Abstract: A method includes: capturing, via a navigational sensor of a mobile automation apparatus, three-dimensional point cloud data depicting a portion of an aisle containing a support structure, the support structure having a forward plane facing into the aisle; generating, from the point cloud data, a two-dimensional projection in a facility coordinate system; retrieving, from a stored map, an expected location of the forward plane of the support structure in the facility coordinate system; selecting, from the projection, a subset of regions satisfying a positional criterion relative to the location of the forward plane; determining, based on the selected subset of regions from the projection, an actual location of the forward plane of the support structure in the facility coordinate system; and providing the actual location of the forward plane to a navigational controller of the mobile automation apparatus.

Abstract: A measuring device for determining the CO2 content in the exhaled air of a living being, for example, a person or a mammal. The device may have a measuring tube defined by a wall, said measuring tube having an air inlet and an air outlet, with an inlet and an air outlet, with a CO2 measuring device having a sensor pot which is in fluid communication with the measuring tube. The sensor pot extends through the wall of the measuring tube into the interior of the measuring tube, wherein the diameter of the measuring tube is reduced in the region of the sensor pot. The sensor pot is substantially open towards the measuring tube, such that the sensor pot is configured for direct measurement of the CO2 content of air exhaled through the measuring tube, past the sensor pot.

Abstract: A method includes: obtaining a batch of item group definitions, each item group definition having one or more item identifiers and corresponding quantities; for each item identifier, retrieving (i) a location of a corresponding item in a facility, and (ii) a dimensional attribute of the corresponding item; based on the locations and dimensional attributes, assigning sets of the item group definitions to respective receptacle configurations, each receptacle configuration including, for each item group definition in the set, a receptacle type with a predefined capacity; monitoring availability of a plurality of transporters in the facility, each transporter having a chassis configured to support a selectable set of receptacles; and responsive to detecting that a transporter is available, selecting one of the receptacle configurations, and presenting the selected receptacle configuration via an output device, to initiate placement of receptacles onto the chassis of the transporter according to the selected recep

Abstract: A method for detecting at least one plant planted on a field, including: detecting a plant with an optical and/or infrared detection unit to obtain a piece of plant image information and detecting a piece of position information, which represents a geographic position, at which the plant grows in the field. Furthermore, the method includes identifying the plant using the piece of plant image information, to obtain a piece of plant information, which represents the presence of the plant. Finally, the method includes storing the piece of plant information and the geographic position in a plant dataset, to detect the plant planted on the field.

Abstract: When ABS control is active to reduce brake pressure at a front wheel when an instability occurs at that wheel, the brake pressure at the diagonally located rear wheel is controlled in unison unless ABS control due to an instability is active at that rear wheel.