Cart Conveyance Routing Using Category Tag Reading
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing conveyance systems lack efficiency in categorizing and conveying objects based on their category, leading to inefficiencies in delivery and storage.
Innovation Solution
A conveyance device equipped with a drive section, reading section, and control section that reads identification information to determine the category of a conveyance target object and directs it to the appropriate destination, utilizing a conveyance system with a management device to manage category-specific conveyance areas and cart placement.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If a conveyance system reads identification information to determine category and directs objects to appropriate destinations, then conveyance efficiency by category is improved, but device complexity increases due to additional reading and control sections
Solution Approach 1:
The conveyance device integrates multiple functions into a single system: the reading section reads identification information, the control section determines category and destination, and the drive section conveys the cart. This multi-functional integration improves conveyance efficiency by category while managing device complexity through unified operation.
Solution Approach 2:
The system enables automatic conveyance by reading identification information from tags on carts or objects, automatically determining category and destination, and autonomously navigating to the correct location. This self-service capability eliminates manual intervention, significantly improving productivity.
2Measurement precision
If identification information is read from tags on carts or objects to determine conveyance destination, then accuracy of category-based sorting is improved, but measurement and detection difficulty increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system uses tags (identification information carriers) as intermediaries between the objects/carts and the reading section. These tags store category and destination information that can be easily read, transforming the detection task into a simple tag-reading operation rather than complex object analysis.
Solution Approach 2:
The system replaces manual visual inspection and manual sorting with automated optical or electromagnetic reading of identification tags. This substitution enables accurate and rapid reading of identification information, improving measurement precision while the automated nature handles the detection complexity.
Data Source
AI summary
A conveyance device of the present disclosure is a device configured to convey a cart loaded with a conveyance target object, and the device includes a drive section configured to connected the cart and to travel, a reading section configured to read identification information that is provided on the cart or the conveyance target object and that is for identifying category information of the conveyance target object, and a control section configured to acquire the category information of the conveyance target object from the identification information read by the reading section, acquire a conveyance destination of the conveyance target object based on the acquired category information, and control the drive section to convey the cart to the acquired conveyance destination.