Design of a Multi-robot Bin Packing System in an Automatic Warehouse

S. J. You, S. H. Ji

2014

Abstract

It is possible to reconfigure supply chains with less cost and time if we use the mobile-robot bin packing system. So, many companies attempt at adopting mobile robots as their new carrier in their own warehouse. However, it is difficult to utilize indoor service robots as a carrier due to the localization problem, the safety problem, and the narrow bin packing environment. So we propose a practically applicable solution technique for a multi-robot bin packing system in an automatic warehouse, which assures a reasonable safety, computation time and a real world application for more than 3 multi-robots. First, design criteria for out bin packing system are introduced. Second, we suggest some sketch of robot mechanical parts. Finally, the method of managing multi-robots in an automatic warehouse robot design with a collision motion planner is proposed.

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J. You S. and H. Ji S. (2014). Design of a Multi-robot Bin Packing System in an Automatic Warehouse . In Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Informatics in Control, Automation and Robotics - Volume 2: ICINCO, ISBN 978-989-758-040-6, pages 533-538. DOI: 10.5220/0005098505330538


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@conference{icinco14,
author={S. J. You and S. H. Ji},
title={Design of a Multi-robot Bin Packing System in an Automatic Warehouse},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Informatics in Control, Automation and Robotics - Volume 2: ICINCO,},
year={2014},
pages={533-538},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0005098505330538},
isbn={978-989-758-040-6},
}


in EndNote Style

TY - CONF
JO - Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Informatics in Control, Automation and Robotics - Volume 2: ICINCO,
TI - Design of a Multi-robot Bin Packing System in an Automatic Warehouse
SN - 978-989-758-040-6
AU - J. You S.
AU - H. Ji S.
PY - 2014
SP - 533
EP - 538
DO - 10.5220/0005098505330538