Stocker data transmission system, stocker data transmission method, and data transmission system

Abstract

This invention discloses a warehouse data transmission system, a warehouse data transmission method, and a data transmission system. The warehouse data transmission system includes a storage rack, a monitoring device, a self-propelled vehicle, a self-propelled vehicle transmission unit, a network device, a transfer device, and a control device. The monitoring device can monitor the environmental status of the storage rack and generate multiple environmental measurement data. The self-propelled vehicle transmission unit can receive multiple environmental measurement data from the monitoring device when the self-propelled vehicle is close to the monitoring device and transmit them to the transfer device via the network device. The transfer device can transfer the multiple environmental measurement data from the local network segment of the network device to the control network segment and output them to the control device.

Claims

1. A warehouse data transmission system, comprising: A storage rack; a monitoring device that monitors the storage rack along a preset path, the monitoring device comprising: a measurement module that measures the environmental state of the storage rack to generate multiple environmental measurement data; a monitoring transmission unit electrically coupled to the measurement module to output the multiple environmental measurement data; and a monitoring control unit electrically coupled to the measurement module and the monitoring transmission unit, the monitoring control unit outputting an output control signal to the monitoring transmission unit to output the multiple environmental measurement data; a self-propelled vehicle capable of traveling along a preset path on the storage rack; and a self-propelled vehicle transmission unit disposed on the self-propelled vehicle, wherein when the distance between the self-propelled vehicle and the monitoring device is less than or equal to a preset data transmission distance, the self-propelled vehicle transmission unit connects to the monitoring transmission unit and receives the multiple environmental measurement data transmitted by the monitoring transmission unit according to the output control signal to output the multiple environmental measurement data. A network device for establishing a communication link between the self-propelled vehicle transmission unit and a fixed network, and electrically coupled to the self-propelled vehicle transmission unit to transmit multiple environmental measurement data output by the self-propelled vehicle transmission unit; a forwarding device connected to the network device, the forwarding device converting the multiple environmental measurement data from a local network segment where the network device is located to a control network segment for output; and a control device connected to the forwarding device, the control device receiving the multiple environmental measurement data in the control network segment through the forwarding device.

2. The warehouse data transmission system as described in claim 1, wherein, The control device can output a control command to the address transfer device. The address transfer device converts the control command from the control network segment to the local network segment and transmits it to the network device. The autonomous vehicle transmission unit receives the control command through the network device and outputs the control command to the monitoring transmission unit. The monitoring control unit receives the control command through the monitoring transmission unit and executes the corresponding action.

3. The warehouse data transmission system as described in claim 1, wherein, The network device includes a first network unit and a second network unit connected to the first network unit. The first network unit is connected to the self-propelled vehicle, and the second network unit is fixed to the warehouse rack.

4. The warehouse data transmission system as described in claim 3, wherein, The first network unit and the second network unit are a network-type optical transmitter.

5. The warehouse data transmission system as described in claim 1, wherein, The self-propelled vehicle transmission unit is a master wireless base station; the monitoring transmission unit is a slave wireless base station; when the self-propelled vehicle transmission unit is connected to the monitoring transmission unit, the self-propelled vehicle transmission unit controls the monitoring transmission unit to output multiple environmental measurement data to the self-propelled vehicle transmission unit.

6. The warehouse data transmission system as described in claim 1, wherein, The warehouse data transmission system further includes a monitoring device and a drive device electrically coupled to the monitoring device. The monitoring device is located in the control network segment and connected to the control device through the control network segment. The drive device is located in a drive network segment and connected to the address transfer device through the drive network segment. The control device sends a first autonomous vehicle control signal to the monitoring device. Based on the first autonomous vehicle control signal, the monitoring device outputs a second autonomous vehicle control signal to the drive device, causing the drive device to output a drive signal to the address transfer device. The address transfer device switches network segments to output the drive signal to the network device. The network device transmits the drive signal to the autonomous vehicle to drive the autonomous vehicle.

7. The warehouse data transmission system as described in claim 1, wherein, The number of monitoring devices is multiple, and the multiple monitoring devices are located in the same local network segment. The addressing device is configured to assign a different Internet Protocol address (IP address) to each of the multiple monitoring devices, or to make them externally addressable through port number translation.

8. The warehouse data transmission system as described in claim 1, wherein, The preset data transmission distance between the monitoring transmission unit and the self-propelled vehicle transmission unit is between 30 meters and 70 meters.

9. The warehouse data transmission system as described in claim 1, wherein, The warehouse data transmission system further includes a network switching unit electrically coupled between the address transfer device and the network device.

10. The warehouse data transmission system as described in claim 1, wherein, The address transfer device is a router.

11. The warehouse data transmission system as described in claim 1, wherein, The storage rack has multiple storage locations, and the measurement module measures the environmental conditions of the multiple storage locations of the storage rack to generate multiple environmental measurement data.

12. A method for transmitting warehouse data, comprising: A preparation step: A warehouse data transmission system is provided, comprising: a warehouse rack; a monitoring device having a monitoring transmission unit; a self-propelled vehicle capable of traveling along a preset path on the warehouse rack; a self-propelled vehicle transmission unit disposed on the self-propelled vehicle; a network device connecting the self-propelled vehicle and the warehouse rack and linking to the self-propelled vehicle transmission unit; a transfer device connected to the network device; and a control device connected to the transfer device; a measurement step: the monitoring device measures the environmental state of the warehouse rack to generate multiple environmental measurement data; a first transmission step: when the distance between the self-propelled vehicle and the monitoring device is less than or equal to a preset data transmission distance, the monitoring transmission unit outputs multiple environmental measurement data to the self-propelled vehicle transmission unit; a second transmission step: the self-propelled vehicle transmission unit transmits multiple environmental measurement data to the transfer device through the network device. A forwarding transmission step: The forwarding device switches from a local network segment where the network device is located to a control network segment to transmit multiple environmental measurement data to the control device.

13. The warehouse data transmission method as described in claim 12, wherein, The self-propelled vehicle transmission unit is a master wireless base station; the monitoring transmission unit is a slave wireless base station; in the first transmission step, when the distance between the self-propelled vehicle and the monitoring device is less than or equal to the preset data transmission distance, the self-propelled vehicle transmission unit controls the monitoring transmission unit to output multiple environmental measurement data to the self-propelled vehicle transmission unit.

14. The warehouse data transmission method as described in claim 12, wherein, Prior to the measurement step, the method further includes: a first command transmission step: the control device outputs a control command to the address transfer device; a second command transmission step: the address transfer device switches from the control network segment to the local network segment to transmit the control command to the network device; and a third command transmission step: the autonomous vehicle transmission unit receives the control command through the network device and outputs the control command to the monitoring transmission unit, so that the monitoring control unit receives the control command through the monitoring transmission unit and performs the corresponding action.

15. The warehouse data transmission method as described in claim 12, wherein, The preset data transmission distance between the monitoring transmission unit and the self-propelled vehicle transmission unit is between 30 meters and 70 meters.

16. The warehouse data transmission method as described in claim 12, wherein, In the preparation step, there are multiple monitoring devices located in the same local network segment. The addressing device assigns a different Internet Protocol address (IP address) to each of the multiple monitoring devices, or enables them to be externally addressed through port number translation.

17. The warehouse data transmission method as described in claim 12, wherein, In the preparation step, the storage rack has multiple storage locations. In the measurement step, the measurement module measures the environmental conditions of the multiple storage locations of the storage rack to generate multiple environmental measurement data.

18. A data transmission system, comprising: A self-propelled vehicle capable of traveling along a preset path; a self-propelled vehicle transmission unit disposed on the self-propelled vehicle, wherein when the distance between the self-propelled vehicle and a unit to be transmitted is less than or equal to a preset data transmission distance, the self-propelled vehicle transmission unit connects to the unit to be transmitted and receives multiple transmission data output by the unit to be transmitted to output multiple transmission data; a network device for establishing a communication link between the self-propelled vehicle transmission unit and a fixed network, and electrically coupling the self-propelled vehicle transmission unit to transmit the multiple transmission data output by the self-propelled vehicle transmission unit; a forwarding device connected to the network device, the forwarding device converting the multiple transmission data from a local network segment where the network device is located to a control network segment for output; and a control device connected to the forwarding device, the control device receiving the multiple transmission data in the control network segment through the forwarding device.

19. The data transmission system as described in claim 18, wherein, The network device includes a first network unit and a second network unit connected to the first network unit. The first network unit is connected to the self-propelled vehicle, and the second network unit is connected to the address transfer device.

20. The data transmission system as described in claim 19, wherein, The first network unit and the second network unit are a network-type optical transmitter.

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