AGV Shaft Alignment Using Identifier Decoding for Electrode Reel Cores
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing automated guided vehicle (AGV) technologies for transporting electrode reel cores in battery production processes require excessive manpower, leading to inefficiencies and risks of injury due to the heavy weight of the cores.
Innovation Solution
An automated guided vehicle equipped with a position adjustment module that uses camera imaging and identifier decoding to align the vehicle's shaft with corresponding shafts in facilities, reducing manual intervention and enhancing precision.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If manual forklift and human operators are used to transport electrode reel cores, then the cores can be moved between facilities, but excessive manpower is consumed and injury risks increase due to the heavy weight
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces manual mechanical operations with an automated guided vehicle system. The AGV autonomously navigates and transports electrode reel cores using automated control systems, sensors, and navigation technologies, eliminating the need for human operators to manually handle heavy cores with forklifts. This substitution of manual mechanical systems with automated systems directly reduces manpower requirements while maintaining transport capability.
Solution Approach 2:
The AGV system performs self-navigation and self-positioning to transport electrode reel cores. The vehicle uses its own onboard sensors, cameras, and control systems to autonomously move between facilities without requiring human intervention or assistance. This self-service capability eliminates the need for human operators while efficiently completing the transport task.
2Reliability
If skilled human operators manually move electrode reel cores between buffer and transport vehicle, then the cores can be transferred safely, but excessive skilled manpower is required
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces skilled human operators with an automated transfer mechanism. The AGV system uses automated positioning systems, sensors, and control algorithms to safely transfer electrode reel cores between buffer zones and transport vehicles without human intervention. This substitution maintains the reliability of safe transfer while eliminating the requirement for skilled operators.
Solution Approach 2:
The AGV system employs feedback mechanisms including sensors, cameras, and real-time monitoring to ensure safe transfer of electrode reel cores. The system continuously monitors position, orientation, and transfer status, making real-time adjustments to maintain safety during automated transfer operations. This feedback-based control replaces the judgment and skill previously required of human operators.
3Productivity
If manual pushing is used to load electrode reel cores from buffer to transport vehicle, then the cores can be moved, but the heavy weight causes operator injury when cores fall
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces manual pushing operations with an automated loading mechanism. The AGV system uses automated positioning, gripping, or pushing mechanisms controlled by sensors and algorithms to load electrode reel cores from buffer zones. This eliminates human exposure to the harmful effects of heavy core handling while maintaining loading capability.
Solution Approach 2:
The AGV system autonomously performs the loading operation without human assistance. The vehicle uses its own onboard systems to detect, position, and transfer electrode reel cores from buffer zones to transport vehicles. This self-service loading capability eliminates the need for human operators to physically handle heavy cores, thereby removing the injury risk associated with manual pushing.
4Measurement precision
If automated guided vehicle with position adjustment module is used, then alignment precision is improved, but device complexity increases due to camera and decoding systems
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces an identifier decoding system as an intermediary between the AGV's camera and its positioning system. The identifier (such as a barcode or visual marker) placed on the facility serves as a mediator that the camera captures and the decoder translates into precise position information. This intermediary approach enables high alignment precision while keeping the overall system architecture manageable by separating the visual capture function from the position interpretation function.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces complex mechanical alignment systems with an optical and computational approach. Instead of using intricate mechanical positioning mechanisms, the system uses a camera to capture visual identifiers and computational algorithms to calculate precise alignment positions. This substitution of mechanical complexity with optical-sensing and software-based solutions achieves high alignment precision while reducing mechanical device complexity.
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AI summary
An automated guided vehicle for transporting an object to a facility according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes a main body, a shaft provided in the main body for guiding movement of the object to the facility and to face a front direction of the main body, a camera provided at one end of the shaft for photographing a front direction of the main body, and a position adjustment module for decoding an identifier when an image photographed by the camera includes the identifier displayed on the facility, and using a result of the decoding to adjust a position, toward which the one end of the shaft is directed.