Optimized factory schedule and layout generation

US11256241B1 · kind B1 · utility

Assignee

• VEO ROBOTICS, INC. · US

Inventors

• Patrick Sobalvarro · Palo Alto, US
• Clara Vu · Cambridge, US
• Joshua Downer · Stoneham, US
• Paulo Jorge Abreu Duarte Ferreira · Burlington, US
• Mehmet Ali Guney · Mountain View, US
• Thomas C. Ferree · Waltham, US
• Alberto Moel · Cambridge, US
• Richard Kelsey · Belmont, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Sep 14, 2020
• Grant date: Feb 22, 2022
• Expiry date: Sep 14, 2040

Classification

• Technology area (CPC Y): Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
• CPC primary: Y02P90/80
• WIPO field: Control
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

Systems and methods for optimizing factory scheduling, layout or both which represent active factory elements (human and machine) as computational objects and simulate factory operation to optimize a solution. This enables the efficient assembly of customized products, accommodates variable demand, and mitigates unplanned events (floor blockages, machines/IMRs/workcell/workers downtime, variable quantity, location, and destination of supply parts).