STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL SYSTEM ROVER INTERFACE

Title:

STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL SYSTEM ROVER INTERFACE

Document Type and Number:

WIPO Patent Application WO/2014/160403

Kind Code:

A3

Abstract:

An automated storage and retrieval system including at least one autonomous rover for transferring payload within the system and including a communicator, a multilevel storage structure, each level allowing traversal of the at least one autonomous rover, at least one registration station disposed at predetermined locations on each level and being configured to communicate with the communicator to at least receive rover identification information, and a controller in communication with the at least one registration station and configured to receive the at least rover identification information and at least one of register the at least one autonomous rover as being on a level corresponding to a respective one of the at least one registration station or deregister the at least one autonomous rover from the system, where the controller effects induction of the at least one autonomous rover into a predetermined rover space on the level.

Inventors:

BUZAN FORREST (US)
MACDONALD EDWARD A (US)
APGAR TAYLOR A (US)
SCHAEFER THOMAS A (US)
ZIEGLER MELANIE (US)
BARBOUR RUSSELL G (US)
KEATING JOHN F (US)
MARGAGLIANO LAWRENCE A (US)
PERRY THOMAS G (US)
JOHNSON WILLIAM JR (US)
KEPPLE TODD E (US)
DORVAL RICK K (US)
PUSKAREVIC PREDRAG (US)
MATTHEWS JOHN (US)

Application Number:

PCT/US2014/026502

Publication Date:

November 27, 2014

Filing Date:

March 13, 2014

Export Citation:

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Assignee:

SYMBOTIC LLC (US)

International Classes:

B65G1/04

Domestic Patent References:

WO2012083062A1	2012-06-21
WO2010118412A1	2010-10-14

Foreign References:

US20120189410A1	2012-07-26
US20120195720A1	2012-08-02
US20020159879A1	2002-10-31
US20040010337A1	2004-01-15

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