Multi-Carrying Mobile Robot for Parallel Item Delivery
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current mobile robots in logistics have low delivery efficiency due to their single carrying device design, which results in increased energy consumption and reduced throughput.
Innovation Solution
A mobile robot equipped with multiple carrying devices, each with a unique identifier, and a control system that allows the robot to travel along a delivery path matching the routing of multiple items, enabling simultaneous delivery of multiple items.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If a single carrying device is used on the mobile robot, then the device complexity is low, but the delivery efficiency and throughput are reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The carrying system is segmented into multiple independent carrying devices (first carrying device, second carrying device, etc.), each capable of carrying different items. This segmentation allows parallel delivery of multiple items, significantly improving delivery efficiency while maintaining manageable complexity through modular design
Solution Approach 2:
Each carrying device is designed with universal functionality to carry different types of items (first item, second item, etc.). The control device coordinates multiple carrying devices to perform diverse delivery tasks simultaneously, enhancing productivity without proportionally increasing complexity
2Productivity
If multiple carrying devices are added to the mobile robot, then the delivery efficiency improves, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
Multiple carrying devices are merged into a single integrated mobile robot system, sharing common components such as the mobile platform, control device, and navigation system. This merging approach enables high throughput through parallel carrying capabilities while controlling overall system complexity by avoiding redundant components
Solution Approach 2:
The control device dynamically coordinates the operation of multiple carrying devices based on delivery requirements, optimizing resource allocation and task distribution. This dynamic control enables the system to adapt to varying throughput demands without requiring proportional increases in physical complexity
Data Source
AI summary
Provided herein is a mobile robot including: a first carrying device configured to carry a first item; a second carrying device configured to carry a second item; a control device connected to the first driving device and the second driving device and configured to control operation of the first driving device and the second driving device; the first driving device configured to drive, under control of the control device, the mobile robot to travel along a delivery path matching routings of the first item and the second item; and the second driving device, connected to the first carrying device and the second carrying device and configured to drive, under the control of the control device, the first carrying device to deliver the first item and the second carrying device to deliver the second item.