Over-gauge luggage intelligent transportation and full-process tracking method and system

By adopting RFID technology and automation equipment in the airport luggage system, the automated transportation and full-process tracking of over-regulated luggage from check-in to loading to pre-trailer are achieved, solving the problem of unauthorized and incomplete tracking of luggage transportation in the existing system, and improving transportation efficiency and safety.

CN119721899AActive Publication Date: 2025-03-28KUNMING LOGAN KSEC AIRPORT LOGISTICS SYST COMPANY

Patent Information

Application Number
CN202411770396.8
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Applications(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-12-04
Publication Date
2025-03-28
Estimated Expiration
2044-12-04

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Technical Problem

The existing airport luggage system lacks automated transportation and full-process tracking during the stages of over-regulated luggage from check-in to loading to trailer, resulting in an increased risk of luggage loss or delay.

Method used

RFID technology is used to print luggage tags and transmit data to the central control server in real time, combining automatic code scanning and handling equipment, visual inspection equipment and automatic transportation trolleys to realize automated transportation and full-process tracking from check-in to loading to the pre-trailer.

Benefits of technology

It reduces the labor intensity of staff, improves the intelligent and automated transportation of over-regulated luggage, realizes real-time tracking and location query, and significantly reduces the risk of luggage loss or delay.

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Abstract

The invention discloses an over-gauge luggage intelligent transportation and full-process tracking method and system, and the method comprises the steps: completing the check-in of the luggage of a passenger, and printing an RFID barcode; the automatic luggage code scanning and carrying equipment is used for packing the luggage, and the RFID reader is used for binding the container and the luggage; detecting the plot ratio of the container by using a visual detector; the central control dispatches an automatic transport trolley to transport containers; the automatic transportation trolley interacts with the elevator; the luggage information is confirmed again when the luggage arrives at the sorting hall; according to the central control dispatching information and the destination of the luggage, the automatic transportation trolley automatically transports the luggage to the destination, the RFID reader is used for reading and confirming the arrival information of the luggage and then unloading the luggage, and the automatic transportation trolley transports away the empty container; according to the invention, the labor intensity of workers is reduced, the intelligentization and automation of the over-gauge luggage are improved, the state and position of the over-gauge luggage of a passenger can be checked in real time, and full-process tracking is realized.
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Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to the technical field of airport baggage systems, and more particularly to an intelligent transportation and full-process tracking method and system for oversized baggage. Background Art

[0002] According to the construction standards of Type 4 airports, it is necessary for airports to gradually realize intelligence. At the same time, airports must ensure that passengers' checked baggage is effectively tracked and confirmed in each link of check-in, loading, transfer and collection, so as to reduce or eliminate the risk of baggage loss or delayed boarding.

[0003] At present, the usual practice for oversized baggage is that staff print the baggage tag at the check-in counter and scan it for the first time, then scan it for the second time when the oversized baggage is loaded onto the trailer, and scan it for the last time before boarding the plane. From the stage after check-in to the stage before loading onto the trailer, the consignment of large baggage is completely dependent on manual transportation, which not only increases the intensity of labor, but also during the peak hours of the airport, as the number of oversized baggage and the destination increase, there is a lack of secondary acquisition of oversized baggage information at this stage, and it is impossible to grasp the location of oversized baggage in real time, which increases the risk of baggage being lost or failing to arrive at the trailer location of the destination flight on time.

[0004] Therefore, how to realize the automated transportation and full-process tracking of oversized baggage from check-in to loading onto trailers is a problem that technicians in this field urgently need to solve. Summary of the invention

[0005] In view of this, the present invention provides an intelligent transportation and full-process tracking method and system for oversized luggage to solve the technical problems mentioned in the background technology.

[0006] In order to achieve the above object, the present invention adopts the following technical solution:

[0007] An intelligent transportation and full-process tracking method for oversized baggage includes the following steps:

[0008] S1. The check-in, security check and oversized baggage loading areas are located on the check-in floor. RFID baggage tags are printed and associated with relevant data during check-in. RFID baggage tags are attached to the baggage. The RFID baggage tags include passenger data, flight data and baggage data. The RFID baggage tag data is transmitted to the central control server in real time.

[0009] S2. Carry out baggage security inspection on the oversized baggage and transmit the security inspection status of the oversized baggage to the central control server;

[0010] S3. The baggage that has passed the security check arrives at the oversized baggage loading area. The automatic code scanning and handling equipment scans the container RFID tag and the baggage RFID tag and binds them. The binding result is transmitted to the central control server, and the baggage loading information is displayed on the channel display screen. The automatic code scanning and handling equipment loads the baggage into the corresponding container;

[0011] S4. The visual inspection device above the container detects the container volume ratio and automatically determines whether the container can still receive luggage. When the device detecting the volume ratio identifies that the container has reached the upper limit or cannot accommodate luggage, the information is fed back to the central control system, which dispatches an automatic transport vehicle to the corresponding station to transport the container.

[0012] S5. The automatic transport trolley arrives at the workstation to transport the container, arrives at the fixed position of the elevator entrance and requests an elevator from the central control server. The elevator then delivers the automatic transport trolley to the baggage sorting hall floor;

[0013] S6. After the automatic transport vehicle arrives at the baggage sorting hall, the RFID reader at the baggage sorting hall reads the container RFID tag, and the central control system issues a baggage delivery task to the automatic transport vehicle through the dispatching system;

[0014] S7. The automatic transport vehicle arrives at the designated area of ​​the container carousel and places the container, and then leaves; the RFID reader in the designated area reads the label of the container and displays the baggage information in the container on the display screen configured in the designated area; the staff performs the unloading operation, and the display screen updates the status of the unloaded baggage;

[0015] S8. After all the luggage in the container has been taken away, that is, the luggage information displayed on the display screen has been updated to the taken away status, the central control server dispatches the automatic transport trolley to move the empty container, and sends the automatic transport trolley to the check-in floor via the elevator. The automatic transport trolley moves the empty container to the packing station and waits for the next luggage packing;

[0016] S9. Use the oversized baggage information inquiry platform to query the information nodes of oversized baggage handling and obtain the location of oversized baggage in real time.

[0017] Preferably, in step S4, the oversized baggage loading area has multiple packing stations, each check-in security inspection channel corresponds to multiple packing stations, each packing station has a unique fixed RFID tag and a reader for reading the RFID number of the container, when the container enters the packing station, the container is bound to the packing station one by one, the packing station is connected to the central control server, and the status information of the packing station is uploaded.

[0018] Preferably, step S4 further includes: the process of loading oversized baggage into the container can be implemented in a manual operation mode: the staff uses a handheld terminal to scan the baggage RFID tag, and uses a manual auxiliary handling device to carry the baggage to the container.

[0019] Preferably, the specific content of step S5 is: the automatic transport cart arrives at a fixed position at the elevator entrance and applies for the elevator. The elevator opens the door according to the application signal and feeds back the elevator arrival signal to the automatic transport cart; the automatic transport cart enters the elevator, sends an arrival signal to the elevator and sends the destination floor to the elevator; the elevator runs, arrives at the destination floor and feeds back the elevator arrival signal, door opening signal and arrival floor information to the automatic transport cart, and the automatic transport cart updates the map according to the information.

[0020] Preferably, step S5 further includes:

[0021] When the automatic barcode scanning and handling equipment scans the baggage barcode, it is analyzed and found that the departure time of the baggage is less than the time set by the central control system. At the same time, a prompt message appears on the channel display screen. After the baggage is loaded into the container, the central control server dispatches the automatic transport trolley to transport the container first.

[0022] When the staff needs to deliver the luggage to the destination in advance, they can directly send instructions to the central control server through the manual command device. After receiving the instructions, the central control server dispatches an automatic transport vehicle for transportation.

[0023] Preferably, the specific content of step S6 is: the central control server sends the container destination to the automatic transport cart according to the container label information read in the elevator of the baggage sorting hall, the cart performs environmental scanning and path planning, automatically bypasses obstacles when encountering obstacles during operation, and re-plans the route. When the automatic transport cart or the luggage trailer converges, the central control system coordinates and dispatches the automatic transport cart to the container destination through traffic lights and the automatic transport cart changing the route; if there is luggage in the container that is close to the flight departure time, the automatic transport cart will give priority to delivering the luggage to the container carousel.

[0024] Preferably, in step S8, the automatic transport trolley transports the empty container in the baggage sorting hall to the check-in area for use, and the RFID reader in the elevator room of the baggage sorting hall clears the baggage information previously bound to the container.

[0025] An intelligent transportation and full-process tracking system for oversized baggage, based on an intelligent transportation and full-process tracking method for oversized baggage according to any one of claims 1 to 7, comprising an RFID baggage tag printing module, a visual detector, automatic baggage scanning and handling equipment, a channel information display screen, a packing station RFID reader, a container, a central control server, an automatic transport trolley, an elevator, an RFID reader in the elevator room of a baggage sorting hall, an RFID reader in a designated area of ​​a container carousel and an information display screen, and an oversized baggage information query platform;

[0026] RFID baggage tag printing module, RFID reader for packing station, RFID reader for elevator in baggage sorting hall, RFID reader for designated area of ​​container carousel, visual detector, automatic baggage scanning and handling equipment, channel display screen, information display screen for designated area of ​​container carousel, automatic transport trolley dispatching system, elevator, inquiry platform and security inspection system are all connected to the central control server;

[0027] RFID baggage tag printing module, used to print RFID baggage tags and associate relevant data during check-in, and transmit RFID baggage tag data to the central control server in real time. RFID baggage tags include passenger data, flight data and baggage data;

[0028] A container is used to store luggage to be transported, and an RFID container tag is provided on the container;

[0029] The visual detector is installed above the container at the packing station to monitor the changes in the container volume ratio in real time, determine whether the container volume ratio exceeds the set value, and send information to the central control server;

[0030] Automatic baggage scanning and handling equipment, located in the check-in area, is used to automatically scan the baggage RFID tag and transmit the information to the central control server, automatically pick up the baggage and put it into the container, and communicate with the visual detector;

[0031] The channel display screen is used to display the baggage information scanned by the automatic baggage scanning and handling equipment, and to prompt when the departure time of the flight to which the baggage belongs is less than the set value;

[0032] The RFID reader at the packing station is used to scan the RFID container tag, bind it to the packing station, and transmit the binding result to the central control server;

[0033] The central control server is used to receive the data of RFID container tags and RFID baggage tags in real time, and receive the information of the automatic baggage scanning and handling equipment and the visual detector, and control the dispatching of the automatic transport trolley to transport the container; it is used for dispatching communication between the elevator and the automatic transport trolley; it receives the RFID tag data of the elevator in the baggage sorting hall, and dispatches the automatic transport trolley to deliver the container to the designated area of ​​the container carousel according to the information; and displays the received baggage information on the display screen;

[0034] The automatic transport trolley is used to transport containers, receive instructions from the dispatching system, and send the position information of the automatic transport trolley in real time;

[0035] The elevator is used to transport the automatic transport trolley and communicate with the automatic transport trolley through the central control server;

[0036] The RFID reader in the elevator room of the baggage sorting hall is used to scan the RFID container tag when the automatic transport trolley arrives at the elevator room of the baggage sorting hall to confirm the destination of the container to the central control server, and the central control server sends the instruction to the automatic transport trolley;

[0037] The RFID reader and information display screen in the designated area of ​​the container carousel are used to read the RFID tag information of the container when the container arrives at the designated area, display the baggage information bound to the container on the information display screen, and update the baggage status information;

[0038] The oversized baggage information inquiry platform is used to inquire about the oversized baggage information and location.

[0039] Preferably, the automatic baggage scanning and handling equipment can be set to an auxiliary mode, and the equipment is used manually to semi-automatically load the baggage into the container. The auxiliary mode of the automatic baggage scanning and handling equipment includes but is not limited to vacuum suction cup equipment, robotic arms and other auxiliary devices for baggage packing.

[0040] Preferably, the intelligent transportation and full-process tracking system for oversized baggage also includes a manual instruction device, which is used for the staff to directly issue baggage transportation instructions to the central control server, so that the central control server dispatches a trolley to transport the container.

[0041] It can be seen from the above technical solutions that, compared with the prior art, the present invention discloses a method and system for intelligent transportation and full-process tracking of oversized baggage, which realizes automated transportation from the stage after check-in to the stage before loading to the trailer, reduces the labor intensity of staff, improves the intelligent and automated transportation of oversized baggage, and can view the status and location of passengers' oversized baggage in real time, realizing full-process tracking from the stage after check-in to the stage before loading to the trailer, meeting the needs of airports for finding baggage. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0042] In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the present invention or the technical solutions in the prior art, the drawings required for use in the embodiments or the description of the prior art will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the drawings described below are only embodiments of the present invention. For ordinary technicians in this field, other drawings can be obtained based on the provided drawings without paying creative work.

[0043] Figure 1 A flow chart of an intelligent transportation and full-process tracking method for oversized luggage provided by the present invention;

[0044] Figure 2 A data flow diagram of an intelligent transportation and full-process tracking method for oversized baggage provided by the present invention;

[0045] Figure 3 A schematic diagram of the overall layout of an intelligent transportation and full-process tracking system for oversized luggage provided by the present invention;

[0046] Figure 4 A schematic diagram of the network connection of the central control server provided by the present invention;

[0047] Figure 5 This is a diagram of the central control server interface provided by the present invention.

[0048] Among them, 1- automatic transport vehicle charging area, 2- automatic transport vehicle, 3- channel information display screen, 4- container, 5- automatic baggage scanning and handling equipment, 6- packing station, 7- RFID reading device of automatic baggage scanning and handling equipment, 8- elevator, 9- RFID reader in the elevator room of the baggage sorting hall, 10- RFID reader in the packing station, 11- information display screen, 12- RFID reader in the designated area of ​​the container carousel. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0049] The following will be combined with the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention to clearly and completely describe the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the present invention, not all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without creative work are within the scope of protection of the present invention.

[0050] The embodiment of the present invention discloses an intelligent transportation and full-process tracking method for oversized luggage, such as Figure 1 and Figure 2 , including the following steps:

[0051] The check-in, security check and oversized baggage loading area are located on the check-in floor. There are multiple packing stations in the oversized baggage loading area. Each packing station has a unique fixed RFID tag and a reader for reading the container's RFID number. When a container enters a packing station, the container is bound to the packing station one by one. The packing station is connected to the central control system and can upload the status information of the packing station. In the baggage loading area, each check-in security check channel corresponds to a display screen for displaying the information of loaded baggage. Each check-in security check channel corresponds to multiple packing stations.

[0052] S1. Print the RFID baggage tag and associate relevant data when checking in. The RFID baggage tag is attached to the baggage. The RFID baggage tag includes passenger data, flight data and baggage data. The RFID baggage tag data is transmitted to the central control server in real time;

[0053] S2. The oversized baggage is subject to baggage security inspection, and the security inspection system transmits the oversized baggage security inspection status to the central control server;

[0054] S3. The luggage that has passed security check arrives at the packing area. The automatic code scanning and handling equipment first scans the container RFID tag, then scans the luggage RFID tag, and binds them. The binding result is transmitted to the central control server, and the luggage information will also appear on the display screen of the channel. Then the automatic code scanning and handling equipment loads the luggage into the container;

[0055] S4. A device that visually detects the volume ratio of the container is installed above the container. The device automatically determines whether the container can still receive luggage. When the device that detects the volume ratio identifies that the container has reached the upper limit or cannot accommodate luggage, the information is fed back to the central control system. The central control system notifies the automatic code scanning and handling device to stop carrying luggage to the container, and notifies the automatic transport vehicle to come to the workstation to carry the container to the baggage sorting hall.

[0056] S5. After the automatic barcode scanning and handling equipment scans the baggage barcode, it is analyzed and found that the departure time of the baggage is less than the time set by the central control system. At the same time, a prompt message will appear on the channel display screen. After the baggage is loaded into the container, the central control system dispatches the automatic transport trolley to transport the container in time;

[0057] The automatic transport cart arrives at the workstation to transport the container. The automatic transport cart arrives at the fixed position at the elevator entrance and applies for the elevator from the central control server. The automatic transport cart enters the elevator, and the elevator sends the automatic transport cart to the baggage sorting hall floor. When the automatic transport cart arrives at the baggage sorting hall, the elevator opens the door and informs the automatic transport cart of the current floor. The automatic transport cart updates the map based on this information.

[0058] S6. After the automatic transport cart arrives at the baggage sorting hall, the RFID reader at the baggage sorting hall reads the container RFID tag, and the central control system issues a baggage delivery task to the automatic transport cart through the dispatching system; if there is baggage in the container that is close to the flight departure time, the automatic transport cart will give priority to delivering the baggage to the container carousel;

[0059] S7. The automatic transport vehicle arrives at the designated area of ​​the container carousel, places the container in the area, and leaves; the designated area is equipped with an RFID reader, which reads the label of the container and displays the luggage information in the container on the display screen configured in the area; the staff operates on the display screen to update the status of the luggage taken away;

[0060] S8. After all the luggage in the container has been taken away, that is, the luggage information displayed on the display screen has been updated to the taken away state, the controller of the area sends the information that the container needs to be moved to the central control system, and the central control system sends the task information to the automatic transport vehicle scheduling system;

[0061] The automatic transport vehicle arrives at the designated location to carry the empty container. When it arrives at the elevator room of the baggage sorting hall, the baggage information bound to the RFID tag of the empty container is cleared through the barcode reader in the elevator room;

[0062] The automatic transport trolley applies for the elevator, and the elevator sends the automatic transport trolley to the check-in floor. The automatic transport trolley moves the empty container to the packing station and waits for the luggage to be packed;

[0063] S9. The information nodes for oversized baggage handling can be queried through the oversized baggage information inquiry platform to obtain the location of the oversized baggage in real time.

[0064] In order to further implement the above technical solution, step S4 can be implemented in a manual operation mode: the staff uses a handheld terminal to scan the luggage RFID tag, uses a manual auxiliary handling device to carry the luggage to the container, manually determines whether to continue loading the luggage, and uses the handheld terminal to directly send instructions to the central control server. After receiving the instructions, the central control server dispatches an automatic transport vehicle for transportation.

[0065] In order to further implement the above technical solution, in step S5, the automatic transport trolley is linked with the elevator, and the specific content is: the automatic transport trolley arrives at a fixed position at the elevator entrance and applies for the elevator. The elevator opens the door according to the application signal and feeds back the elevator arrival signal to the automatic transport trolley; the automatic transport trolley enters the elevator, sends an arrival signal to the elevator and sends the destination floor to the elevator; the elevator runs, arrives at the destination floor and feeds back the elevator arrival signal, door opening signal and arrival floor information to the automatic transport trolley.

[0066] In order to further implement the above technical solution, in step S6, the central control server sends the container destination to the automatic transport cart based on the container label information read in the elevator of the baggage sorting hall. The cart performs environmental scanning and path planning. If it encounters obstacles during operation, it will automatically bypass them and re-plan the route. When the automatic transport cart or the baggage trailer converges, the central control system coordinates and dispatches the automatic transport cart to the container destination through traffic lights and the automatic transport cart changing its route.

[0067] In order to further implement the above technical solution, a method for intelligent transportation and full-process tracking of oversized baggage is provided, wherein step S8 further includes: if there is no idle packing station, the empty container will be transported to the container waiting area.

[0068] An intelligent transportation and full-process tracking system for oversized luggage, such as Figure 3-Figure 5 , characterized in that, an intelligent transportation and full-process tracking method for oversized baggage includes an RFID baggage tag printing module, a visual detector, automatic baggage code scanning and handling equipment, a channel information display screen, a packing station RFID reader, a container, a central control server, an automatic transport trolley, an elevator, an RFID reader in the elevator room of a baggage sorting hall, an RFID reader in a designated area of ​​a container carousel, an information display screen, and an oversized baggage information query platform;

[0069] RFID baggage tag printing module, RFID reader for packing station, RFID reader for elevator in baggage sorting hall, RFID reader for designated area of ​​container carousel, visual detector, automatic baggage scanning and handling equipment, channel display screen, information display screen for designated area of ​​container carousel, automatic transport trolley dispatching system, elevator, inquiry platform and security inspection system are all connected to the central control server;

[0070] RFID baggage tag printing module, used to print RFID baggage tags and associate relevant data during check-in, and transmit RFID baggage tag data to the central control server in real time. RFID baggage tags include passenger data, flight data and baggage data;

[0071] A container is used to store luggage to be transported, and an RFID container tag is provided on the container;

[0072] Visual detector, used to monitor the change of container volume ratio in real time, determine whether the container volume ratio exceeds the set value, and send information to the central control server;

[0073] Automatic baggage scanning and handling equipment, which has the function of automatically scanning baggage RFID tags and transmitting the information to the central control server; automatically picking up baggage and placing it in the container; communicating with the visual detector;

[0074] The channel display screen is used to display the baggage information scanned by the automatic baggage scanning and handling equipment, and has the function of prompting that the departure time of the flight to which the baggage belongs is less than the set value;

[0075] The RFID reader at the packing station is used to scan the RFID container tag, bind it to the packing station, and transmit the binding result to the central control server;

[0076] The central control server is used to receive the data of RFID container tags and RFID baggage tags in real time, and receive the information of the automatic baggage scanning and handling equipment and the visual detector, and control the dispatching of the automatic transport trolley to transport the container; the elevator and the automatic transport trolley dispatching system communicate through the central control server; receive the RFID tag data of the elevator in the baggage sorting hall, dispatch the automatic transport trolley according to the information to deliver the container to the designated area of ​​the container carousel; and display the received baggage information on the display screen;

[0077] The automatic transport trolley is used to transport containers, receive instructions from the dispatching system, and send the position information of the automatic transport trolley in real time;

[0078] The elevator is used to transport the automatic transport trolley and communicate with the automatic transport trolley through the central control server;

[0079] The RFID reader in the elevator room of the baggage sorting hall is used to scan the RFID container tag when the automatic transport trolley arrives at the elevator room of the baggage sorting hall to confirm the destination of the container to the central control server, and the central control server sends the instruction to the automatic transport trolley;

[0080] The RFID reader and information display screen in the designated area of ​​the container carousel are used to read the RFID tag information of the container when the container arrives at the designated area, and display the baggage information bound to the container on the display screen. The information display screen has an operation function to update the baggage status information;

[0081] Oversized baggage information inquiry platform, a platform used to inquire about oversized baggage information and location.

[0082] In actual applications, containers include but are not limited to cage trucks or metal containers in regular shape with casters on the bottom. They can be stably placed at the check-in area and can also be manually pushed when necessary (such as when the automatic transport trolley fails).

[0083] In order to further implement the above technical solution, automatic baggage scanning and handling equipment is installed in the check-in area to automatically scan the code and transport the luggage to the container; it can also enter the auxiliary mode to assist the staff in loading the luggage into the container.

[0084] In this embodiment, the auxiliary mode of the automatic baggage scanning and handling equipment may use equipment including but not limited to vacuum suction cup equipment, robotic arms and other auxiliary devices for baggage packing, for example: composed of a vacuum device, a clamping device suction cup, moving wheels, etc., or other devices that are convenient for lifting luggage. The staff can move the auxiliary packing equipment according to the location of the luggage, use the vacuum device, lift the luggage with the clamping device suction cup, and move the vacuum device to load the luggage into the container.

[0085] In order to further implement the above technical solution, an intelligent transportation and full-process tracking system for oversized luggage also includes a manual instruction device, which is used for staff to directly issue luggage transportation instructions to the central control server, so that the central control server dispatches a vehicle.

[0086] In order to further implement the above technical solution, the automatic transport vehicle includes a drive system, a steering system and a lifting module. When receiving instructions, it can move to the bottom of the container and use the lifting module to lift the container off the ground for transportation. The automatic transport vehicle is equipped with a laser and vision system, which can plan the route in real time and avoid obstacles.

[0087] In order to further implement the above technical solution, the channel information display screen is used to display the baggage information after the current check-in security check and the baggage flight time and other data; the information display screen is used to display the passenger data, flight data and baggage data at the current location.

[0088] In this specification, each embodiment is described in a progressive manner, and each embodiment focuses on the differences from other embodiments. The same or similar parts between the embodiments can be referred to each other. For the device disclosed in the embodiment, since it corresponds to the method disclosed in the embodiment, the description is relatively simple, and the relevant parts can be referred to the method part.

[0089] The above description of the disclosed embodiments enables one skilled in the art to implement or use the present invention. Various modifications to these embodiments will be apparent to one skilled in the art, and the general principles defined herein may be implemented in other embodiments without departing from the spirit or scope of the present invention. Therefore, the present invention will not be limited to the embodiments shown herein, but rather to the widest scope consistent with the principles and novel features disclosed herein.

Claims

1. A method for intelligent transportation and full-process tracking of oversized baggage, characterized in that: The following steps are involved: S1. The check-in, security check and oversized baggage loading areas are located on the check-in floor. RFID baggage tags are printed and associated with relevant data during check-in. RFID baggage tags are attached to the baggage. The RFID baggage tags include passenger data, flight data and baggage data. The RFID baggage tag data is transmitted to the central control server in real time. S2. Carry out baggage security inspection on the oversized baggage and transmit the security inspection status of the oversized baggage to the central control server; S3. The baggage that has passed the security check arrives at the oversized baggage loading area. The automatic code scanning and handling equipment scans the container RFID tag and the baggage RFID tag and binds them. The binding result is transmitted to the central control server, and the baggage loading information is displayed on the channel display screen. The automatic code scanning and handling equipment loads the baggage into the corresponding container; S4. The visual inspection device above the container detects the container volume ratio and automatically determines whether the container can still receive luggage. When the device detecting the volume ratio identifies that the container has reached the upper limit or cannot accommodate luggage, the information is fed back to the central control system, which dispatches an automatic transport vehicle to the corresponding station to transport the container. S5. The automatic transport trolley arrives at the workstation to transport the container, arrives at the fixed position of the elevator entrance and requests an elevator from the central control server. The elevator then delivers the automatic transport trolley to the baggage sorting hall floor; S6. After the automatic transport vehicle arrives at the baggage sorting hall, the RFID reader at the baggage sorting hall reads the container RFID tag, and the central control system issues a baggage delivery task to the automatic transport vehicle through the dispatching system; S7. The automatic transport vehicle arrives at the designated area of ​​the container carousel and places the container, and then leaves; the RFID reader in the designated area reads the label of the container and displays the baggage information in the container on the display screen configured in the designated area; the staff performs the unloading operation, and the display screen updates the status of the unloaded baggage; S8. After all the luggage in the container has been taken away, that is, the luggage information displayed on the display screen has been updated to the taken away status, the central control server dispatches the automatic transport trolley to move the empty container, and sends the automatic transport trolley to the check-in floor via the elevator. The automatic transport trolley moves the empty container to the packing station and waits for the next luggage packing; S9. Use the oversized baggage information inquiry platform to query the information nodes of oversized baggage handling and obtain the location of oversized baggage in real time.

2. The method for intelligent transportation and full-process tracking of oversized baggage according to claim 1, characterized in that: In step S4, there are multiple packing stations in the oversized baggage loading area, and each check-in security inspection channel corresponds to multiple packing stations. Each packing station has a unique fixed RFID tag and a reader for reading the RFID number of the container. When the container enters the packing station, the container is bound to the packing station one by one, and the packing station connects to the central control server to upload the status information of the packing station.

3. The method for intelligent transportation and full-process tracking of oversized baggage according to claim 1, characterized in that: Step S4 also includes: the process of loading oversized baggage into the container can be implemented in a manual operation mode: the staff uses a handheld terminal to scan the baggage RFID tag and uses a manual auxiliary handling device to carry the baggage to the container.

4. The method for intelligent transportation and full-process tracking of oversized baggage according to claim 1 is characterized in that: The specific contents of step S5 are as follows: the automatic transport trolley arrives at the fixed position of the elevator entrance, applies for the elevator, the elevator opens the door according to the application signal, and feeds back the elevator arrival signal to the automatic transport trolley; the automatic transport trolley enters the elevator, sends an arrival signal to the elevator and sends the destination floor to the elevator; The elevator runs and arrives at the destination floor and feeds back the elevator arrival signal, door opening signal and arrival floor information to the automatic transport cart. The automatic transport cart updates the map based on the information.

5. The method for intelligent transportation and full-process tracking of oversized baggage according to claim 1 is characterized in that: Step S5 also includes: When the automatic barcode scanning and handling equipment scans the baggage barcode, it is analyzed and found that the departure time of the baggage is less than the time set by the central control system. At the same time, a prompt message appears on the channel display screen. After the baggage is loaded into the container, the central control server dispatches the automatic transport trolley to transport the container first. When the staff needs to deliver the luggage to the destination in advance, they can directly send instructions to the central control server through the manual command device. After receiving the instructions, the central control server dispatches an automatic transport vehicle for transportation.

6. The method for intelligent transportation and full-process tracking of oversized baggage according to claim 1, characterized in that: The specific content of step S6 is: the central control server sends the container destination to the automatic transport cart based on the container label information read in the elevator of the baggage sorting hall. The cart scans the environment and plans the path. If it encounters obstacles during operation, it will automatically bypass them and re-plan the route. When the automatic transport cart or the baggage trailer gathers, the central control system coordinates and dispatches the automatic transport cart to the container destination through traffic lights and the automatic transport cart changing the path. If there is luggage in the container that is close to the flight departure time, the automatic transport cart will give priority to delivering the luggage to the container carousel.

7. The method for intelligent transportation and full-process tracking of oversized baggage according to claim 1, characterized in that: In step S8, the automatic transport trolley transports the empty container in the baggage sorting hall to the check-in area for use, and the RFID reader in the elevator room of the baggage sorting hall clears the baggage information previously bound to the container.

8. An intelligent transportation and full-process tracking system for oversized luggage, characterized in that: An intelligent transportation and full-process tracking method for oversized baggage based on any one of claims 1 to 7, comprising an RFID baggage tag printing module, a visual detector, automatic baggage scanning and handling equipment, a channel information display screen, a packing station RFID reader, a container, a central control server, an automatic transport trolley, an elevator, an RFID reader in the elevator room of a baggage sorting hall, an RFID reader in a designated area of ​​a container carousel, an information display screen, and an oversized baggage information query platform; RFID baggage tag printing module, RFID reader for packing station, RFID reader for elevator in baggage sorting hall, RFID reader for designated area of ​​container carousel, visual detector, automatic baggage scanning and handling equipment, channel display screen, information display screen for designated area of ​​container carousel, automatic transport trolley dispatching system, elevator, inquiry platform and security inspection system are all connected to the central control server; RFID baggage tag printing module, used to print RFID baggage tags and associate relevant data during check-in, and transmit RFID baggage tag data to the central control server in real time. RFID baggage tags include passenger data, flight data and baggage data; A container is used to store luggage to be transported, and an RFID container tag is provided on the container; The visual detector is installed above the container at the packing station to monitor the changes in the container volume ratio in real time, determine whether the container volume ratio exceeds the set value, and send information to the central control server; Automatic baggage scanning and handling equipment, located in the check-in area, is used to automatically scan the baggage RFID tag and transmit the information to the central control server, automatically pick up the baggage and put it into the container, and communicate with the visual detector; The channel display screen is used to display the baggage information scanned by the automatic baggage scanning and handling equipment, and to prompt when the departure time of the flight to which the baggage belongs is less than the set value; The RFID reader at the packing station is used to scan the RFID container tag, bind it to the packing station, and transmit the binding result to the central control server; The central control server is used to receive the data of RFID container tags and RFID baggage tags in real time, and receive the information of the automatic baggage scanning and handling equipment and the visual detector, and control the dispatching of the automatic transport trolley to transport the container; it is used for dispatching communication between the elevator and the automatic transport trolley; it receives the RFID tag data of the elevator in the baggage sorting hall, and dispatches the automatic transport trolley to deliver the container to the designated area of ​​the container carousel according to the information; and displays the received baggage information on the display screen; The automatic transport trolley is used to transport containers, receive instructions from the dispatching system, and send the position information of the automatic transport trolley in real time; The elevator is used to transport the automatic transport trolley and communicate with the automatic transport trolley through the central control server; The RFID reader in the elevator room of the baggage sorting hall is used to scan the RFID container tag when the automatic transport trolley arrives at the elevator room of the baggage sorting hall to confirm the destination of the container to the central control server, and the central control server sends the instruction to the automatic transport trolley; The RFID reader and information display screen in the designated area of ​​the container carousel are used to read the RFID tag information of the container when the container arrives at the designated area, display the baggage information bound to the container on the information display screen, and update the baggage status information; The oversized baggage information inquiry platform is used to inquire about the oversized baggage information and location.

9. The intelligent transportation and full-process tracking system for oversized baggage according to claim 8 is characterized in that: The automatic baggage scanning and handling equipment can be set to an auxiliary mode, whereby the equipment is manually used to semi-automatically load the baggage into the container. The auxiliary modes of the automatic baggage scanning and handling equipment include but are not limited to vacuum suction cup equipment, robotic arms and other auxiliary devices for packing the baggage.

10. The intelligent transportation and full-process tracking system for oversized baggage according to claim 8 is characterized in that: It also includes a manual instruction device, which is used by staff to directly issue luggage transportation instructions to the central control server, so that the central control server dispatches a trolley to transport the container.

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