Abstract: Various embodiments are directed to a conveyor assembly and method of using the same. In various embodiments, a conveyor assembly may comprise a plurality of rollers defining a conveyor section configured for transporting one or more objects disposed thereon along a transportation path, wherein the plurality of rollers comprises a drive roller, the drive roller being selectively configurable between a first operating condition and a second operating condition; and a controller configured to generate one or more control signals to control the drive roller; wherein the conveyor section is selectively configurable between a single-zone configuration and a dual-zone configuration based on the configuration of the drive roller in one of the first operating condition and the second operating condition, the dual-zone configuration being defined by the drive roller selectively driving operation of a first conveyor zone and a second conveyor zone defined within the conveyor section independently of one another.

Abstract: Various embodiments are directed to a conveyor assembly and method of using the same. In various embodiments, a conveyor assembly may comprise a plurality of rollers defining a conveyor section configured for transporting one or more objects disposed thereon along a transportation path, wherein the plurality of rollers comprises a drive roller, the drive roller being selectively configurable between a first operating condition and a second operating condition; and a controller configured to generate one or more control signals to control the drive roller; wherein the conveyor section is selectively configurable between a single-zone configuration and a dual-zone configuration based on the configuration of the drive roller in one of the first operating condition and the second operating condition, the dual-zone configuration being defined by the drive roller selectively driving operation of a first conveyor zone and a second conveyor zone defined within the conveyor section independently of one another.

Abstract: Various embodiments are directed to predicting and mapping a location of an object transported by a conveyor system with respect to a sequence of zones of the conveyor system. An example method includes detecting the presence of the object in a first zone using a first photo-eye. The first zone is controlled with a first roller rotational speed. The method further includes generating a virtual map to describe a location of the object. The location of the object is dynamically determined at least by predicting the object's presence in a given zone using a roller rotational speed of one or more preceding zones and configuring a roller rotational speed of the given zone in accordance with the object predicted to be present in the given zone. The method further includes evaluating the virtual map's accuracy with detecting the object in a final zone using a second photo-eye.