The invention discloses a modular man-
machine collaborative express sorting
system and method based on an iterative
algorithm. The
system comprises an annular main conveying line, a plurality of standardized sorting modules arranged along the annular main conveying line and a
system control center. And each sorting module comprises a cache region, a man-
machine cooperation
station and a rotatable turntable with a plurality of sorting grooves. The core of the method is that a system control center operates a set of iterative sorting optimization
algorithm. According to the
algorithm, containers to be processed are dynamically distributed to all stations through multi-round iterative calculation according to global scanning express data, the current
station of the system and the number of sorting grooves, and target delivery areas are dynamically distributed or combined for the sorting grooves of all the stations. Through the iterative process of'distribution-sorting-transfer-redistribution ', the problem of complex sorting when the number of delivery areas is far greater than the number of physical sorting grooves is efficiently solved. According to the method, the scale of the sorting system is flexible and adjustable, the sorting strategy is intelligently and dynamically optimized, and excellent balance is achieved among cost, efficiency and flexibility.