Automated Battery Transport and Storage System
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Solution Overview
Problem
The increasing demand for electric vehicle batteries has led to a substantial amount of waste batteries, necessitating safe and efficient dismantling methods. Current manual dismantling requires expertise and precision, and lacks automation.
Innovation Solution
A battery processing system that includes a method for transporting and storing batteries using a robot apparatus. This system determines target slots based on battery information and identification information, and uses artificial intelligence to control the robot for automated processing, including dismantling and disconnection of components.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If manual dismantling is performed, then expertise and precision can be applied, but labor intensity is high and automation is lacking
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces manual mechanical operations with an automated robot system equipped with sensors, processors, and end effectors. The robot apparatus autonomously performs dismantling operations previously requiring human expertise, substituting human mechanical actions with automated mechanical systems controlled by computer vision and processing units.
Solution Approach 2:
The system enables the robot to autonomously identify, plan, and execute dismantling tasks without continuous human intervention. The processor automatically generates operation plans based on sensor data, and the robot self-corrects its actions during execution, allowing the system to service itself through autonomous decision-making and adaptive control.
2Productivity
If automated robot processing is implemented, then labor requirements are reduced, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The robot apparatus is designed with universal end effectors and modular components that can perform multiple dismantling operations on different battery types. The system integrates sensing, processing, planning, and execution functions into a single multi-functional platform, reducing the need for separate specialized equipment for each task.
Solution Approach 2:
The processor acts as an intermediary between sensor data and robot execution, translating complex environmental information into simplified operation plans. This intermediary layer manages system complexity by abstracting the relationship between diverse sensors and varied dismantling tasks, allowing the robot to handle complexity through intelligent mediation rather than direct complex hardware connections.
3Quantity of substance
If battery storage is optimized based on battery information, then storage efficiency is improved, but information processing requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary identification and categorization of batteries as they are stored, using sensors to capture battery information and the processor to determine appropriate storage locations in advance. This preliminary action organizes batteries by type, state, or other relevant criteria before physical placement, enabling efficient storage without requiring complex real-time processing during retrieval operations.
Data Source
AI summary
According to one embodiment of the present disclosure, a method for transporting and storing a battery is provided. The method comprises: receiving, by at least one processor in an electronic device, a first control signal indicating to store a first battery in a storage, wherein the storage includes a plurality of slots; obtaining battery information related to the first battery and identification information including a plurality of identifiers corresponding to each of the plurality of slots; determining at least one slot among the plurality of slots as a target slot based on at least one of the identification information or the battery information; transporting the first battery to the target slot for accommodation; and updating the identification information by associating the battery information with an identifier of the target slot.