Mobile Picking Robot With Retractable Camera Support
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing robotic systems for order preparation in logistics are bulky, inflexible, and require significant space, making them difficult to transport and install, with complex electrical connections that increase setup costs.
Innovation Solution
A mobile item processing device with a chassis-mounted robotic arm, a movable support structure, and a retractable camera system, allowing for compact storage and easy transport, and integration with a logistics warehouse assembly using a raising ramp for container access.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Stability of the object's composition
If the robotic system is anchored to the ground with a fixed supporting structure, then the system provides stable support for the robotic arm and camera, but the system becomes bulky and difficult to transport within the warehouse
Solution Approach 1:
The supporting structure is designed to be movable rather than fixed, allowing it to be repositioned within the warehouse. The structure includes movable components that enable the entire system to be transported while maintaining operational stability when in use, resolving the contradiction between stability and transportability.
Solution Approach 2:
The supporting structure is divided into separable components that can be disassembled or reconfigured. This segmentation allows the system to be broken down into smaller, more transportable units while maintaining structural integrity and stability during operation, addressing both stability and ease of transport requirements.
2Stability of the object's composition
If the supporting structure is permanently anchored, then the system remains stationary and stable, but the warehouse cannot be easily rearranged and the system lacks flexibility
Solution Approach 1:
The supporting structure transitions from a static, anchored configuration to a dynamic, movable one. This allows the system to maintain stability during operation while enabling easy repositioning and adaptation to different warehouse layouts, providing both stability and flexibility.
Solution Approach 2:
The movable supporting structure serves multiple functions: it provides stable support during operation, enables easy transport, and allows flexible reconfiguration for different operational requirements and warehouse arrangements, enhancing both stability and adaptability.
3Measurement precision
If the camera is mounted on a fixed supporting structure, then the camera maintains a consistent position for capturing container images, but the overall device volume increases and setup becomes complex
Solution Approach 1:
The camera mounting structure is integrated with the movable supporting structure, combining multiple functions into a single unified system. This integration reduces the number of separate components and electrical connections required, simplifying setup while maintaining the camera's ability to capture container images accurately.
Solution Approach 2:
The camera mounting structure moves with the supporting structure, allowing the camera to maintain its functional position relative to the container while the entire assembly can be repositioned. This dynamic mounting reduces fixed electrical connections and simplifies setup compared to permanent installation systems.
4Reliability
If the robotic arm is mounted on a fixed chassis with permanent anchoring, then the robotic system provides consistent and stable operation, but the system requires significant installation space and becomes costly to set up
Solution Approach 1:
The robotic arm chassis is designed with movable rather than fixed mounting capabilities. This allows the system to maintain operational consistency and reliability during use while enabling easy relocation and reduced installation complexity, eliminating the need for permanent anchoring and reducing setup costs.
Solution Approach 2:
The system allows for changes in positional parameters rather than requiring fixed anchoring. The movable chassis can be repositioned as needed, providing operational reliability when stationary while reducing installation complexity and cost by eliminating permanent structural modifications.
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AI summary
A mobile item processing device a chassis, a robotic arm mounted on the chassis and provided with a gripping member at its end, the robotic arm being configured to grasp an item from and/or place an item in an internal volume of at least one container arranged in proximity to the chassis, a support structure mounted on the chassis, at least one camera fixed to the support structure.The support structure is movable between a deployed configuration (CD) in which the camera is capable of capturing an image of the internal volume of the container, and a retracted configuration (CE) in which the item processing device occupies a smaller volume in comparison to the deployed configuration (CD).