Robotic Vehicle Dual Wireless Interfaces for Port Communication

Solution Overview

Problem

Traditional warehouse storage systems face high wireless communication traffic and interference due to the use of a single communication interface for robotic container-handling vehicles and ports, leading to potential communication delays and inefficiencies.

Innovation Solution

Implementing a second communication interface on each robotic container-handling vehicle and port, utilizing different wireless communication standards to reduce wireless traffic and mitigate interference, thereby optimizing communication efficiency.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Device complexity

If a single communication interface is used for robotic container-handling vehicles and ports, then device complexity is reduced, but wireless communication traffic increases and interference increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvecommunication interface configurationVSAvoidwireless communication interference

Core Design Contradiction:

Device complexityVSObject-generated harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

The communication system is segmented into multiple independent communication interfaces. Each robotic container-handling vehicle is equipped with a first communication interface for communicating with the system controller and a second communication interface for communicating with ports. This segmentation divides the communication traffic into separate channels, reducing interference and improving reliability while maintaining manageable device complexity through standardized interface designs.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

2Device complexity

If a single communication interface is used for robotic container-handling vehicles and ports, then device complexity is reduced, but communication delays increase

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvecommunication interface configurationVSAvoidcommunication delay

Core Design Contradiction:

Device complexityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The communication system is segmented into multiple independent communication interfaces. Each robotic container-handling vehicle is equipped with a first communication interface for communicating with the system controller and a second communication interface for communicating with ports. This segmentation divides the communication traffic into separate channels, reducing interference and improving reliability while maintaining manageable device complexity through standardized interface designs.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

3Object-generated harmful factors

If multiple communication interfaces with different wireless communication standards are used, then wireless communication traffic is reduced and interference is mitigated, but device complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvewireless communication interferenceVSAvoidcommunication interface configuration

Core Design Contradiction:

Object-generated harmful factorsVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The robotic container-handling vehicles and ports are designed with multi-functional communication capabilities, incorporating multiple communication interfaces that support different wireless communication standards. This universal design allows the same vehicle and port infrastructure to communicate using various protocols (e.g., wireless, short-range) depending on the specific communication requirements, thereby reducing interference while managing device complexity through a unified multi-interface architecture.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Data Source

PatentEP4656556A1A robotic vehicle

Publication Date: 2025.12.03 AUTOSTORE TECH AS

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AI summary

The disclosure relates to a robotic vehicle for retrieving, returning, and/or rearranging goods stored within a storage grid, the robotic vehicle comprising: a first communication interface for wirelessly communicating with a system controller via a first network connection; and a second communication interface for wirelessly communicating with a port via a second network connection, the port being configured for coupling to the storage grid.