Payload Stability System for Object Routing Accuracy
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current object processing systems face inefficiencies in handling objects of varying sizes and weights, often requiring a large number of collection bins and relying on human labor for sorting and bin management, which limits throughput and flexibility.
Innovation Solution
The system employs a carrier with a receiving surface that moves in multiple directions, combined with a payload stability system using emitters and receivers to detect and stabilize objects, ensuring accurate routing and placement into destination locations.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If human workers perform sortation and bin management, then flexibility in handling objects is maintained, but throughput is limited and labor costs increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system enables self-service automation where objects are automatically detected, analyzed, and routed without human intervention. The payload stability system automatically assesses object stability and the routing system automatically directs objects to appropriate collection bins based on real-time analysis, eliminating the need for human workers to manually sort and manage bins.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces the mechanical manual sorting process with an automated electronic and optical system. The payload stability system uses sensors and processors to analyze object characteristics, while the routing system uses automated mechanisms to transport objects to collection bins, substituting human mechanical actions with automated technological systems.
2Adaptability or versatility
If a large number of collection bins are used to handle diverse objects, then sorting capability is improved, but device complexity and space requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements multi-functionality through a single collection bin that can handle multiple object types and destinations. The payload stability system and routing system work together to dynamically direct objects to appropriate locations within the same bin infrastructure, eliminating the need for separate dedicated bins for each object type or destination.
Solution Approach 2:
The system introduces dynamic adaptability where the routing decisions are made in real-time based on current object characteristics and bin availability. The payload stability analysis continuously monitors object conditions and adjusts routing decisions dynamically, allowing the same physical infrastructure to adapt to varying sorting requirements without requiring fixed dedicated bins for each scenario.
3Manufacturing precision
If objects of varying sizes and weights are handled with traditional systems, then processing flexibility is maintained, but manufacturing precision and handling accuracy decrease
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary analysis of object characteristics before routing. The payload stability system conducts pre-assessment of object stability, size, and weight properties, and this information is used to pre-determine the appropriate routing path and collection bin, ensuring accurate handling is prepared in advance before the object reaches the routing point.
Solution Approach 2:
The system implements continuous feedback loops where the payload stability system monitors object conditions during handling and provides real-time information to the routing system. This feedback mechanism allows the system to adjust routing decisions based on actual object behavior and characteristics, improving handling accuracy for varying object types.
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
This approach enhances the efficiency and cost-effectiveness of object processing by enabling precise handling and routing of objects of different sizes and weights, reducing the need for extensive human intervention and minimizing errors related to incorrect object information.
Implementation Method 1
a plurality of emitters that each emit a detectable field over a portion of the receiving surface, and a plurality of receivers for receiving the detectable field from each of the plurality of emitters
Data Source
AI summary
An object processing system is disclosed that includes a carrier for receiving an object on a receiving surface thereof, said receiving surface being adapted to move the object thereon in at least one transfer direction; a horizontal translation system for moving the carrier in a horizontal direction that is generally orthogonal to the transfer direction; a vertical translation system for moving the carrier in a vertical direction; and a payload stability system including a plurality of emitters that each emit a detectable field over a portion of the receiving surface, and a plurality of receivers for receiving the detectable field from each of the plurality of emitters and providing a plurality of detection signals, said payload stability system providing payload stability information responsive to the plurality of detection signals.