Vaccine storage cabinet space planning placement method
By generating virtual storage locations that match vaccine boxes in virtual space and utilizing automated retrieval and placement devices, the problems of wasted space in traditional vaccine storage cabinets and low efficiency of manual operation are solved, achieving efficient and flexible vaccine storage management.
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Applications(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- SHANGHAI XIAOTENG MECHANICAL & ELECTRICAL EQUIP
- Filing Date
- 2026-01-13
- Publication Date
- 2026-04-21
AI Technical Summary
Traditional vaccine storage cabinets cannot accommodate vaccine packaging boxes of different sizes, resulting in wasted space and low efficiency of manual operation. Furthermore, the cold chain environment is unstable, posing a risk of misoperation.
By generating virtual storage locations that match vaccine boxes in virtual space and mapping them to real-world locations, an automated retrieval and placement device is used to achieve precise storage and management of vaccine boxes, thus constructing a closed-loop system between the virtual and real worlds.
It improves space utilization, achieves fully automated management, reduces human error, ensures a stable cold chain environment, and provides an efficient and flexible vaccine storage solution.
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Abstract
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Technical Field
[0001] This invention belongs to the technical field of vaccine storage equipment, specifically a method for planning and placing space in a vaccine storage cabinet. Background Technology
[0002] Traditional vaccine storage cabinets typically use fixed-size physical positioning slots or inclined slides. This rigid "one slot, one size" design cannot accommodate the diverse specifications and sizes of vaccine packaging boxes in reality. When storing small-sized vaccines, a single box has to occupy the entire storage slot, resulting in significant space waste. Furthermore, when changing vaccine models, the shelves must be manually readjusted, a cumbersome, time-consuming, and labor-intensive process that cannot quickly respond to changes in storage needs.
[0003] Furthermore, the entire process of vaccine warehousing, inventory, and dispensing relies heavily on manual labor. Staff must repeatedly bend over and reach for and retrieve vaccines, resulting in high labor intensity and low efficiency. During urgent or large-scale operations, manual searching and retrieving is prone to errors, making it difficult to guarantee accuracy. Frequent opening of cabinet doors for manual operation can cause drastic temperature fluctuations within the cold chain environment, thereby jeopardizing vaccine potency and safety. Simultaneously, manual recording and management methods make accurate inventory counting and expiration date tracking difficult, creating blind spots in quality control.
[0004] Therefore, there is an urgent need for a convenient storage cabinet space planning and placement method to achieve efficient, accurate, and optimal space utilization for vaccine storage. Summary of the Invention
[0005] To solve the above problems, the technical solution provided by the present invention is as follows: The present invention discloses a method for space planning and placement of vaccine storage cabinets. This method involves collecting the size information of vaccine boxes and generating virtual storage locations of corresponding sizes in vacant spaces in a virtual space. The location information of the virtual storage locations is then converted into the actual location information in the storage cabinet, and the vaccine boxes are placed in the corresponding actual locations. The virtual space is a corresponding virtual space mapped according to the actual spatial location of the storage cabinet.
[0006] Preferably, the size of the virtual storage location is a fixed size generated based on the maximum size of the vaccine box or a corresponding size generated based on the actual size of the vaccine box to accommodate the vaccine box, and there is a preset spacing between the virtual storage locations.
[0007] Preferably, the method further includes eliminating the corresponding virtual storage location in the virtual space and recording it as an empty location when the vaccine box is removed from the storage cabinet.
[0008] Preferably, it also includes monitoring the data of vaccine boxes entering and leaving the warehouse and recording the storage data of vaccine boxes.
[0009] Preferably, when the size of the virtual storage location is generated according to the actual size of the vaccine box to accommodate the vaccine box, the size of the virtual storage location is 105-120% of the actual size of the vaccine box; the spacing between the virtual storage locations is 1-3cm.
[0010] Preferably, the method is performed using a system comprising: The information collection module is used to input information about vaccine boxes to be stored and vaccine boxes to be taken away, as well as the actual space status information in the storage cabinet, and send the information to the virtual storage location management module and the vaccine management module. The vaccine management module is used to manage the storage and retrieval data of vaccine boxes, verify the data with the virtual storage location management module, and send in / out information to the virtual storage location management module and the mobile retrieval module. The virtual storage location management module is used to establish virtual storage locations for vaccine boxes to be stored in empty spaces in the virtual space based on the information collected by the information collection module and the vaccine box retrieval and placement information of the vaccine management module, save the virtual storage locations of the stored vaccine boxes, and remove the virtual storage locations of the vaccine boxes that have been taken away. A mobile retrieval and placement module is used to retrieve and place corresponding vaccine boxes according to the entry and exit information sent by the vaccine management module.
[0011] Preferably, the virtual storage location management module generates a unique code based on the three-dimensional position data of the center point of the virtual storage location and binds it to the corresponding virtual storage location and vaccine box; the mobile retrieval module generates a movement path based on the three-dimensional position data of the virtual storage location and retrieves and places the test kits; the mobile retrieval module also collects information on the retrieved test kits through the information collection module and sends it to the vaccine management module for verification, and allows the retrieval process to be completed when the verification is completed.
[0012] Preferably, the moving pick-and-place module includes a translation component and a rotation component for movement in the X-axis direction and the Y-axis direction, respectively. The rotation component is disposed on the translation component and is driven by the translation component to perform horizontal displacement. The rotation component includes an action execution mechanism for rotating and driving the gripping component to grip the vaccine or vaccine box. The translation component and the rotation component cooperate to realize the gripping action of the gripping component of the rotation component to grip any position on the horizontal plane.
[0013] Preferably, it further includes a lifting assembly for movement in the Z-axis direction, the lifting assembly including a lead screw arranged along the Z-axis direction, and the translation assembly being connected to the lead screw via a lead rod and capable of movement in the Z-axis direction through the cooperation of the lead screw and the lead rod.
[0014] Preferably, the lifting assembly includes a lifting motor mounted on a fixed base plate, a lead screw mounted at both ends of the fixed base plate, and the lifting motor connected to the bottom fixed end of the lead screw via a lead screw timing belt. The rotation of the lifting motor drives the lead screw timing belt and the lead screw to rotate.
[0015] Preferably, the translation component includes a crossbeam and a moving motor disposed on the crossbeam, and the rotation component is disposed on a horizontal moving component on the crossbeam. The moving motor cooperates with the horizontal moving component to drive the rotation component to move along the crossbeam.
[0016] Preferably, the horizontal movement component is a ball screw linear motion component, and the rotation component is disposed on the slider of the ball screw linear motion component.
[0017] Preferably, the rotating assembly includes a rotary motor, a robotic arm, and a gripping assembly. The rotary motor drives the robotic arm to rotate and moves the gripping assembly to a preset position for gripping.
[0018] Preferably, the rotary motor is connected to the slider via a fixed plate, and the slider is disposed on the translation assembly.
[0019] Compared with the prior art, the technical solution provided by this invention has the following advantages: This invention discloses a method for space planning and placement of vaccine storage cabinets. It collects the size information of vaccine boxes and generates virtual storage locations of corresponding sizes in vacant spaces within a virtual space. The location information of these virtual storage locations is then converted into real-world location information within the storage cabinet, and the vaccine boxes are placed in the corresponding real-world locations. The virtual space is mapped from the actual spatial location of the storage cabinet, maintaining consistency between the virtual and actual spatial locations. This solution achieves intelligent management by constructing a virtual digital space that perfectly corresponds to the physical storage cabinet. Specifically, the system collects the size information of the vaccine boxes, dynamically generates matching virtual storage locations in vacant spaces within the virtual space, and accurately maps the three-dimensional coordinates of these locations back to the real world. This guides an automated retrieval and placement device to place the vaccine boxes in the corresponding physical locations, forming a closed loop of "virtual-real linkage." This solution completely breaks the limitations of traditional fixed storage slots, allowing vaccine boxes of different sizes to be flexibly combined and stored like "Tetris blocks," greatly improving space utilization. Secondly, it achieves fully automated and precise management of the entire process from warehousing and inventory to outbound delivery, effectively avoiding errors and inefficiencies caused by manual operations, and ensuring a stable cold chain environment by reducing the number of cabinet doors opened. A highly flexible and traceable intelligent storage system has been built, capable of seamlessly adapting to multiple vaccine specifications, providing an efficient solution for modern vaccine management. Attached Figure Description
[0020] Figure 1 This is a front view of the movable pick-and-place module of the present invention; Figure 2 This is a side view of the movable pick-and-place module of the present invention; Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the rotating assembly of the present invention; Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the movable pick-and-place module of the present invention; Figure 5 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the movable pick-and-place module of the present invention placed inside a fixed bracket. Figure 1 ; Figure 6 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the movable pick-and-place module of the present invention placed inside a fixed bracket. Figure 2 .
[0021] Explanation of the labels in the diagram: 110. Fixed base plate; 121. Lifting motor; 122. Lead screw and timing belt; 123. Fixed end; 124. Lead screw; 125. Lead screw; 130. Crossbeam; 140. Translation assembly; 141. Moving motor; 142. Horizontal movement assembly; 150. Rotation assembly; 151. Rotary motor; 152. Robotic arm; 153. Gripping assembly; 154. Fixed plate; 155. Slider; 200. Fixed bracket. Detailed Implementation
[0022] To enable those skilled in the art to better understand the present application, the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. Obviously, the described embodiments are only some embodiments of the present application, and not all embodiments. Based on the embodiments in the present application, all other embodiments obtained by those of ordinary skill in the art without creative effort should fall within the scope of protection of the present application.
[0023] It should be noted that the terms "first," "second," etc., in the specification, claims, and accompanying drawings of this application are used to distinguish similar objects and are not necessarily used to describe a specific order or sequence. It should be understood that such data can be interchanged where appropriate for the embodiments of this application described herein. Furthermore, the terms "comprising" and "having," and any variations thereof, are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusion; for example, a process, method, system, product, or apparatus that comprises a series of steps or units is not necessarily limited to those steps or units explicitly listed, but may include other steps or units not explicitly listed or inherent to such processes, methods, products, or apparatus.
[0024] In this application, the terms "upper," "lower," "left," "right," "front," "rear," "top," "bottom," "inner," "outer," "middle," "vertical," "horizontal," "lateral," and "longitudinal" indicate the orientation or positional relationship based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the accompanying drawings. These terms are primarily for the purpose of better describing this application and its embodiments, and are not intended to limit the indicated device, element, or component to having a specific orientation, or to be constructed and operated in a specific orientation.
[0025] Furthermore, in addition to indicating location or positional relationship, some of the aforementioned terms may also have other meanings. For example, the term "above" may also be used in some cases to indicate a certain dependency or connection relationship. Those skilled in the art can understand the specific meaning of these terms in this application based on the specific circumstances.
[0026] Furthermore, the terms "installation," "setup," "equipped with," "connection," "linking," and "socketing" should be interpreted broadly. For example, they can refer to a fixed connection, a detachable connection, or an integral structure; they can refer to a mechanical connection or an electrical connection; they can refer to a direct connection or an indirect connection through an intermediate medium, or an internal connection between two devices, components, or parts. Those skilled in the art can understand the specific meaning of these terms in this application based on the specific circumstances.
[0027] It should be noted that, unless otherwise specified, the embodiments and features described in this application can be combined with each other. This application will now be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings and embodiments.
[0028] See attached document Figure 1-6This embodiment presents a method for space planning and placement of vaccine storage cabinets. It collects the size information of vaccine boxes and generates virtual storage locations of corresponding sizes in vacant spaces within a virtual space. The location information of these virtual storage locations is then converted into real-world location information within the storage cabinet, and the vaccine boxes are placed in the corresponding real-world locations. The virtual space is a corresponding virtual space mapped from the actual spatial location of the storage cabinet, maintaining consistency between the virtual and actual spatial locations. This application's solution achieves intelligent management by constructing a virtual digital space that completely corresponds to the physical storage cabinet. Specifically, the system collects the size information of the vaccine boxes, dynamically generates matching virtual storage locations in vacant spaces within the virtual space, and accurately maps the three-dimensional coordinates of these storage locations back to the real world. This guides an automated retrieval and placement device to place the vaccine boxes in the corresponding physical locations, forming a closed loop of "virtual-real linkage." This application's solution completely breaks the limitations of traditional fixed storage slots, allowing vaccine boxes of different sizes to be flexibly combined and stored like "Tetris blocks," greatly improving space utilization. Secondly, it achieves fully automated and precise management of the entire process from warehousing and inventory to outbound delivery, effectively avoiding errors and inefficiencies caused by manual operations, and ensuring a stable cold chain environment by reducing the number of cabinet doors opened. A highly flexible and traceable intelligent storage system has been built, capable of seamlessly adapting to multiple vaccine specifications, providing an efficient solution for modern vaccine management.
[0029] The size of the virtual storage location is a fixed size generated based on the maximum size of the vaccine box or a corresponding size generated based on the actual size of the vaccine box to accommodate the vaccine box, and there is a preset spacing between the virtual storage locations.
[0030] The system employs a dual strategy for generating virtual storage locations, combining the advantages of standardization and customization. The principle is as follows: the system can predefine fixed storage locations with uniform specifications based on the maximum size of the vaccine boxes, achieving standardized management; alternatively, it can dynamically generate "tailor-made" adaptive storage locations proportionally (usually 105%~120%) based on the actual size of each vaccine box, with a preset operating spacing of 1-3cm between all virtual storage locations. When the size of a virtual storage location is generated according to the actual size of the vaccine box to accommodate it, the size of the virtual storage location is 105~120% of the actual size of the vaccine box; the spacing between the virtual storage locations is 1-3cm. This application, through setting an adaptive mode and precise matching of space, greatly improves the space utilization of the storage cabinet, effectively avoiding the waste of "small boxes occupying large spaces." Simultaneously, the preset storage location spacing provides crucial operational error tolerance for automated retrieval mechanisms (such as robotic arms), effectively preventing collisions and jams during grasping and movement, ensuring smooth and reliable operation. Ultimately, this strategy achieves the best balance between maximizing space utilization and ensuring the accuracy and security of automated operations, making the storage system both efficient and robust.
[0031] This also includes eliminating the corresponding virtual storage location in the virtual space and recording it as an empty location when a vaccine box is removed from the storage cabinet. A dynamic, real-time mapping mechanism between the virtual space and physical storage is established. When a vaccine box is removed from the storage cabinet, the system immediately senses the change in physical state and simultaneously performs two key operations in the virtual space: first, eliminating the virtual storage location corresponding to the vaccine box; second, re-marking and recording this location information in the empty location database. This achieves efficient and cyclical utilization of storage space. The released storage locations can be quickly reassigned to newly received vaccine boxes, fundamentally avoiding space idleness and waste caused by information update lag. At the same time, it ensures the absolute accuracy of virtual inventory information, ensuring that the remaining space and storage location status displayed by the system always remain consistent with physical reality, providing a reliable data foundation for accurate inventory counting and efficient inbound and outbound scheduling. Ultimately, this closed-loop process achieves seamless integration of physical space and digital management, significantly improving the intelligence level and dynamic response capability of the entire storage system.
[0032] It also includes monitoring the data of vaccine boxes entering and leaving the warehouse and recording the storage data of vaccine boxes.
[0033] The method is performed using the following system, including The information collection module is used to input information about vaccine boxes to be stored and vaccine boxes to be taken away, as well as the actual space status information in the storage cabinet, and send the information to the virtual storage location management module and the vaccine management module. The vaccine management module is used to manage the storage and retrieval data of vaccine boxes, verify the data with the virtual storage location management module, and send in / out information to the virtual storage location management module and the mobile retrieval module. The virtual storage location management module is used to establish virtual storage locations for vaccine boxes to be stored in empty spaces in the virtual space based on the information collected by the information collection module and the vaccine box retrieval and placement information of the vaccine management module, save the virtual storage locations of the stored vaccine boxes, and remove the virtual storage locations of the vaccine boxes that have been taken away. A mobile retrieval and placement module is used to retrieve and place corresponding vaccine boxes according to the entry and exit information sent by the vaccine management module.
[0034] The virtual storage location management module generates a unique code based on the three-dimensional position data of the center point of the virtual storage location and binds it to the corresponding virtual storage location and vaccine box; the mobile retrieval and placement module generates a movement path based on the three-dimensional position data of the virtual storage location and retrieves and places the test kits; the mobile retrieval and placement module also collects information on the retrieved test kits through the information collection module and sends it to the vaccine management module for verification. When the verification is completed, the retrieval process is allowed to be completed.
[0035] This solution brings revolutionary benefits to vaccine storage by introducing "virtual storage locations" and automated collaborative management, which are reflected in four key dimensions: space utilization, operational efficiency, management accuracy, and system flexibility.
[0036] First, it significantly improves storage space utilization. The solution abandons traditional fixed-size physical storage slots, using virtual mapping to dynamically generate "tailor-made" storage locations based on the actual dimensions of the vaccine boxes. This allows vaccine boxes of different sizes to be stored in a compact and flexible manner on the shelf, like Tetris blocks, completely solving the problem of wasted space due to "small boxes occupying large slots" and maximizing the use of precious refrigerated capacity.
[0037] Secondly, the system achieves full-process automation and highly efficient, precise operation. The system drives physical operations through information flow: the virtual storage location management module automatically allocates optimal empty spaces and generates three-dimensional coordinates; the mobile retrieval module then uses these coordinates for precise positioning and retrieval. This replaces inefficient, cumbersome, and error-prone manual searching and handling, resulting in a significant leap in both speed and accuracy. Simultaneously, automated retrieval significantly reduces the number of cabinet door openings and the time spent opening them, effectively ensuring the temperature stability of the cold chain storage environment and improving vaccine safety management.
[0038] Furthermore, it achieves digitalization and traceability of inventory management. Each virtual storage location is bound to the vaccine boxes it stores through a unique code, enabling real-time recording and monitoring of data throughout the entire process of vaccine warehousing, storage, and dispensing. This precise correspondence between "item-location-information" provides a solid data foundation for inventory counting, expiration date management, and first-in-first-out (FIFO) systems, achieving refined management and full-process traceability.
[0039] Finally, the storage system possesses exceptional adaptability and flexibility. It can seamlessly adapt to various existing and potentially new vaccine kit specifications without any physical structural adjustments. Whether for routine or emergency vaccines, the system responds quickly, immediately allocating appropriate storage space, significantly enhancing the warehouse's ability to respond to public health emergencies and product changes.
[0040] The mobile pick-and-place module includes a translation component 140 and a rotation component 150 for movement in the X-axis and Y-axis directions, respectively. The rotation component 150 is mounted on the translation component 140 and is driven by the translation component 140 to perform horizontal displacement. The rotation component 150 includes a motion execution mechanism for rotating and driving a gripping component 153 to grip the vaccine or vaccine box. The translation component 140 and the rotation component 150 cooperate to realize the gripping action of the gripping component 153 of the rotation component 150 at any position on the horizontal plane. The solution of this application lies in the coordinated cooperation of the translation component 140 and the rotation component 150, which together constitute a pick-and-place system with extremely high flexibility and efficiency in the horizontal plane. This cooperation fundamentally solves the technical bottleneck of traditional gantry-type manipulators, which can only perform linear movement and have a fixed posture, resulting in low fault tolerance and poor adaptability. Its advantages are primarily reflected in the expanded workspace and flexible motion path. The translation component 140 drives the entire rotation component 150 to make large-scale precise displacements in the X and / or Y axes, essentially moving the "working base" of the rotation component 150 to the vicinity of the target area. Subsequently, the rotation motor 151 of the rotation component 150 starts working, driving the robotic arm 152 and the gripping component 153 to rotate. This division of labor principle—translation for macroscopic positioning and rotation for microscopic orientation—allows the gripping component 153 to easily handle vaccine boxes facing different directions without the need for complex XY-axis linkages to adjust its posture, unlike pure Cartesian robots. When gripping a vaccine box at an angle to the X-axis, the translation component 140 only needs to roughly position it in front of the target, and then the rotation component 150 rotates it for precise alignment, greatly simplifying motion trajectory planning and improving pick-and-place efficiency.
[0041] Secondly, this combination significantly improves the device's gripping tolerance and adaptability to complex environments. In actual warehousing, vaccine boxes may experience slight positional shifts due to manual placement or prior operations. Relying solely on the rigid positioning of the translation component 140 can easily lead to gripping failures or collisions. However, in this device, the rotation component 150 provides a crucial degree of rotational freedom, enabling the gripping component 153 to actively "approach" the target as it finally gets close. Combined with feedback from the positioning module, the system can calculate and compensate for positional deviations in real time, adjusting the gripping angle through rotation to ensure the gripper can successfully grasp the target in the optimal posture. This not only reduces the stringent requirements for material placement accuracy but also enhances the robustness of the entire system in non-ideal structured environments.
[0042] It also includes a lifting assembly for movement in the Z-axis direction. The lifting assembly includes a lead screw 124 arranged along the Z-axis. The translation assembly 140 is connected to the lead screw 124 via a lead rod 125 and can move in the Z-axis direction through the cooperation of the lead rod 125 and the lead rod 124. The lifting assembly, through the precise cooperation of the lead screw 124 and the lead rod 125, achieves vertical movement in the Z-axis direction, thus forming a complete three-axis linkage three-dimensional motion system. This principle allows the device's gripping assembly 153 to quickly and accurately reach any compartment on the storage rack, eliminating the need for workers to repeatedly bend over, reach out, or move the ladder, greatly reducing labor intensity. The lifting assembly includes a lifting motor 121 mounted on a fixed base plate 110, and a lead screw 124 mounted on both ends of the fixed base plate 110. The lifting motor 121 is connected to the bottom fixed end 123 of the lead screw 124 via a lead screw timing belt 122. The rotation of the lifting motor 121 drives the lead screw timing belt 122 and the lead screw 124 to rotate.
[0043] The translation component 140 includes a crossbeam 130 and a moving motor 141 disposed on the crossbeam 130. The rotation component 150 is disposed on a horizontal moving component 142 disposed on the crossbeam 130. The moving motor 141 and the horizontal moving component 142 cooperate to drive the rotation component 150 to move along the crossbeam 130.
[0044] The horizontal moving component 142 is a ball screw linear motion component, and the rotating component 150 is disposed on the slider of the ball screw linear motion component.
[0045] The rotating assembly 150 includes a rotary motor 151, a robotic arm 152, and a gripping assembly 153. The rotary motor 151 drives the robotic arm 152 to rotate and moves the gripping assembly 153 to a preset position for gripping. The rotary motor 151 is connected to a slider 155 via a fixing plate 154, and the slider 155 is mounted on the translation assembly 140. The rotary motor 151 serves as a power source, and its rotational motion is precisely transmitted to the gripping assembly 153 at the end via the robotic arm 152. The robotic arm 152 acts as a lever and bridge between force and motion, converting the rotational motion of the motor into a large-range circular arc motion trajectory of the gripping assembly 153 in the horizontal plane. Furthermore, the integration of the fixing plate 154, the slider 155, and the translation assembly 140 forms a highly compact and stable motion chain. The fixed plate 154 ensures a rigid connection between the rotary motor 151 and the slider 155, guaranteeing the stability and structural strength of the entire rotating assembly 150 when starting and stopping rotation and carrying loads such as vaccine boxes, thus avoiding vibration and shaking. At the same time, the slider 155 serves as a connection interface, making the entire rotating assembly 150 a separate module on the translation assembly 140 that can be directly driven.
[0046] The system also includes a positioning module, which can be a visual positioning component or an ultrasonic positioning component. This positioning module is mounted on the robotic arm of the rotating component 150 or on the crossbeam of the translation component 140. It also includes a controller, which is connected to the driving mechanisms of the positioning module, the translation component 140, and the rotating component 150, and controls the grasping component 153 to grasp the target position. The positioning module (visual or ultrasonic) acts as the system's sensing unit, accurately detecting the pose of the target vaccine box online and transmitting the data to the controller in real time. The controller, as the decision-making core, compares the detected actual position with the preset target, generates an error signal, and dynamically drives the translation, lifting, and rotating components to perform coordinated motion compensation based on the control algorithm. This closed-loop control principle of "perception-decision-correction" effectively overcomes mechanical errors and placement deviations, giving the device extremely high grasping accuracy and robustness to environmental uncertainties. Meanwhile, the controller, as a unified scheduling center, realizes precise interpolation and optimal path planning for multi-axis motion, integrates each independent moving part into an organic whole, and ultimately enables the device to have the intelligent operation capability of autonomously, accurately and reliably grasping preset positions.
[0047] The above-described embodiments are merely illustrative of certain implementations of the present invention, and are described in a relatively specific and detailed manner. However, they should not be construed as limiting the scope of the present invention. It should be noted that those skilled in the art can make various modifications and improvements without departing from the concept of the present invention, and these modifications and improvements are all within the scope of protection of the present invention. Therefore, the scope of protection of the present invention should be determined by the appended claims.
Claims
1. A method for space planning and placement of vaccine storage cabinets, characterized in that: The system collects the size information of the vaccine boxes and generates virtual storage locations of corresponding sizes in the empty spaces in the virtual space. The location information of the virtual storage locations is then converted into the actual location information in the storage cabinet, and the vaccine boxes are placed in the corresponding actual locations. The virtual space is a corresponding virtual space mapped according to the actual spatial location of the storage cabinet, and the consistency between the virtual space and the actual spatial location is maintained.
2. The method for space planning and placement of a vaccine storage cabinet according to claim 1, characterized in that: The size of the virtual storage location is a fixed size generated based on the maximum size of the vaccine box or a corresponding size generated based on the actual size of the vaccine box to accommodate the vaccine box, and there is a preset spacing between the virtual storage locations.
3. The method for space planning and placement of a vaccine storage cabinet according to claim 1, characterized in that: It also includes eliminating the corresponding virtual storage location in the virtual space and recording it as an empty location when a vaccine box is removed from the storage cabinet.
4. The method for space planning and placement of a vaccine storage cabinet according to claim 1, characterized in that: It also includes monitoring the data of vaccine boxes entering and leaving the warehouse and recording the storage data of vaccine boxes.
5. The method for space planning and placement of a vaccine storage cabinet according to claim 2, characterized in that: The size of the virtual storage location is generated based on the actual size of the vaccine box to accommodate the vaccine box. The size of the virtual storage location is 105-120% of the actual size of the vaccine box; the spacing between the virtual storage locations is 1-3cm.
6. A method for space planning and placement of a vaccine storage cabinet according to any one of claims 1-5, characterized in that: The method is performed using the following system, including The information collection module is used to input information about vaccine boxes to be stored and vaccine boxes to be taken away, as well as the actual space status information in the storage cabinet, and send the information to the virtual storage location management module and the vaccine management module. The vaccine management module is used to manage the storage and retrieval data of vaccine boxes, verify the data with the virtual storage location management module, and send in / out information to the virtual storage location management module and the mobile retrieval module. The virtual storage location management module, wherein the virtual storage location generation module is used to create virtual storage locations for vaccine boxes to be stored in the virtual space in the available locations of the virtual space based on the information collected by the information collection module and the vaccine box retrieval and placement information of the vaccine management module, save the virtual storage locations of the stored vaccine boxes, and remove the virtual storage locations of the vaccine boxes that have been taken away. A mobile retrieval and placement module is used to retrieve and place corresponding vaccine boxes according to the entry and exit information sent by the vaccine management module.
7. A method for space planning and placement of a vaccine storage cabinet according to claim 6, characterized in that: The virtual storage location management module generates a unique code based on the three-dimensional position data of the center point of the virtual storage location and binds it to the corresponding virtual storage location and vaccine box; The mobile retrieval module generates a movement path based on the three-dimensional location data of the virtual storage location and retrieves and places the reagent kits. The mobile retrieval module also collects information about the retrieved reagent kits through the information acquisition module and sends it to the vaccine management module for verification. When the verification is completed, the retrieval process is allowed to be completed.
8. The method for space planning and placement of a vaccine storage cabinet according to claim 6, characterized in that: The mobile pick-and-place module includes a translation component (140) and a rotation component (150) for movement in the X-axis direction and the Y-axis direction, respectively. The rotation component (150) is mounted on the translation component (140) and is driven by the translation component (140) to perform horizontal displacement. The rotation component (150) includes a rotation-driven gripping component (153) for gripping the vaccine or vaccine box. The translation component (140) and the rotation component (150) cooperate to realize the gripping action of the gripping component (153) of the rotation component (150) at any position on the horizontal plane.
9. The method for space planning and placement of a vaccine storage cabinet according to claim 8, characterized in that: It also includes a lifting assembly for movement in the Z-axis direction, the lifting assembly including a lead screw (124) arranged along the Z-axis direction, the translation assembly (140) being connected to the lead screw (124) via a lead screw (125) and being able to move in the Z-axis direction through the cooperation of the lead screw (125) and the lead screw (124).
10. A method for space planning and placement of a vaccine storage cabinet according to claim 9, characterized in that: The lifting assembly includes a lifting motor (121) mounted on a fixed base plate (110), and a lead screw (124) mounted on both ends of the fixed base plate (110). The lifting motor (121) is connected to the bottom fixed end (123) of the lead screw (124) via a lead screw timing belt (122). The rotation of the lifting motor (121) drives the lead screw timing belt (122) and the lead screw (124) to rotate.
11. The method for space planning and placement of a vaccine storage cabinet according to claim 8, characterized in that: The translation component (140) includes a crossbeam (130) and a moving motor (141) disposed on the crossbeam (130). The rotation component (150) is disposed on a horizontal moving component (142) on the crossbeam (130). The moving motor (141) and the horizontal moving component (142) cooperate to drive the rotation component (150) to move along the crossbeam (130).
12. The method for space planning and placement of a vaccine storage cabinet according to claim 11, characterized in that: The horizontal moving component (142) is a ball screw linear motion component, and the rotating component (150) is disposed on the slider of the ball screw linear motion component.
13. The method for space planning and placement of a vaccine storage cabinet according to claim 8, characterized in that: The rotating assembly (150) includes a rotary motor (151), a robotic arm (152), and a gripping assembly (153). The rotary motor (151) drives the robotic arm (152) to rotate and moves the gripping assembly (153) to a preset position for gripping.
14. The method for space planning and placement of a vaccine storage cabinet according to claim 13, characterized in that: The rotary motor (151) is connected to the slider (155) via a fixing plate (154), and the slider (155) is disposed on the translation assembly (140).