WO2012103002A3 - Inferential load tracking - Google Patents

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WO2012103002A3
WO2012103002A3 PCT/US2012/022201 US2012022201W WO2012103002A3 WO 2012103002 A3 WO2012103002 A3 WO 2012103002A3 US 2012022201 W US2012022201 W US 2012022201W WO 2012103002 A3 WO2012103002 A3 WO 2012103002A3
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Robert S. Kunzig
Robert M. Taylor
Leonard J. Maxwell
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Abstract

Methods and apparatus for tracking the location of one or more unit loads in a coordinate space in a facility, comprising an integrated system that identifies a load by communicating with a host computer, determines the position of the load in the coordinate space, and stores the position and load identity in a Load Map. A mobile subsystem on each conveying vehicle identifies the location and orientation of that vehicle using a position/orientation sensor, confirms acquisition of the load, and communicates the information to a fixed-base subsystem when the load is deposited on an automated conveying device. A conveyor controller tracks the load as it is conveyed on the automated conveying device and identifies the load to a subsequent conveying vehicle based upon its position on the conveying device. Loads that are not initially identified are assigned a pseudo-identification for tracking until they can be positively identified.
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