Automatically adjustable smart shelf, cargo storing method and unmanned logistics system
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Solution Overview
Problem
In unmanned logistics systems, fixed-layer shelves lead to inefficient storage and access due to irregular cargo placement, resulting in low storage and transport capacity, as well as difficulties in accurately acquiring cargo positions.
Innovation Solution
An automatically adjustable smart shelf with movable layers that can be controlled to form various storage spaces by moving along intersecting directions, utilizing a control unit with distance detectors to optimize cargo placement and maximize shelf space utilization.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Quantity of substance
If a fixed-layer shelf is used, then the shelf structure is simple and stable, but the storage capacity is low and space utilization is insufficient
Solution Approach 1:
The patent transforms the fixed shelf layers into movable shelf layers that can be dynamically adjusted in position. The shelf layers are equipped with moving mechanisms allowing them to slide along guide rails in both horizontal and vertical directions, enabling the storage space configuration to adapt to different cargo sizes and maximize space utilization.
Solution Approach 2:
The shelf structure is divided into multiple independent movable shelf layers that can be adjusted separately. Each shelf layer can be independently positioned to create optimal storage compartments for different cargo dimensions, allowing flexible segmentation of the storage space.
2Measurement precision
If cargos are placed irregularly on fixed shelves, then the loading process is simple, but the cargo position cannot be accurately acquired
Solution Approach 1:
The patent incorporates detection devices such as cameras or sensors that continuously monitor and detect the positions of cargos on the movable shelf layers. This feedback information is transmitted to a control system that tracks cargo locations, enabling accurate position acquisition even as the shelf layers are repositioned.
Solution Approach 2:
The movable shelf layers serve multiple functions: they provide storage space for cargos, act as moving platforms for cargo transport, and serve as mounting structures for detection devices. This multi-functionality integrates storage, transport, and detection capabilities into a unified system.
3Adaptability or versatility
If different sizes of cargos are stored on fixed shelves, then the shelf structure remains unchanged, but the space utilization is insufficient
Solution Approach 1:
The shelf layers are designed to be dynamically repositionable, allowing the storage compartment sizes to be adjusted according to the dimensions of the cargos being stored. This eliminates wasted space by creating tight-fitting storage compartments that adapt to each cargo's specific size requirements.
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AI summary
The present disclosure relates to an automatically adjustable smart shelf, a cargo storing method, and an unmanned logistics system. The automatically adjustable smart shelf includes a shelf outer frame and a control unit. A first movable shelf layer and a second movable shelf layer provided on the shelf outer frame and respectively movable along a first direction and a second direction intersecting with each other. A control unit can control the first movable shelf layer and the second movable shelf layer to move along the first direction and the second direction respectively, so as to form various sizes of storage space for storing various cargos accordingly.