder the initial storage location sequence according to the at least one position distance to obtain a reordered storage location sequence as the storage location sequence.

[0079] In some embodiments, the execution entity may reorder the initial storage location sequence according to the at least one location distance to obtain a reordered storage location sequence as the storage location sequence.

[0080] As an example, first, the execution entity may determine the difference in cargo volume between every two adjacent initial storage locations in the initial storage location sequence. Then, a set of initial storage location subsequences whose corresponding cargo volume difference is less than a predetermined value is selected from the initial storage location sequence. Next, for each initial storage location subsequence in the initial storage location subsequence set, the initial storage locations in the initial storage location subsequence are reordered in the order of position distance from near to far according to the corresponding position distance subsequence to obtain a reordered storage location subsequence. Finally, a reordered storage location sequence is generated according to the obtained reordered storage location subsequence set as the above storage location sequence.

[0081] In some optional implementations of some embodiments, the initial storage location sequence is reordered according to the at least one position distance to obtain a reordered storage location sequence as the storage location sequence, which may include the following steps:

[0082] The first step is to determine at least one storage location subsequence in the initial storage location sequence that has the same quantity of the target order items.

[0083] For example, the initial storage position sequence includes: the first storage position, the second storage position, the third storage position, the fourth storage position, the fifth storage position, the sixth storage position and the seventh storage position. The storage capacity of items corresponding to the first storage position is "7". The storage capacity of items corresponding to the second storage position is "8". The storage capacity of items corresponding to the third storage position is "8". The storage capacity of items corresponding to the fourth storage position is "8". The storage capacity of items corresponding to the fifth storage position is "4". The storage capacity of items corresponding to the sixth storage position is "4". The storage capacity of items corresponding to the seventh storage position is "4". Among them, at least one storage position subsequence includes: the first storage position subsequence and the second storage position subsequence. The first storage position subsequence includes: the second storage position, the third storage position and the fourth storage position, and the second storage position subsequence includes: the sixth storage position and the seventh storage position. The position distance corresponding to the second storage position is "9". The position distance corresponding to the third storage position is "8". The position distance corresponding to the fourth storage position is "8.6".

[0084] In the second step, each storage position subsequence in the at least one storage position subsequence is reordered according to the at least one position distance to generate an ordered storage position subsequence, thereby obtaining at least one ordered storage position subsequence.

[0085] As an example, for each storage position subsequence, the execution entity may reorder the storage positions in the storage position subsequence in order of position distance from near to far to obtain a sorted storage position subsequence, and obtain at least one sorted storage position subsequence.

[0086] For example, at least one storage position subsequence includes: a first storage position subsequence and a second storage position subsequence. The first storage position subsequence includes: the second storage position, the third storage position and the fourth storage position, and the second storage position subsequence includes: the sixth storage position and the seventh storage position. The position distance corresponding to the second storage position is "9". The position distance corresponding to the third storage position is "8". The position distance corresponding to the fourth storage position is "8.6". The position distance corresponding to the sixth storage position is "6". The position distance corresponding to the seventh storage position is "5.3". According to the sorting method of position distance from near to far, the first storage position subsequence is re-sorted to obtain the first sorted storage position subsequence. The first sorted storage position subsequence includes: the third storage position, the fourth storage position, and the second storage position. The second storage position subsequence is re-sorted to obtain the second sorted storage position subsequence. The second sorted storage position subsequence includes: the seventh storage position and the sixth storage position.

[0087] The third step is to generate the storage position sequence according to the initial storage position sequence and the at least one sorted storage position subsequence.

[0088] As an example, the execution subject may replace at least one initial storage position subsequence in the initial storage position sequence with at least one sorted storage position subsequence to generate the storage position sequence. There is a one-to-one correspondence between the initial storage position subsequence in at least one initial storage position subsequence and the sorted storage position subsequence in at least one sorted storage position subsequence.

[0089] Step 406: Control the target stacker according to the storage location sequence to carry out item transportation for the target order items.

[0090] In some embodiments, the specific implementation of steps 401-403 and 406 and the technical effects thereof can be referred to in Figure 2 The corresponding steps 201-203 and 205 in the embodiment are not described in detail here.

[0091] from Figure 4 It can be seen that Figure 2 Compared with the description of some corresponding embodiments, Figure 4 In the process 300 of the method for transporting items by using a stacker in some corresponding embodiments, the transport sequence of at least one storage location is preliminarily determined through the outbound positioning strategy information. Furthermore, the transport sequence of each storage location in the at least one storage location is further refined through at least one location distance, so as to shorten the transport time of the target order items and improve the transport efficiency.

[0092] Further references Figure 5 As an implementation of the methods shown in the above figures, the present disclosure provides some embodiments of a device for transporting articles using a stacker. These device embodiments are similar to Figure 2 Corresponding to the method embodiments shown, the device for transporting articles using a stacker can be specifically applied to various electronic devices.

[0093] like Figure 5As shown, a device 500 for transporting articles by using a stacker includes: an acquisition unit 501, a first determination unit 502, a second determination unit 503, a sorting unit 504 and an execution unit 505. The acquisition unit 501 is configured to acquire the order quantity corresponding to the target order article and a pre-established warehouse shelf profile, wherein the warehouse shelf profile represents the positional relationship between each storage location in the target shelf and the target stacker; the first determination unit 502 is configured to determine at least one storage location among the above storage locations corresponding to the target order article; the second determination unit 503 is configured to determine the position distance between each storage location in the above at least one storage location and the target stacker to obtain at least one position distance; the sorting unit 504 is configured to prioritize the above at least one storage location according to the pre-determined outbound positioning strategy information and the above at least one position distance to obtain a storage location sequence; the execution unit 505 is configured to control the above target stacker according to the above storage location sequence and the order quantity to perform article transport for the above target order article.

[0094] In some optional implementations of some embodiments, the second determination unit 503 may be further configured to: determine the lateral distance and longitudinal distance between the storage location and the target stacker based on the warehouse shelf cross-sectional view; and generate the distance between the storage location and the target stacker based on the lateral distance and the longitudinal distance as the position distance.

[0095] In some optional implementations of some embodiments, the sorting unit 504 may be further configured to: preliminarily sort the at least one storage location according to the above-mentioned outbound positioning strategy information to obtain an initial storage location sequence; and re-sort the initial storage location sequence according to the above-mentioned at least one location distance to obtain a re-sorted storage location sequence as the above-mentioned storage location sequence.

[0096] In some optional implementations of some embodiments, the above-mentioned warehouse positioning strategy information includes: priority clearing storage location strategy information; and the sorting unit 504 can be further configured to: perform preliminary sorting of the above-mentioned at least one storage location according to the above-mentioned priority clearing storage location strategy information and the above-mentioned order quantity to obtain an initial storage location sequence.

[0097] In some optional implementations of some embodiments, the above-mentioned warehouse positioning strategy information includes: priority outbound box minimum strategy information; and the sorting unit 504 can be further configured to: perform preliminary sorting of the above-mentioned at least one storage location according to the above-mentioned priority outbound box minimum strategy information to obtain an initial storage location sequence.

[0098] In some optional implementations of some embodiments, the sorting unit 504 may be further configured to: determine at least one storage location subsequence in the initial storage location sequence that corresponds to the same quantity of the target order items; reorder each storage location subsequence in the at least one storage location subsequence according to the at least one location distance to generate a sorted storage location subsequence, and obtain at least one sorted storage location subsequence; generate the storage location sequence according to the initial storage location sequence and the at least one sorted storage location subsequence.

[0099] It is understood that the units described in the device 500 for transporting articles using a stacker are similar to those described in the reference Figure 2 Therefore, the operations, features and beneficial effects described above for the method are also applicable to the device 500 for transporting articles using a stacker and the units included therein, and will not be described in detail here.

[0100] Reference below Figure 6 , which shows an electronic device (eg, Figure 1 Schematic diagram of the structure of the electronic device 101)600. Figure 6 The electronic device shown is only an example and should not bring any limitation to the functions and scope of use of the embodiments of the present disclosure.

[0101] like Figure 6 As shown, the electronic device 600 may include a processing device (e.g., a central processing unit, a graphics processing unit, etc.) 601, which can perform various appropriate actions and processes according to a program stored in a read-only memory 602 or a program loaded from a storage device 608 into a random access memory 603. Various programs and data required for the operation of the electronic device 600 are also stored in the random access memory 603. The processing device 601, the read-only memory 602, and the random access memory 603 are connected to each other via a bus 604. An input / output interface 605 is also connected to the bus 604.

[0102] Typically, the following devices may be connected to the input / output interface 605: an input device 606 including, for example, a touch screen, a touch pad, a keyboard, a mouse, a camera, a microphone, an accelerometer, a gyroscope, etc.; an output device 607 including, for example, a liquid crystal display (LCD), a speaker, a vibrator, etc.; a storage device 608 including, for example, a magnetic tape, a hard disk, etc.; and a communication device 609. The communication device 609 may allow the electronic device 600 to communicate with other devices wirelessly or by wire to exchange data. Although Figure 6 The electronic device 600 is shown with various devices, but it should be understood that it is not required to implement or possess all the devices shown. More or fewer devices may be implemented or possessed instead. Figure 6Each block shown in the figure may represent one device, or may represent multiple devices as required.

[0103] In particular, according to some embodiments of the present disclosure, the process described above with reference to the flowchart can be implemented as a computer software program. For example, some embodiments of the present disclosure include a computer program product, which includes a computer program carried on a computer-readable medium, and the computer program includes a program code for executing the method shown in the flowchart. In some such embodiments, the computer program can be downloaded and installed from a network through a communication device 609, or installed from a storage device 608, or installed from a read-only memory 602. When the computer program is executed by the processing device 601, the above-mentioned functions defined in the method of some embodiments of the present disclosure are executed.

[0104] It should be noted that the computer-readable medium in some embodiments of the present disclosure may be a computer-readable signal medium or a computer-readable storage medium or any combination of the two. The computer-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 of computer-readable storage media may include, but are not limited to: an electrical connection with one or more wires, a portable computer 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. In some embodiments of the present disclosure, the computer-readable storage medium may be any tangible medium containing or storing a program that can be used by or in combination with an instruction execution system, device or device. In some embodiments of the present disclosure, the computer-readable signal medium may include a data signal propagated in a baseband or as part of a carrier wave, in which a computer-readable program code is carried. This propagated data signal may take a variety of forms, including but not limited to electromagnetic signals, optical signals, or any suitable combination of the above. The computer readable signal medium may also be any computer readable medium other than a computer readable storage medium, which may send, propagate or transmit a program for use by or in conjunction with an instruction execution system, apparatus or device. The program code contained on the computer readable medium may be transmitted using any suitable medium, including but not limited to: wires, optical cables, RF (radio frequency), etc., or any suitable combination of the above.

[0105] In some embodiments, the client and the server may communicate using any currently known or future developed network protocol such as HTTP (HyperText Transfer Protocol), and may be interconnected with any form or medium of digital data communication (e.g., a communication network). Examples of communication networks include a local area network ("LAN"), a wide area network ("WAN"), an internet (e.g., the Internet), and a peer-to-peer network (e.g., an ad hoc peer-to-peer network), as well as any currently known or future developed network.

[0106] The computer-readable medium may be included in the electronic device; or it may exist independently without being assembled into the electronic device. The computer-readable medium carries one or more programs. When the one or more programs are executed by the electronic device, the electronic device: obtains the order quantity corresponding to the target order item and the pre-established warehouse shelf profile, wherein the warehouse shelf profile represents the positional relationship between each storage location in the target shelf and the target stacker; determines at least one storage location among the above storage locations corresponding to the target order item; determines the position distance between each storage location in the at least one storage location and the target stacker to obtain at least one position distance; prioritizes the at least one storage location according to the pre-determined outbound positioning strategy information and the at least one position distance to obtain a storage location sequence; controls the target stacker according to the storage location sequence and the order quantity to perform item handling for the target order item.

[0107] Computer program code for performing the operations of some embodiments of the present disclosure may be written in one or more programming languages ​​or a combination thereof, including object-oriented programming languages ​​such as Java, Smalltalk, C++, and conventional procedural programming languages ​​such as "C" or similar programming languages. The program code may be executed entirely on the user's computer, partially on the user's computer, as a separate software package, partially on the user's computer and partially on a remote computer, or entirely on a remote computer or server. In cases involving a remote computer, the remote computer may be connected to the user's computer via any type of network, including a local area network (LAN) or a wide area network (WAN), or may be connected to an external computer (e.g., via the Internet using an Internet service provider).

[0108] The flow chart and block diagram in the accompanying drawings illustrate the possible architecture, function and operation of the system, method and computer program product according to various embodiments of the present disclosure. In this regard, each square box in the flow chart or block diagram can represent a module, a program segment or a part of a code, and the module, the program segment or a part of the code contains one or more executable instructions for realizing the specified logical function. It should also be noted that in some implementations as replacements, the functions marked in the square box can also occur in a sequence different from that marked in the accompanying drawings. For example, two square boxes represented in succession can actually be executed substantially in parallel, and they can sometimes be executed in the opposite order, depending on the functions involved. It should also be noted that each square box in the block diagram and / or flow chart, and the combination of the square boxes in the block diagram and / or flow chart can be implemented with a dedicated hardware-based system that performs a specified function or operation, or can be implemented with a combination of dedicated hardware and computer instructions.

[0109] The units described in some embodiments of the present disclosure may be implemented by software or hardware. The units described may also be set in a processor, for example, may be described as: a processor includes an acquisition unit, a first determination unit, a second determination unit, a sorting unit, and an execution unit. The names of these units do not constitute limitations on the units themselves in certain circumstances. For example, the acquisition unit may also be described as "a unit for acquiring the order quantity corresponding to the target order item and a pre-established warehouse shelf profile."

[0110] The functions described above herein may be performed at least in part by one or more hardware logic components. For example, without limitation, exemplary types of hardware logic components that may be used include: field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs), application specific integrated circuits (ASICs), application specific standard products (ASSPs), systems on chips (SOCs), complex programmable logic devices (CPLDs), and the like.

[0111] Some embodiments of the present disclosure further provide a computer program product, including a computer program, which implements any of the above-mentioned methods of moving objects using a stacker when executed by a processor.

[0112] The above descriptions are only some preferred embodiments of the present disclosure and an explanation of the technical principles used. Those skilled in the art should understand that the scope of the invention involved in the embodiments of the present disclosure is not limited to the technical solutions formed by a specific combination of the above-mentioned technical features, but should also cover other technical solutions formed by any combination of the above-mentioned technical features or their equivalent features without departing from the above-mentioned inventive concept. For example, the above-mentioned features are replaced with the technical features with similar functions disclosed in the embodiments of the present disclosure (but not limited to) and the technical solutions formed.

Claims

1. A method for transporting articles using a stacker, comprising: Obtaining the order quantity corresponding to the target order item and a pre-established warehouse shelf cross-section diagram, wherein the warehouse shelf cross-section diagram represents the positional relationship between each storage location in the target shelf and the target stacker; Determine at least one storage location among the storage locations corresponding to storing the target order item; According to the warehouse shelf cross-section diagram, determining the position distance between each storage location in the at least one storage location and the target stacker to obtain at least one position distance; Prioritizing the at least one storage location according to the predetermined outbound positioning strategy information and the at least one location distance to obtain a storage location sequence; According to the storage location sequence and the order quantity, the target stacker is controlled to perform item transportation for the target order items.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein: Determining the position distance between each storage location in the at least one storage location and the target stacker according to the warehouse shelf cross-sectional view includes: Determine the lateral distance and longitudinal distance between the storage location and the target stacker according to the warehouse shelf cross-section diagram; According to the transverse distance and the longitudinal distance, a distance between the storage location and the target stacker is generated as the position distance.

3. The method according to claim 1, wherein: The step of prioritizing the at least one storage location according to the predetermined outbound positioning strategy information and the at least one location distance to obtain a storage location sequence includes: According to the outbound positioning strategy information, the at least one storage location is preliminarily sorted to obtain an initial storage location sequence; The initial storage location sequence is reordered according to the at least one position distance to obtain a reordered storage location sequence as the storage location sequence.

4. The method according to claim 3, wherein: The outbound positioning strategy information includes: priority clearing storage location strategy information; and The step of performing a preliminary sorting of the at least one storage location according to the outbound positioning strategy information to obtain an initial storage location sequence includes: According to the priority clearing storage location strategy information, the at least one storage location is initially sorted to obtain an initial storage location sequence.

5. The method according to claim 3, wherein: The outbound positioning strategy information includes: priority outbound least strategy information; and The step of performing a preliminary sorting of the at least one storage location according to the outbound positioning strategy information to obtain an initial storage location sequence includes: According to the least-priority-outbox strategy information, the at least one storage location is initially sorted to obtain an initial storage location sequence.

6. The method according to claim 3, wherein: The step of reordering the initial storage location sequence according to the at least one position distance to obtain a reordered storage location sequence as the storage location sequence comprises: Determine at least one storage location subsequence in the initial storage location sequence corresponding to the same quantity of the target order items; According to the at least one position distance, reorder each storage position subsequence in the at least one storage position subsequence to generate an ordered storage position subsequence, thereby obtaining at least one ordered storage position subsequence; The storage position sequence is generated according to the initial storage position sequence and the at least one sorted storage position subsequence.

7. A device for transporting articles using a stacker, comprising: An acquisition unit is configured to acquire an order quantity corresponding to a target order item and a pre-established warehouse shelf cross-section diagram, wherein the warehouse shelf cross-section diagram represents a positional relationship between each storage location in the target shelf and a target stacker; A first determining unit is configured to determine at least one storage location among the storage locations corresponding to storing the target order item; A second determination unit is configured to determine the position distance between each storage location in the at least one storage location and the target stacker according to the warehouse shelf profile to obtain at least one position distance; A sorting unit is configured to prioritize the at least one storage location according to the predetermined outbound positioning strategy information and the at least one location distance to obtain a storage location sequence; The execution unit is configured to control the target stacker according to the storage location sequence and the order quantity to execute the item transportation for the target order items.

8. An electronic device comprising: one or more processors; a storage device having one or more programs stored thereon, 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.

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

10. A computer program product, comprising a computer program, which, when executed by a processor, implements the method according to any one of claims 1 to 6.

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