Automated Container Warehousing Control for Unmanned Hoisting
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional container transportation operations at ports require significant human intervention, leading to low efficiency, high labor costs, and safety concerns due to the complex environment.
Innovation Solution
A warehousing control system that includes a communication module and a server capable of planning and assigning warehouse hoisting apparatuses for automated container warehousing and distribution tasks, eliminating the need for human intervention through intelligent control and real-time monitoring.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If human intervention is used for container transportation operations, then operational flexibility and adaptability are maintained, but labor costs increase and safety concerns arise due to the complex environment
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces manual mechanical operations with automated hoisting apparatus equipped with computer control systems. The shore crane, transportation vehicle, and warehouse hoisting apparatus are all controlled automatically through communication modules and control servers, eliminating the need for human operators in the complex port environment and thereby improving safety while maintaining operational capability
Solution Approach 2:
The system enables self-service operation where the automated control system manages container transportation independently. The control server automatically plans routes, coordinates between different apparatus, and executes loading/unloading operations without human intervention, allowing the system to serve itself and improving both safety and efficiency
2Productivity
If conventional manual operations are used for container loading and unloading, then operational simplicity is maintained, but operation efficiency is low and labor costs are high
Solution Approach 1:
The control server and communication module serve multiple functions simultaneously: they control shore cranes, coordinate transportation vehicles, manage warehouse hoisting apparatus, plan routes, and monitor operations. This multi-functionality consolidates what would otherwise require separate systems into a unified platform, improving efficiency while managing complexity through integration rather than proliferation of separate devices
Solution Approach 2:
The patent merges the control functions of multiple apparatus into a single integrated system. The communication module and control server combine route planning, coordination, and execution functions that would traditionally be separate, creating a streamlined automated system that improves operational efficiency without proportionally increasing device complexity
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AI summary
The present disclosure provides a warehousing control system and a computer device. The warehousing control system includes: a communication module configured to transmit and receive information; and a warehousing server configured to: plan, upon receiving a container warehousing task via the communication module, a target warehousing area and a target warehousing space corresponding to each container in the container warehousing task, and assign a warehouse hoisting apparatus to hoist a target container carried by a transportation vehicle to a corresponding target warehousing space; and/or assign, upon receiving a container distribution task via the communication module, a warehouse hoisting apparatus to load a target container in the container distribution task onto an assigned transportation vehicle. In this way, intelligent unmanned warehousing can be achieved, such that the operation efficiency of warehousing can be improved and the cost of warehousing management can be reduced.