Abstract: The present disclosure relates to the technical field of automated warehousing, and relates to an inventory scheduling method and device and a non-transitory computer readable storage medium. The method of the present disclosure includes: obtaining an order to be picked, the order to be picked comprising a kind(s) of goods to be picked; determining order processing capability information of each of a plurality of picking workstations, according to at least one of position distribution information of a rack(s) storing at least one kind of the goods to be picked relative to each of the picking workstations, position distribution information of an available transfer machine(s) relative to each of the picking workstations, or load information of each of the picking workstation; and allocating the order to be picked to one of the picking workstations according to the order processing capability information of each of the picking workstations.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a distribution station for serving an unmanned logistics distribution vehicle and distribution method.

Abstract: A distribution station includes a base, a housing, a rotating shelf, a distribution vehicle, a sorting device, and a control system. The housing is provided on the base, and is provided with a goods access port and an access door. The rotating shelf is provided on the base and located in the housing. The rotating shelf includes a rotating shaft, a transmission belt, a plurality of shelf units, and a driving mechanism. The distribution vehicle enters and exits the housing via the access door and is used to transport goods. The sorting device is provided on the base and located in the housing. The sorting device is used to pick up goods and place the same between the distribution vehicle and the shelf units. The control system is used to control the driving mechanism and the sorting device.

Abstract: A system for replenishing a self-service pick-up cabinet, a self-service pick-up cabinet system, an apparatus, and a method are provided. The system for replenishing self-service pick-up cabinet controls, by means of a control system, an goods transport device to acquire replenishing goods at an inlet of a self-service pick-up cabinet, and transports the replenishing goods to a goods locker, which is designated by the control system, of the self-service pick-up cabinet. The self-service pick-up cabinet system comprises the system for replenishing a self-service pick-up cabinet, the self-service pick-up cabinet and an unmanned delivery vehicle. The unmanned delivery vehicle transports and unload the replenishing goods to the inlet of the self-service pick-up cabinet. The replenishing efficiency of the self-service pick-up cabinet is improved and the labor cost is reduced.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a palletizing control device, system, method and storage medium, and relates to the technical field of logistics. A palletizing control device includes: a prestage position generation module configured to generate a prestage position of an article to be palletized by respectively shifting a placement position of the article to be palletized along a horizontal palletizing direction by a horizontal offset corresponding to the article to be palletized and along a vertical palletizing direction by a vertical offset corresponding to the article to be palletized; and a path generation module configured to generate movement path information representing a straight path from the prestage position of the article to be palletized to the placement position of the article to be palletized.

Abstract: Disclosed are a method and device for determining a driving route of a sorting robot. The method discloses: weighing and scanning on an import platform in response to a sorting robot, and determining a destination of the sorting robot on a sorting map; determining, according to the destination, a target package drop on the sorting map; identifying two dumping points on a route which is perpendicular to an import direction of the import platform among dumping points of the target package drop; respectively calculating the costs of routes from the import platform to the two dumping points; determining the dumping point corresponding to the smaller cost of route to be the target dumping point on the sorting map; determining a preferred package drop route from predetermined package drop routes to be selected from the import platform to the target dumping point; and sending a package drop task including the preferred package drop route to the sorting robot.

Abstract: A drone communication system and method. The system includes a first communication module; a second communication module; and a drone processor electrically connected to the first communication module and the second communication module respectively; and configured to receive and send a heartbeat packet and communication data through a first communication module and a first communication network, so as to communicate with a first communication port of a server; receive and send communication data through a second communication module and a second communication network, so as to communicate with a second communication port of a server. A receiving condition of the heartbeat packet is used to determine whether to use the communication data received by the first communication network or the second communication network.

Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a power-taking device for a rail guide vehicle. The rail guide vehicle includes a chassis travelling mechanism and a loading mechanism including a fixing plate, a power plate, an extension plate and a shifting fork, the fixing plate is fixed to the chassis travelling mechanism, the power plate and the extension plate can be translated, and the shifting fork is coupled to, can be translated in synchronization with, and can be rotated with respect to the extension plate. The power-taking device includes: a first conductive part, fixed to the fixing plate; a second conductive part, fixed to the power plate; and a third conductive part, fixed to the extension plate. When the first, second and third conductive parts are in contact, the power-taking device is turned on.

Abstract: Disclosed are a sorting centre goods sorting method and apparatus, and a goods sorting system. The method may include: determining a current position of each first bag dropping opening included in the sorting center; using the current position of the each first bag dropping opening as each current cluster center; performing a clustering operation on each of bag dropping openings in the sorting center, using, in response to a position of an actual cluster center of each cluster corresponding to the current position of the each first bag dropping opening, the current position of the each first bag dropping opening as a final position of the each first bag dropping opening; and conveying the goods to the each of the bag dropping openings in the sorting center using the automated guided vehicle.

Abstract: A method and an apparatus for sharing a delivery box are provided. The method may include: receiving item sending-receiving information indicating delivering using a delivery box, where the item sending-receiving information includes target address information used to indicate a start fixed position of using the delivery box to carry the item; determining a matching piece from a preset set of pieces of delivery box information, where the position information and the usage status information in the matching piece meet the preset matching condition, and the matching piece includes the position information, the first identification information and the usage status information used to represent whether the delivery box indicated by the corresponding first identification information is occupied; and updating the usage status information in the matching piece to the information representing that the delivery box is occupied.

Abstract: Disclosed is a sorting machine, comprising a rack, two rail units which are both mounted on the rack and are symmetrical to each other, and a sorting cart. The rail units comprise: a transverse rail assembly, wherein the transverse rail assembly comprises a plurality of transverse rails and a plurality of reversing mechanisms, and the transverse rails and the reversing mechanisms are alternately arranged along a straight line; and a plurality of vertical rails which are parallel to each other, wherein the vertical rails and the reversing mechanisms are arranged in one-to-one correspondence. The sorting cart is switched to a rail by means of the reversing mechanisms, and a conveying direction of a conveying assembly is different from a traveling direction of the sorting cart.

Abstract: A sorting system, comprising: a conveying mechanism (1) and a control system (2). The conveying mechanism comprises: a rack (11); two rollers (15, 16) arranged on the rack at intervals along a first horizontal direction; a chain (12) wound around the two rollers; and a plurality of trolleys (13) respectively connected to the chain and sequentially arranged along the first horizontal direction. Each trolley comprises a trolley body (131) and a sorting and conveying mechanism (132) arranged on the trolley body, and the bottom of the trolley body is connected to the chain.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method, a device and a system for guiding an unmanned aerial vehicle to land. A navigation equipment on the unmanned aerial vehicle sends a landing instruction to the ground, so that a landing platform receiving the landing instruction displays a landing pattern. The navigation equipment scans image of the ground to identify the landing pattern, and guides the unmanned aerial vehicle to land at the landing pattern and land on the landing platform eventually. The landing platform displays a landing pattern according to the received instruction, and the unmanned aerial vehicle lands at the landing pattern, so that the unmanned aerial vehicle lands quickly and conveniently without extensive calculation.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a modular sorting platform and a goods sorting system. The modular sorting platform includes a support structure and combination platform. The combination platform is installed on the support structure, and is composed of a plurality of platform modules. The platform modules include: a loading module including a loading module platform worksurface for forming a worksurface of the combination platform, an input position for receiving to-be-sorted goods, and a loading module connection part for connecting with another platform module; and an unloading module including an unloading module worksurface for forming the worksurface of the combination platform, an output position for outputting the goods, and an unloading module connection part for connecting with another platform module. The goods sorting system includes the modular sorting platform.

Abstract: A sorter comprising: a rack; a track assembly comprising two ring-shaped tracks both installed on the rack, the tracks being respectively arranged in two mutually parallel vertical planes and being aligned with each other; a drive assembly comprising at least one sprocket sets that comprise a driving sprocket and a plurality of driven sprockets installed on the rack; at least one chain hooping on the driving sprocket and the driven sprockets and having the same shape as the tracks; an electric machine configured to drive the driving sprocket to rotate; a sorting cart comprising a carriage that is arranged between and slidably connected to the two ring-shaped tracks and is further hinged with the chain; a conveying assembly disposed above the carriage and carry and convey items, wherein a conveying direction of the conveying assembly is different from a moving direction of the sorting cart.

Abstract: A dual-layer linear sorter includes a delivery mechanism, a first feeding mechanism, a second uploading mechanism, a slewing mechanism, and a driving mechanism, the delivery mechanism is ring-shaped and includes upper and lower layers; the running direction of the upper layer is a first direction, the running direction of the lower layer is a second direction; the second direction is opposite to the first direction; the first feeding mechanism is close to the upper layer, and is docked with one end of the delivery mechanism; the second feeding mechanism is close to the lower layer and is docked with the other end of the delivery mechanism; the driving mechanism can drive the delivery mechanism to run; a part of the goods can be delivered to the upper layer via the first uploading mechanism; another part of goods can be delivered to the lower layer via the second uploading mechanism.

Abstract: Arobot controlling method, system and warehouse-transport robot, which relates to the field of robot control. The method comprises: receiving, by a chassis controller, an information synchronization instruction sent by a main controller; performing, by the chassis controller, information synchronization with a rotation controller according to the information synchronization instruction; sending, by the chassis controller, a synchronous rotation instruction to the rotation controller, and controlling a chassis motor to drive a robot chassis to rotate at a predetermined angular velocity relative to the ground; controlling, by the rotation controller, a rotation motor to drive a robot rotation mechanism to synchronously rotate at an angular velocity relative to the rotating the robot chassis according to the synchronous rotation instruction.

Abstract: A method of controlling movement of a transport robot including determining a following error of a left driving wheel and a following error of a right driving wheel according to actual moving distances of the left driving wheel and the right driving wheel and a predetermined moving trajectory; determining a deviation error between the actual moving trajectory and the predetermined moving trajectory of the transport robot based on the following error of the left driving wheel and the following error of the right driving wheel, generating a position adjustment instruction of the left driving wheel and a position adjustment instruction of the right driving wheel according to the deviation error; transmitting the position adjustment instruction of the left driving wheel and the position adjustment instruction of the right driving wheel to a first servo driving system and a second servo driving system respectively to reduce a moving deviation.

Abstract: An article storage device includes a first conveying line, a second conveying line, and a temporary storage passage, wherein the first conveying line and the second conveying line ascend spirally around the temporary storage passage to form a double spiral structure, and two ends of the temporary storage passage respectively are in communication with the first conveying line and the second conveying line, the first conveying line conveys the article to the temporary storage passage, the temporary storage passage receives the article from the first conveying line and conveys the article to the second conveying line, and the second conveying line receives the article from the temporary storage passage and conveys the article.

Abstract: A transport cart (3) and a transmission device thereof (32). The transmission device comprises: a crawling assembly (320), a rotary drive assembly and a crawling drive assembly. The crawling assembly comprises: a wheel frame (321), comprising a first end and a second end opposite to the first end, the wheel frame extending from the first end to the second end; a driving wheel (322), mounted at the second end and having an axis perpendicular to the extending direction of the wheel frame; and a guide wheel (323), mounted at the second end and having an axis parallel to the extending direction of the wheel frame. The present transport cart provided with the described transmission device may move along both a horizontal rail and a vertical rail and may quickly switch between the horizontal rail and the vertical rail, thus improving the moving efficiency.