Handling Robot Error Recovery Through Inventory State Feedback
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing handling robots in warehouses face inefficiencies due to high error rates and downtime, which reduces their utilization ratio and requires manual intervention for error correction.
Innovation Solution
A processing device is integrated with a handling system to detect errors, determine their cause and impact, and automatically adjust inventory management information, enabling remote operation and autonomous recovery processes.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If handling robots are used for automatic transfer processing, then productivity is improved, but error occurrence increases leading to reduced reliability
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements comprehensive feedback mechanisms by detecting error occurrences in real-time during transfer processing, determining the specific processes and causes of errors, and automatically adjusting management information based on this feedback to prevent recurring errors and improve overall system reliability
Solution Approach 2:
The handling robot system performs self-diagnosis and self-correction by automatically detecting errors, determining their causes, and adjusting its own management information without external intervention, thereby maintaining high productivity while improving reliability through autonomous error handling
2Reliability
If manual intervention is provided for error correction, then reliability is improved, but loss of time increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system automatically detects errors, determines their causes, and adjusts management information without requiring manual intervention, thereby eliminating downtime while maintaining reliable error correction through autonomous operation
Solution Approach 2:
The system proactively detects error occurrences and determines their causes before they escalate into serious failures, allowing for timely automatic correction that prevents downtime while ensuring reliable error handling
3Productivity
If handling robots operate continuously to increase utilization ratio, then productivity is improved, but errors occur more frequently reducing reliability
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements real-time feedback monitoring during continuous operation, detecting error occurrences as they happen, determining their specific causes, and automatically adjusting management information to prevent error accumulation and maintain high utilization ratios with improved reliability
Solution Approach 2:
The handling robot system autonomously monitors its own operational status during continuous operation, self-diagnoses errors, determines causes, and self-corrects by adjusting management information, enabling uninterrupted high-utilization operation with maintained reliability
Data Source
AI summary
According to one embodiment, a processing device is configured to communicate with a handling device including a handling robot and an inspection unit; the handling robot transfers an article; and the inspection unit inspects the transferred article. The processing device is configured to detect an occurrence of an error of the handling device. The processing device is configured to determine a process in which the error occurred and a cause of the occurrence of the error. The processing device is configured to determine a change of management information of the article due to the error by using a determination result of the process and a determination result of the cause.