Intelligent vehicle dispatching system and method

Abstract

The embodiment of the present invention discloses a scheduling system and method for a smart car. The scheduling system includes a smart car, a control module, an assembly station, a debugging station, an elevated warehouse and a track. A magnetic guide is provided on the track, and a magnetic navigation device is provided on the smart car. The control module is used to obtain order information, generate work order information according to the order information, and distribute the work order information to the assembly station, the debugging station, the smart car and the elevated warehouse; the assembly station is used to assemble parts according to the work order information to form assembly parts; the debugging station is used to assemble and debug the assembly parts according to the work order information; the smart car is used to deliver parts from the elevated warehouse to the assembly station according to the work order information, and deliver the assembly parts to the debugging station. It can ensure that the smart car is accurately delivered to the corresponding station, improve the delivery speed, and does not require human participation, which greatly improves production efficiency and reduces labor costs.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to the technical field of smart vehicles, and in particular to a scheduling system and method for smart vehicles. Background Art

[0002] With the rapid development of economy and technology, artificial intelligence and intelligent manufacturing technologies have gradually matured, and smart carts have also been widely used in production workshops. Among them, the material handling speed of smart carts is a key technology that affects production and assembly efficiency.

[0003] At present, the existing smart cars require a lot of manual participation during transportation, and the transportation distance is short. It is difficult to achieve unified scheduling of all smart cars, and route conflicts often occur during transportation. In addition, the parking position during transportation is not accurate enough, which is not conducive to later debugging and assembly work. The low efficiency and high cost of existing smart car transportation have become technical problems that need to be solved urgently in the industry. Summary of the invention

[0004] The present invention provides a smart car dispatching system and method to solve the problems of low transportation efficiency and high cost of the existing smart car dispatching system, thereby improving the distribution efficiency of the smart car and reducing labor costs.

[0005] According to one aspect of the present invention, a scheduling system for a smart car is provided, comprising: a smart car, a control module, an assembly station, a debugging station, an elevated warehouse, and a track laid between the assembly station, the debugging station and the elevated warehouse, wherein the assembly station, the debugging station and the elevated warehouse are arranged in sequence along a first direction, a magnetic guide is arranged on the track, a magnetic navigation device is arranged on the smart car, and the control module is connected to the smart car, the assembly station, the debugging station and the elevated warehouse respectively;

[0006] The control module is used to obtain order information, generate work order information according to the order information, and distribute the work order information to the assembly station, the debugging station, the smart car and the high-bay warehouse;

[0007] The high-bay warehouse is used to store parts and provide the parts according to the work order information;

[0008] The assembly station is used to assemble the components to form assembly parts according to the work order information;

[0009] The debugging station is used to assemble and debug the assembly parts according to the work order information;

[0010] The magnetic navigation device is used to form guidance information according to the label information provided by the magnetic guide component, and the smart car is used to deliver the parts from the high-bay warehouse to the assembly station according to the guidance information and the work order information, and to deliver the assembly parts to the debugging station.

[0011] Optionally, the assembly station includes a component assembly station, at least one final assembly pulse station and a line-side warehouse, the component assembly station and the final assembly pulse station are arranged on a side of the debugging station away from the high-bay warehouse, and the line-side warehouse is arranged on a side of the component assembly station away from the debugging station;

[0012] The component assembly station is used to assemble the components once according to the work order information to form an assembly part;

[0013] The line-side library is used to temporarily store the primary assembly parts according to the work order information;

[0014] The final assembly pulse workstation is used to perform secondary assembly on the primary assembly parts according to the work order information to form secondary assembly parts.

[0015] Optionally, the assembly station includes two final assembly artery stations, the two final assembly artery stations are arranged on one side of the component assembly station along the second direction, and the track is arranged between different final assembly artery stations.

[0016] Optionally, the smart vehicle includes a plurality of forklift automatic guided vehicles and a plurality of heavy-load automatic guided vehicles;

[0017] The forklift automatic guided vehicle is used to deliver the components to the component assembly station and the final assembly pulse station according to the guidance information and the work order information;

[0018] The heavy-load automatic guided vehicle is used to deliver the secondary assembly parts to the debugging station according to the guidance information and the work order information.

[0019] Optionally, the magnetic guide comprises a magnetic strip and a magnetic nail;

[0020] The magnetic guides on the tracks between the component assembly station, the final assembly pulsation station, the line-side warehouse and the elevated warehouse include magnetic strips and magnetic nails, and the magnetic strips and magnetic nails are arranged alternately;

[0021] The magnetic guide on the track between the final assembly pulsation station and the debugging station includes a magnetic strip.

[0022] According to another aspect of the present invention, a smart car scheduling method is provided, which is executed by the smart car scheduling system provided by any of the above embodiments. The smart car scheduling method includes:

[0023] The control module obtains order information, generates work order information according to the order information, and distributes the work order information to the assembly station, the debugging station, the smart car and the high-bay warehouse;

[0024] The high-bay warehouse provides the parts according to the work order information;

[0025] The assembly station assembles the components according to the work order information to form assembly parts;

[0026] The debugging station assembles and debugs the assembly parts according to the work order information;

[0027] The smart vehicle delivers the components from the high-bay warehouse to the assembly station and delivers the assembly parts to the debugging station according to the guidance information and the work order information.

[0028] Optionally, the assembly station includes a component assembly station, at least one final assembly pulse station and a line-side warehouse, the component assembly station and the final assembly pulse station are arranged on a side of the debugging station away from the high-bay warehouse, the line-side warehouse is arranged on a side of the component assembly station away from the debugging station, and the smart vehicle includes a plurality of forklift automatic guided vehicles and a plurality of heavy-load automatic guided vehicles;

[0029] The smart vehicle delivers the parts from the high-bay warehouse to the assembly station according to the guidance information and the work order information, and delivers the assembly parts to the debugging station, including:

[0030] The forklift automatic guided vehicle delivers the parts to the lineside warehouse according to the guidance information and the work order information, and delivers the primary assembly parts from the lineside warehouse to the final assembly pulse station;

[0031] When the primary assembly parts are secondary assembled at the final assembly pulse station, the forklift automatically guides the trolley to deliver the parts from the high-bay warehouse to the final assembly pulse station according to the guidance information and the work order information;

[0032] The heavy-load automatic guided vehicle delivers the secondary assembly parts to the debugging station according to the guidance information and the work order information.

[0033] Optionally, delivering the primary assembly parts from the line-side warehouse to the final assembly pulse station includes:

[0034] The forklift automatically guides the trolley to obtain the inventory information of the line-side warehouse;

[0035] When the inventory information matches the work order information, the forklift automatically guides the trolley to deliver the primary assembly parts to the final assembly pulse station according to the guidance information and the work order information;

[0036] When the inventory information does not match the work order information, the missing parts information is reported.

[0037] Optionally, the forklift automatically guides the trolley to deliver the parts from the high-bay warehouse to the final assembly pulse workstation according to the guidance information and the work order information, including:

[0038] The forklift automatically guides the trolley to obtain the material request information sent by the final assembly pulsation station;

[0039] The forklift automatically guides the trolley to deliver the parts from the high-bay warehouse to the corresponding final assembly pulse workstation according to the material request information and the work order information.

[0040] Optionally, the heavy-load automatic guided vehicle delivers the secondary assembly parts to the debugging station according to the guidance information and the work order information, including:

[0041] The heavy-load automatic guided vehicle obtains the working status information of the final assembly pulsation station and the debugging station;

[0042] When the secondary assembly at the final assembly pulse station is completed and the debugging station is idle, the heavy-load automatic guided vehicle delivers the secondary assembly parts to the debugging station according to the guidance information and the work order information;

[0043] When the secondary assembly at the final assembly pulse station is not completed, or the debugging station is not idle, the heavy-load automatic guided vehicle does not perform the delivery task of the secondary assembly parts.

[0044] The technical solution of the embodiment of the present invention sends the work order information to the assembly station, the debugging station, the smart car and the elevated warehouse through the control module. The smart car reasonably plans the distribution path according to the work order information, which can avoid conflicts between the smart cars during the distribution process. A magnetic guide is provided on the track, and a label or number can be provided on the magnetic guide. A magnetic navigation device is provided at the bottom of the smart car, and the magnetic guide includes a magnetic nail and a magnetic strip. The guidance information formed by the cooperation between the magnetic guide and the magnetic navigation device guides the smart car to be transported on the track, which can determine the accurate position of the smart car in the assembly workshop, ensure that the smart car accurately distributes the parts to the corresponding station, and avoid conflicts between smart cars in the process of distributing parts. The magnetic nails and magnetic strips can guide the smart car to run safely on the track. At the same time, in the distribution process of the smart car, no human participation is required throughout the process, and the distribution speed is fast, which greatly improves production efficiency and reduces labor costs.

[0045] It should be understood that the contents described in this section are not intended to identify the key or important features of the embodiments of the present invention, nor are they intended to limit the scope of the present invention. Other features of the present invention will become easily understood through the following description. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0046] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention, the following briefly introduces the drawings required for use in the description of the embodiments. Obviously, the drawings described below are only some embodiments of the present invention. For ordinary technicians in this field, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without creative work.

[0047] Figure 1 A schematic diagram of the structure of a smart car dispatching system provided by an embodiment of the present invention;

[0048] Figure 2 A schematic diagram of the structure of another smart car dispatching system provided by an embodiment of the present invention;

[0049] Figure 3 A flowchart of a smart car scheduling method provided by an embodiment of the present invention;

[0050] Figure 4 A flowchart of another smart car scheduling method provided by an embodiment of the present invention;

[0051] Figure 5 A flowchart of another smart car scheduling method provided by an embodiment of the present invention;

[0052] Figure 6 A flowchart of another smart car scheduling method provided by an embodiment of the present invention;

[0053] Figure 7 A flowchart of another smart car scheduling method provided by an embodiment of the present invention. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0054] In order to enable those skilled in the art to better understand the scheme of the present invention, the technical scheme in the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below in conjunction with the drawings 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 should fall within the scope of protection of the present invention.

[0055] It should be noted that the terms "first", "second", etc. in the specification and claims of the present invention and the above-mentioned drawings are used to distinguish similar objects, and are not necessarily used to describe a specific order or sequence. It should be understood that the data used in this way can be interchanged where appropriate, so that the embodiments of the present invention described herein can be implemented in an order other than those illustrated or described herein. In addition, the terms "including" and "having" and any variations thereof are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusions, for example, a process, method, system, product or device that includes a series of steps or units is not necessarily limited to those steps or units that are clearly listed, but may include other steps or units that are not clearly listed or inherent to these processes, methods, products or devices.

[0056] Figure 1 A schematic diagram of the structure of a smart car dispatching system provided by an embodiment of the present invention. Figure 1 The dispatching system 100 of the smart car includes a smart car 10, a control module 20, an assembly station 30, a debugging station 40, an elevated warehouse 50, and a track laid between the assembly station 30, the debugging station 40 and the elevated warehouse 50. The assembly station 30, the debugging station 40 and the elevated warehouse 50 are arranged in sequence along a first direction. A magnetic guide 60 is arranged on the track. The smart car 10 is provided with a magnetic navigation device 11. The control module 20 is respectively connected to the smart car 10, the assembly station 30, the debugging station 40 and the elevated warehouse 50; the control module 20 is used to obtain order information and generate work order information according to the order information. , and distributes the work order information to the assembly station 30, the debugging station 40, the smart car 10 and the high-bay warehouse 50; the high-bay warehouse 50 is used to store parts and provide parts according to the work order information; the assembly station 30 is used to assemble parts according to the work order information to form assembly parts; the debugging station 40 is used to assemble and debug the assembly parts according to the work order information; the magnetic navigation device is used to form guidance information according to the label information provided by the magnetic guide 60, and the smart car 10 is used to deliver parts from the high-bay warehouse 50 to the assembly station 30, and the assembly parts to the debugging station 40 according to the guidance information and the work order information.

[0057] Specifically, in the process of assembling and debugging the equipment in the final assembly workshop, smart cars are needed to transport parts between the warehouse and each station. The smart car scheduling system 100 provided in the embodiment of the present invention includes multiple smart cars 10, a control module 20, an assembly station 30, a debugging station 40 and an elevated warehouse 50, wherein the assembly station 30, the debugging station 40 and the elevated warehouse 50 can be arranged in a row X in the first direction in sequence. A track is set between the assembly station 30, the debugging station 40 and the elevated warehouse 50, and the smart car 10 performs the distribution task of parts between the assembly station 30, the debugging station 40 and the elevated warehouse 50 on the track. The control module 20 is connected to the smart car 10, the assembly station 30, the debugging station 40 and the elevated warehouse 50 respectively, wherein wired connection and wireless connection can be adopted, and the wireless connection can be a WiFi connection, a Bluetooth connection and a 4G / 5G communication connection. After the control module 20 obtains the order information, it generates the work order information according to the order information, and sends the work order information to the smart car 10, the assembly station 30, the debugging station 40 and the high-bay warehouse 50. After receiving the work order information, the high-bay warehouse 50 provides the corresponding parts according to the work order information, so that the smart car 10 can deliver the parts to the corresponding assembly station 30 in time. The assembly station 30 assembles the parts according to the work order information to form an assembly part, and then the smart car 10 transports the assembly part to the debugging station 40, and the debugging station 40 assembles and debugs the assembly part according to the work order information. A magnetic guide 60 is provided on the track, and a magnetic navigation device is provided on the smart car 10. The magnetic navigation device can be set at the bottom of the smart car 10. The magnetic guide 60 and the magnetic navigation device cooperate with each other to form guidance information according to the label information of the magnetic guide 60, so that the smart car 10 can travel safely on the track and transport the parts to the corresponding station. Among them, a label can be set on the magnetic guide 60 or the magnetic guide 60 can be numbered, and the scheduling system stores the specific location information of the magnetic guide 60 in the final assembly workshop. When the smart car 10 distributes the parts according to the work order information, the distribution path is planned according to the work order information. The label information provided by the magnetic guide 60 can determine the location information of the smart car 10 in the distribution process, ensuring that the parts can be accurately distributed to the corresponding workstations. No manual participation is required during the distribution process, and the path can be intelligently planned to avoid conflicts.

[0058] The scheduling system of the smart car provided by the embodiment of the present invention sends the work order information to the assembly station, the debugging station, the smart car and the elevated warehouse through the control module. The smart car reasonably plans the distribution path according to the work order information, which can avoid conflicts between the smart cars during the distribution process. A magnetic guide is provided on the track, and a label or number can be provided on the magnetic guide, and a magnetic navigation device is provided at the bottom of the smart car. The guidance information formed by the cooperation between the magnetic guide and the magnetic navigation device guides the smart car to be transported on the track, which can determine the accurate position of the smart car in the assembly workshop, ensure that the smart car accurately distributes the parts to the corresponding station, and avoid conflicts between smart cars in the process of distributing parts. The magnetic guide and the magnetic navigation device cooperate with each other to guide the smart car to run safely on the track. At the same time, in the distribution process of the smart car, no human participation is required throughout the process, and the distribution speed is fast, which greatly improves production efficiency and reduces labor costs.

[0059] Optional, Figure 2 A schematic diagram of the structure of another intelligent vehicle dispatching system provided by an embodiment of the present invention. Figure 2 The assembly station 30 includes a component assembly station 31, at least one final assembly pulse station 32 and a line-side warehouse 33. The component assembly station 31 and the final assembly pulse station 32 are arranged on a side of the debugging station 40 away from the high-bay warehouse, and the line-side warehouse 33 is arranged on a side of the component assembly station 31 away from the debugging station 40. The component assembly station 31 is used to assemble components once according to the work order information to form primary assembly parts; the line-side warehouse 33 is used to temporarily store primary assembly parts according to the work order information; the final assembly pulse station 32 is used to assemble primary assembly parts twice according to the work order information to form secondary assembly parts.

[0060] Specifically, the assembly station 30 includes a component assembly station 31, a line-side warehouse 33, and at least one final assembly pulse station 32. The component assembly station 31 and the final assembly pulse station 32 are located on the side of the debugging station 40 away from the high-bay warehouse, and the line-side warehouse 33 is located on the side of the component assembly station 31 away from the debugging station 40. In addition, a track is provided between the component assembly station 31 and the final assembly pulse station 32, and a track is also provided between the line-side warehouse 33 and the component assembly station 31 and the final assembly pulse station 32. The component assembly station 31 assembles the components once according to the dispatching order information to form a primary assembly part, the final assembly pulse station 32 is used to assemble the primary assembly parts according to the dispatching order information to form a secondary assembly part, and the line-side warehouse 33 is used to temporarily store the primary assembly parts to avoid the final assembly pulse station 32 having no place to store the primary assembly parts due to the slow assembly speed during the secondary assembly. After the control module 20 obtains the order information, it generates the corresponding work order information according to the order information, and sends the work order information to various parts of the final assembly workshop. First, the high-bay warehouse prepares the corresponding parts according to the work order information, and the smart car 10 delivers the required parts to the component assembly station 31 according to the work order information. The component assembly station 31 assembles the parts once according to the work order information to form a primary assembly. Since the assembly speeds of the component assembly station 31 and the final assembly pulse station 32 are inconsistent, the smart car 10 first delivers the primary assembly to the lineside warehouse 33 for temporary storage according to the work order information, and then compares the inventory information issued by the lineside warehouse 33 with the work order information. When the inventory information and the work order information match each other, the smart car 10 delivers the primary assembly in the lineside warehouse 33 to the final assembly pulse station 32, and temporarily stores the primary assembly through the lineside warehouse 33 to avoid too many primary assemblies causing chaos in the final assembly workshop. After the final assembly pulse station 32 re-assembles the primary assembly parts into secondary assembly parts according to the work order information, the smart car 10 obtains the status information of the debugging station. When the debugging station 40 is idle, the smart car 10 transports the secondary assembly parts to the debugging station 40 according to the work order information. The debugging station 40 performs final assembly and debugging tasks on the secondary assembly parts according to the work order information.

[0061] Optionally, based on the above embodiment, continue to refer to Figure 2 The assembly station 30 includes two general assembly artery stations, which are arranged on one side of the component assembly station 31 along the second direction, and tracks are arranged between different general assembly artery stations.

[0062] Specifically, the assembly station 30 may include two final assembly pulse stations 32, a first final assembly pulse station 321 and a second final assembly pulse station 322, the first final assembly pulse station 321 and the second final assembly pulse station 322 are sequentially arranged on one side of the component assembly station 31 along the second direction Y, and a track is arranged between the first final assembly pulse station 321 and the second final assembly pulse station 322. The primary assembly parts formed by the component assembly station 31 may include a main machine part and an auxiliary machine part, the first final assembly pulse station 321 may perform secondary assembly on the main machine part according to the work order information, and the second final assembly pulse station 322 may perform secondary assembly on the auxiliary machine part according to the work order information. The smart car 10 transports the secondary assembled main machine part and auxiliary machine part to the debugging station 40 according to the work order information, and the debugging station 40 assembles the main machine part and the auxiliary machine part together according to the work order information and debugs the equipment.

[0063] Optionally, based on the above embodiment, continue to refer to Figure 2 The smart vehicle 10 includes a plurality of forklift automatic guided vehicles 11 and a plurality of heavy-duty automatic guided vehicles 12; the forklift automatic guided vehicle 11 is used to deliver parts to the component assembly station 31 and the final assembly pulse station 32 according to the guidance information and the work order information; the heavy-duty automatic guided vehicle 12 is used to deliver the secondary assembly parts to the debugging station 40 according to the guidance information and the work order information.

[0064] Specifically, the smart car 10 includes a plurality of forklift automatic guided vehicles 11 and a plurality of heavy-load automatic guided vehicles 12. The forklift automatic guided vehicle 11 mainly delivers the parts stored in the high-bay warehouse to the component assembly station 31 through the track according to the work order information, delivers the primary assembly parts to the line-side warehouse 33, and delivers the primary assembly parts from the line-side warehouse 33 to the final assembly pulse station 32 when the inventory information matches the work order information. When the component assembly station 31 performs the primary assembly of the primary parts, the forklift automatic guided vehicle 11 delivers the parts to the component assembly station 31. When the final assembly pulse station 32 performs the secondary assembly of the primary assembly parts, during the secondary assembly process, if the final assembly pulse station 32 sends out the material request information, the forklift automatic guided vehicle 11 obtains the material request information, and extracts the missing parts from the high-bay warehouse 50 according to the material request information and the work order information and delivers them to the corresponding final assembly pulse station 32. The heavy-loaded automatic guided vehicle 12 mainly performs delivery tasks between the final assembly pulsation station 32 and the debugging station 40 according to the work order information. When the final assembly pulsation station 32 performs secondary assembly on the primary assembly parts, the heavy-loaded automatic guided vehicle 12 completes the pulsation between the final assembly pulsation sub-stations, and delivers the secondary assembly parts completed by the secondary assembly at the final assembly pulsation station 32 to the debugging station 40.

[0065] Optionally, based on the above embodiment, continue to refer to Figure 2The magnetic guide 60 includes a magnetic strip 61 and a magnetic nail 62; the magnetic guide 60 on the track between the component assembly station 31, the final assembly pulsation station 32, the line side warehouse 33 and the elevated warehouse 50 includes a magnetic strip 61 and a magnetic nail 62, and the magnetic strip 61 and the magnetic nail 62 are arranged alternately; the magnetic guide 60 on the track between the final assembly pulsation station 32 and the debugging station 40 includes a magnetic strip 61.

[0066] Specifically, the magnetic guide 60 includes a magnetic strip 61 and a magnetic nail 62. The magnetic strip 61 can be attached to the floor of the final assembly workshop for higher precision, and the magnetic nail 62 is embedded in the floor of the final assembly workshop for a longer service life. The magnetic guide 60 on the track between the elevated warehouse 50, the component assembly station 31, the line warehouse 33 and the final assembly pulsation station 32 includes a magnetic strip 61 and a magnetic nail 62, and the magnetic strip 61 and the magnetic nail 62 are arranged alternately. The magnetic guide 60 on the track between the final assembly pulsation station 32 and the debugging station 40 includes a magnetic strip 61. The forklift automatic guided vehicle 11 is mainly used to distribute parts, mainly traveling on the aisles between the stations, and operators will also walk on it. The provision of magnetic nails 62 and magnetic strips 61 increases the service life of the track while ensuring accuracy. Between the final assembly pulsation station 32 and the debugging station 40, the heavy-load automatic guided vehicle 12 needs to pulsate continuously between the final assembly sub-stations, and the operator will not walk on it. The use of the magnetic strip 61 has higher accuracy and reduces the difficulty of installation.

[0067] The intelligent dispatching system provided by the embodiment of the present invention arranges magnetic nails and magnetic strips on each track to guide the forklift automatic guide cart and the heavy-load automatic guide cart to travel safely on the track, ensuring that the intelligent vehicle can accurately deliver parts to the corresponding workstations, thereby improving the delivery speed. In addition, no human intervention is required during the delivery process, the safety is high, the production efficiency and benefits are greatly improved, and the labor cost is reduced.

[0068] The embodiment of the present invention also provides a smart car scheduling method. Figure 3 The present invention provides a flowchart of a smart car dispatching method according to an embodiment of the present invention. The method can be executed by a smart car dispatching system provided by any of the above embodiments.

[0069] like Figure 3 As shown, a smart car scheduling method provided by an embodiment of the present invention includes:

[0070] S110, the control module obtains order information, generates work order information according to the order information, and distributes the work order information to the assembly station, debugging station, smart car and high-bay warehouse.

[0071] Specifically, when the final assembly workshop has a production task, the control module 20 will first obtain the order information corresponding to the production task, generate the work order information according to the order information, and distribute the generated work order information to the assembly station 30, the debugging station 40, the smart car 10 and the high-bay warehouse 50, so that the assembly station 30, the debugging station 40, the smart car 10 and the high-bay warehouse 50 perform the corresponding work according to the work order information. The work order information can be a list of tasks to be performed by the assembly station 30, the debugging station 40, the smart car 10 and the high-bay warehouse 50.

[0072] S120, the elevated warehouse provides the components according to the work order information, the assembly station assembles the components according to the work order information to form assembly parts, and the debugging station assembles and debugs the assembly parts according to the work order information.

[0073] Specifically, after the control module 30 sends the work order information to the assembly station 30, the debugging station 40, the smart car 10 and the high-bay warehouse 50, the high-bay warehouse 50 provides the corresponding parts according to the work order information, so that the smart car 10 can deliver the parts to the assembly station 30 for assembly in a timely manner, and the assembly station 30 assembles the parts according to the work order information to form an assembly part, and then the smart car 10 delivers the assembly part to the debugging station 40, and the debugging station 40 assembles and debugs the assembly part according to the work order information.

[0074] S130. The smart vehicle delivers the parts from the high-bay warehouse to the assembly station according to the guidance information and the work order information, and delivers the assembly parts to the debugging station.

[0075] Specifically, a magnetic guide 60 is arranged on the track, and a magnetic navigation device is arranged at the bottom of the smart car 10. The magnetic guide 60 and the magnetic navigation device cooperate with each other to form guidance information. The smart car 10 delivers the parts to be assembled from the high-bay warehouse 50 to the assembly station 30 according to the guidance information and the work order information. After the assembly station 30 assembles the parts to form an assembly part, the smart car 10 delivers the assembly part to the debugging station 40 according to the guidance information and the work order information, so that the debugging station 40 completes the assembly and debugging work.

[0076] Optional, Figure 4 A flowchart of another smart car dispatching method provided by an embodiment of the present invention. Figure 4 The smart car dispatching method provided by the embodiment of the present invention includes:

[0077] S210, the control module obtains order information, generates work order information according to the order information, and distributes the work order information to the assembly station, debugging station, smart car and high-bay warehouse.

[0078] S220, the elevated warehouse provides the components according to the work order information, the assembly station assembles the components according to the work order information to form assembly parts, and the debugging station assembles and debugs the assembly parts according to the work order information.

[0079] S230, the forklift automatically guides the trolley to deliver the parts to the lineside warehouse according to the guidance information and the work order information, and delivers the primary assembly parts from the lineside warehouse to the final assembly pulse station.

[0080] Specifically, the assembly station 30 includes a component assembly station 31, a line-side warehouse 33, and at least one final assembly pulse station 32, and the smart car 10 includes a plurality of forklift automatic guided vehicles 11 and a plurality of heavy-duty automatic guided vehicles 12. The component assembly station 31 is used to assemble components once to form a primary assembly, the final assembly pulse station 32 is used to assemble primary assembly parts twice to form secondary assembly parts, and the line-side warehouse 33 is used to temporarily store primary parts. The smart car 10 includes a plurality of forklift automatic guided vehicles 11 and a plurality of heavy-duty automatic guided vehicles 12. The forklift automatic guided vehicle 11 delivers the corresponding components from the elevated warehouse 50 to the component assembly station 31 according to the guidance information and the work order information, and the component assembly station 31 has assembled the components once to form a primary assembly. The forklift automatically guides the trolley 11 to deliver the primary assembly parts from the component assembly station 31 to the line side warehouse 33 for temporary storage, and then the forklift automatically guides the trolley 11 to deliver the primary assembly parts in the line side warehouse 33 to the final assembly pulse station 32 for secondary assembly.

[0081] S240, when the primary assembly parts are reassembled at the final assembly pulse station, the forklift automatically guides the trolley to deliver the parts from the high-bay warehouse to the final assembly pulse station according to the guidance information and the work order information.

[0082] Specifically, after the forklift automatic guided vehicle 11 delivers the primary assembly parts from the lineside warehouse 33 to the final assembly pulse station 32, the final assembly pulse station 32 performs secondary assembly on the primary assembly parts according to the work order information. The final assembly pulse station 32 also needs parts during the secondary assembly process. At this time, the forklift automatic guided vehicle 11 can obtain the missing parts information of the primary assembly parts of the final assembly pulse station 32 during the secondary assembly from the work order information, and then, the forklift automatic guided vehicle 11 delivers the parts required by the final assembly pulse station 32 from the high-bay warehouse 50 to the final assembly pulse station 32 according to the guidance information and the work order information.

[0083] S250, heavy-load automatic guided vehicle delivers secondary assembly parts to the debugging station according to the guidance information and work order information.

[0084] Specifically, after the final assembly pulse station 32 performs secondary assembly on the primary assembly parts to form secondary assembly parts, the heavy-load automatic guided vehicle 12 delivers the secondary assembly parts to the corresponding debugging station 40 for assembly and debugging according to the work order information and guidance information.

[0085] Optional, Figure 5 A flowchart of another smart car dispatching method provided by an embodiment of the present invention. Figure 5 The smart car dispatching method provided by the embodiment of the present invention includes:

[0086] S310, the control module obtains order information, generates work order information according to the order information, and distributes the work order information to the assembly station, debugging station, smart car and high-bay warehouse.

[0087] S320, the elevated warehouse provides the parts according to the work order information, the assembly station assembles the parts according to the work order information to form assembly parts, and the debugging station assembles and debugs the assembly parts according to the work order information.

[0088] S330, the forklift automatically guides the trolley to deliver the parts to the lineside warehouse according to the guidance information and work order information.

[0089] S340, the forklift automatically guides the trolley to obtain the inventory information of the warehouse beside the line.

[0090] Specifically, before the final assembly pulse station 32 prepares to perform secondary assembly on the primary assembly parts, the forklift automatic guided vehicle 11 also needs to obtain the inventory information of the line-side warehouse 33 to determine whether the inventory information of the line-side warehouse 33 matches the work order information.

[0091] S350: When the inventory information matches the work order information, the forklift automatically guides the trolley to deliver the primary assembly parts to the final assembly pulse station according to the guidance information and the work order information.

[0092] Specifically, after the forklift automatic guided vehicle 11 obtains the inventory information of the line-side warehouse 33, if the inventory information matches the work order information, it means that the line-side warehouse 33 stores the primary assembly parts required by the final assembly pulse station 32, then the forklift automatic guided vehicle 11 delivers the primary assembly parts to the final assembly pulse station 32 according to the guidance information and the work order information.

[0093] S360: When the inventory information does not match the work order information, the missing parts information is reported.

[0094] Specifically, if the inventory information does not match the work order information, it means that the line-side warehouse 33 does not store the primary assembly parts required by the final assembly pulse station 32, and the forklift automatically guides the trolley 11 not to perform the delivery task.

[0095] S370. When the primary assembly parts are reassembled at the final assembly pulse station, the forklift automatically guides the trolley to deliver the parts from the high-bay warehouse to the final assembly pulse station according to the guidance information and the work order information.

[0096] S380, the heavy-load automatic guided vehicle delivers the secondary assembly parts to the debugging station according to the guidance information and the work order information.

[0097] Optional, Figure 6 A flowchart of another smart car dispatching method provided by an embodiment of the present invention. Figure 6 The smart car dispatching method provided by the embodiment of the present invention includes:

[0098] S410, the control module obtains order information, generates work order information according to the order information, and distributes the work order information to the assembly station, debugging station, smart car and high-bay warehouse.

[0099] S420, the elevated warehouse provides the parts according to the work order information, the assembly station assembles the parts according to the work order information to form assembly parts, and the debugging station assembles and debugs the assembly parts according to the work order information.

[0100] S430, the forklift automatic guided vehicle delivers the parts to the lineside warehouse according to the guidance information and the work order information, and delivers the primary assembly parts from the lineside warehouse to the final assembly pulse station.

[0101] S440, the forklift automatically guides the trolley to obtain the material request information sent by the final assembly pulse station.

[0102] Specifically, when the final assembly pulse station 32 performs secondary assembly on the primary assembly parts, material request information will be issued when parts are missing. The vehicle automatically guides the trolley 11 to obtain the material request information issued by the final assembly pulse station 32, and determines the missing parts based on the work order information and the material request information.

[0103] S450, the forklift automatically guides the trolley to deliver the parts from the high-bay warehouse to the corresponding assembly pulse workstation according to the material request information and work order information.

[0104] Specifically, after the forklift automatic guided vehicle 11 obtains the material request information, the forklift automatic guided vehicle 11 delivers the parts from the high-bay warehouse 50 to the corresponding final assembly pulse station 32 according to the material request information and the work order information. During the delivery process of the forklift automatic guided vehicle 11, the forklift automatic guided vehicle 11 determines whether the delivered parts are the parts required by the same final assembly pulse station 32 according to the work order information. If so, the forklift automatic guided vehicle 11 delivers the parts to the final assembly pulse station 32 according to the guidance information and the work order information. If not, the forklift automatic guided vehicle 11 delivers the parts to different final assembly pulse stations 32 according to the work order information.

[0105] S460, the heavy-load automatic guided vehicle delivers the secondary assembly parts to the debugging station according to the guidance information and the work order information.

[0106] Optional, Figure 7 A flowchart of another smart car dispatching method provided by an embodiment of the present invention. Figure 7 The smart car dispatching method provided by the embodiment of the present invention includes:

[0107] S510, the control module obtains order information, generates work order information according to the order information, and distributes the work order information to the assembly station, debugging station, smart car and high-bay warehouse.

[0108] S520, the elevated warehouse provides the components according to the work order information, the assembly station assembles the components according to the work order information to form assembly parts, and the debugging station assembles and debugs the assembly parts according to the work order information.

[0109] S530, the forklift automatic guided vehicle delivers parts to the lineside warehouse according to the guidance information and work order information, and delivers the primary assembly parts from the lineside warehouse to the final assembly pulse station.

[0110] S540, when the primary assembly parts are reassembled at the final assembly pulse station, the forklift automatically guides the trolley to deliver the parts from the high-bay warehouse to the final assembly pulse station according to the guidance information and the work order information.

[0111] S550, heavy-load automatic guided vehicle obtains the working status information of the final assembly pulse station and the debugging station.

[0112] Specifically, when the heavy-duty automatic guided vehicle 12 delivers the secondary assembly parts to the debugging station 40, it is necessary to first obtain the working state information of the final assembly pulse 32 and the debugging station 40. Among them, the working state information may include a normal state and an abnormal state. The normal state may be that the final assembly pulse station 32 has completed the assembly to form the secondary assembly parts and the debugging station 40 is in an idle state at this time, and the abnormal state may be that the final assembly pulse station 32 has not completed the assembly to form the secondary assembly parts or the debugging station 40 has no idle positions.

[0113] S560, when the secondary assembly is completed at the final assembly pulse station and the debugging station is idle, the heavy-loaded automatic guided vehicle will deliver the secondary assembly parts to the debugging station according to the guidance information and work order information.

[0114] Specifically, when the heavy-loaded automatic guided vehicle 12 delivers the secondary assembly parts to the debugging station 40, the secondary assembly parts are assembled at the final assembly pulsation station 32 to form the secondary assembly parts, and the debugging station 40 is idle, the heavy-loaded automatic guided vehicle 12 can deliver the secondary assembly parts to the debugging station 40 for assembly and debugging according to the work order information and guidance information.

[0115] S570: If the secondary assembly is not completed at the final assembly pulse station, or the debugging station is not idle, the heavy-load automatic guided vehicle will not perform the delivery task of the secondary assembly parts.

[0116] Specifically, when the heavy-duty automatic guided vehicle 12 delivers the secondary assembly parts to the debugging station 40, if the assembly at the final assembly pulse station 32 is not completed and no secondary assembly parts are formed, or if there are no idle stations at the debugging station 40, the heavy-duty automatic guided vehicle 12 does not perform the delivery task of the secondary assembly parts. If the secondary assembly task of the final assembly pulse station 32 is not completed and there are no idle stations at the debugging station 40, the heavy-duty automatic guided vehicle 12 does not perform the delivery task of the secondary assembly parts.

[0117] The scheduling method for smart vehicles provided in the embodiment of the present invention obtains order information through a control module, generates work order information according to the order information, and distributes the work order information to various parts of the final assembly workshop. The smart vehicles distribute parts between various parts according to the work order information to ensure that there will be no conflicts during the operation of the smart vehicles. During the distribution process, the smart vehicles are based on magnetic guides and magnetic navigation systems to ensure that the smart vehicles can accurately distribute parts to corresponding workstations, with fast distribution speed and no human intervention, which greatly improves production efficiency and reduces labor costs.

[0118] Note that the above are only preferred embodiments of the present invention and the technical principles used. Those skilled in the art will understand that the present invention is not limited to the specific embodiments described herein, and that various obvious changes, readjustments and substitutions can be made by those skilled in the art without departing from the scope of protection of the present invention. Therefore, although the present invention has been described in more detail through the above embodiments, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and may include more other equivalent embodiments without departing from the concept of the present invention, and the scope of the present invention is determined by the scope of the appended claims.

Claims

1. A dispatching system for smart vehicles, characterized in that: include: A smart car, a control module, an assembly station, a debugging station, an elevated warehouse, and a track laid between the assembly station, the debugging station and the elevated warehouse, wherein the assembly station, the debugging station and the elevated warehouse are arranged in sequence along a first direction, a magnetic guide is arranged on the track, a magnetic navigation device is arranged on the smart car, the control module is connected to the smart car, the assembly station, the debugging station and the elevated warehouse respectively; The control module is used to obtain order information, generate work order information according to the order information, and distribute the work order information to the assembly station, the debugging station, the smart car and the high-bay warehouse; The high-bay warehouse is used to store parts and provide the parts according to the work order information; The assembly station is used to assemble the components to form assembly parts according to the work order information; The debugging station is used to assemble and debug the assembly parts according to the work order information; The magnetic navigation device is used to form guidance information according to the label information provided by the magnetic guide component, and the smart car is used to deliver the parts from the high-bay warehouse to the assembly station according to the guidance information and the work order information, and to deliver the assembly parts to the debugging station.

2. The dispatching system according to claim 1, characterized in that: The assembly station includes a component assembly station, at least one final assembly pulse station and a line-side warehouse, wherein the component assembly station and the final assembly pulse station are arranged on a side of the debugging station away from the high-bay warehouse, and the line-side warehouse is arranged on a side of the component assembly station away from the debugging station; The component assembly station is used to assemble the components once according to the work order information to form an assembly part; The line-side library is used to temporarily store the primary assembly parts according to the work order information; The final assembly pulse workstation is used to perform secondary assembly on the primary assembly parts according to the work order information to form secondary assembly parts.

3. The dispatching system according to claim 2, characterized in that: The assembly station includes two general assembly artery stations, and the two general assembly artery stations are arranged on one side of the component assembly station along the second direction, and the track is arranged between different general assembly artery stations.

4. The dispatching system according to claim 2, characterized in that: The smart vehicles include a plurality of forklift automatic guided vehicles and a plurality of heavy-load automatic guided vehicles; The forklift automatic guided vehicle is used to deliver the components to the component assembly station and the final assembly pulse station according to the guidance information and the work order information; The heavy-load automatic guided vehicle is used to deliver the secondary assembly parts to the debugging station according to the guidance information and the work order information.

5. The dispatching system according to claim 2, characterized in that: The magnetic guide comprises a magnetic strip and a magnetic nail; The magnetic guides on the tracks between the component assembly station, the final assembly pulsation station, the line-side warehouse and the elevated warehouse include magnetic strips and magnetic nails, and the magnetic strips and magnetic nails are arranged alternately; The magnetic guide on the track between the final assembly pulsation station and the debugging station includes a magnetic strip.

6. A method for dispatching a smart car, characterized in that: Executed by the scheduling system according to any one of claims 1 to 5, the scheduling method comprises: The control module obtains order information, generates work order information according to the order information, and distributes the work order information to the assembly station, the debugging station, the smart car and the high-bay warehouse; The high-bay warehouse provides the parts according to the work order information; The assembly station assembles the components according to the work order information to form assembly parts; The debugging station assembles and debugs the assembly parts according to the work order information; The smart vehicle delivers the components from the high-bay warehouse to the assembly station and delivers the assembly parts to the debugging station according to the guidance information and the work order information.

7. The scheduling method according to claim 6, characterized in that: The assembly station includes a component assembly station, at least one final assembly pulse station and a line-side warehouse. The component assembly station and the final assembly pulse station are arranged on a side of the debugging station away from the high-bay warehouse. The line-side warehouse is arranged on a side of the component assembly station away from the debugging station. The smart vehicle includes a plurality of forklift automatic guided vehicles and a plurality of heavy-load automatic guided vehicles. The smart vehicle delivers the parts from the high-bay warehouse to the assembly station according to the guidance information and the work order information, and delivers the assembly parts to the debugging station, including: The forklift automatic guided vehicle delivers the parts to the lineside warehouse according to the guidance information and the work order information, and delivers the primary assembly parts from the lineside warehouse to the final assembly pulse station; When the primary assembly parts are secondary assembled at the final assembly pulse station, the forklift automatically guides the trolley to deliver the parts from the high-bay warehouse to the final assembly pulse station according to the guidance information and the work order information; The heavy-load automatic guided vehicle delivers the secondary assembly parts to the debugging station according to the guidance information and the work order information.

8. The scheduling method according to claim 7, characterized in that: The primary assembly parts are delivered from the line-side warehouse to the final assembly pulse station, including: The forklift automatically guides the trolley to obtain the inventory information of the line-side warehouse; When the inventory information matches the work order information, the forklift automatically guides the trolley to deliver the primary assembly parts to the final assembly pulse station according to the guidance information and the work order information; When the inventory information does not match the work order information, the missing parts information is reported.

9. The scheduling method according to claim 7, characterized in that: The forklift automatic guided vehicle delivers the parts from the high-bay warehouse to the final assembly pulse station according to the guidance information and the work order information, including: The forklift automatically guides the trolley to obtain the material request information sent by the final assembly pulsation station; The forklift automatically guides the trolley to deliver the parts from the high-bay warehouse to the corresponding final assembly pulse workstation according to the material request information and the work order information.

10. The scheduling method according to claim 7, characterized in that: The heavy-load automatic guided vehicle delivers the secondary assembly parts to the debugging station according to the guidance information and the work order information, including: The heavy-load automatic guided vehicle obtains the working status information of the final assembly pulsation station and the debugging station; When the secondary assembly at the final assembly pulse station is completed and the debugging station is idle, the heavy-load automatic guided vehicle delivers the secondary assembly parts to the debugging station according to the guidance information and the work order information; When the secondary assembly at the final assembly pulse station is not completed, or the debugging station is not idle, the heavy-load automatic guided vehicle does not perform the delivery task of the secondary assembly parts.

Images