Storage Bin Transport Robot With Automatic Power Transfer
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing storage systems experience reduced operational cycles due to the need for robot recharge, typically limiting operation to 16 hours per day.
Innovation Solution
A remotely operated vehicle assembly with a vehicle body, lifting device, driving means, wireless communication, and power sources, including main and auxiliary power sources, with automatic power transfer and management system, enabling continuous operation without human intervention.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Duration of action of moving object
If a single main power source is used in the robot, then the device complexity is reduced, but the operational duration is limited due to recharge needs
Solution Approach 1:
The power source system is segmented into multiple independent main power sources (first main power source and second main power source) rather than using a single power source. This allows the robot to switch between power sources, extending operational duration while managing complexity through modular design
Solution Approach 2:
The system changes the parameter of power source quantity from one to multiple, fundamentally altering the operational characteristics. By having multiple power sources with different charge states, the system can maintain continuous operation and extend the operational cycle接近24 hours
2Reliability
If the robot stops to recharge frequently, then the power source can be maintained, but the productivity of the storage system decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary action by having a second main power source that is charged in advance (or simultaneously) while the first power source is in use. This preliminary charging action ensures that power availability is maintained without interruption to productivity
Solution Approach 2:
The dual power source system enables continuity of useful action by allowing seamless switching between power sources. The robot can operate continuously接近24 hours without standstill for recharging, as one power source is always available while the other is being recharged
3Ease of operation
If manual intervention is required for power source replacement, then the coupling complexity is reduced, but the ease of operation decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements self-service through automatic coupling and decoupling mechanisms. The robot autonomously connects to charging stations and transfers between power sources without human intervention, based on wireless communication signals about power source states. This improves ease of operation while the added coupling complexity is managed through automated control
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
Enables significant increase in operational cycle to nearly 24 hours per day by allowing seamless power transfer and management, ensuring uninterrupted vehicle operation.
Implementation Method 1
a rechargeable battery in order to supply electrical effect to a robot incorporated motor
Implementation Method 2
equipped with both main and auxiliary power sources, including rechargeable batteries and capacitors
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AI summary
The invention concerns a remotely operated vehicle assembly for picking up storage bins from a storage system and a method for changing a power source arranged within the vehicle assembly. The remotely operated vehicle assembly comprises a vehicle body which displays a cavity for receiving a storage bin situated somewhere within the storage system, a vehicle lifting device at least indirectly connected to the vehicle body for lifting the storage bin into the cavity, driving means connected to the vehicle body allowing remotely controlled movements of the vehicle assembly within the storage system, wireless communication means for providing wireless communication between the vehicle assembly and a remote control unit such as a computer, one or more main power sources supplying electrical power to the driving means and vehicle coupling means for operational and releasable coupling of the main power source to the vehicle body.