High-Position Robot Fork Positioning for Accurate Container Return
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Solution Overview
Problem
High-position forklifts face challenges in accurately and efficiently returning storage containers to specified positions due to complex warehouse environments and the need for manual adjustments, leading to poor positioning accuracy and increased risk of damage or security incidents.
Innovation Solution
A high-position robot equipped with a pallet fork, image collector, and distance sensor, which adjusts and controls the positional relationship and distance between the pallet fork and the target stock container using image and distance data to ensure precise placement.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If manual adjustments are used for returning storage containers, then operation flexibility is maintained, but positioning accuracy deteriorates and risk of damage increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces manual mechanical adjustment operations with an automated control system that uses image collectors and distance sensors to detect container positions and control the pallet fork's movements, thereby improving positioning accuracy while eliminating manual intervention
Solution Approach 2:
The system enables the high-position robot to automatically perform the entire container return process including detection, positioning, and adjustment without human intervention, making the system self-sufficient and improving both accuracy and operational efficiency
2Measurement precision
If automated positioning control is implemented, then positioning accuracy improves, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The control system integrates multiple functions including image collection, distance measurement, position calculation, and motion control into a single processing adjusting and control module, reducing overall system complexity while maintaining high positioning accuracy
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a processing adjusting and control module as an intermediary that coordinates between sensors and actuators, simplifying the control architecture by centralizing processing logic and reducing direct connections between individual components
3Productivity
If high-position forklift is used for storage and pick-up, then space utilization improves, but safety risk increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system continuously collects real-time data from image collectors and distance sensors about container positions and pallet fork locations, feeding this information back to the control module which adjusts movements accordingly, ensuring safe operation at high positions and preventing accidents
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
The solution enables safe and accurate return of storage containers to specified positions, improving efficiency and reducing the risk of damage or incidents by automating the positioning process.
Implementation Method 1
the image collector is arranged on the first pallet fork and is configured to collect positioning information provided on a target stock container to obtain image data that can represent a positional relationship between the pallet fork and a projection image of the positioning information on a specified plane
Implementation Method 2
the distance sensor is arranged on the second pallet fork and is configured to measure a distance between the pallet fork and the target stock container and obtain distance data
Data Source
AI summary
The high-position robot includes a pallet fork; an image collector and a distance sensor are arranged on the pallet fork; the image collector is configured to collect positioning information provided on a target stock container and obtain image data representing a positional relationship between the pallet fork and a projection image of the positioning information on a specified plane; and the distance sensor is configured to measure a distance between the pallet fork and a target stock container and obtain distance data. After a pallet fork lifts a storage container to be placed up to a same height as a target layer of a target stock container, adjusting and controlling a positional relationship between the pallet fork and a projection image of positioning information on a specified plane; and adjusting and controlling a distance between the pallet fork and the target stock container according to distance data.