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Object handling coordination system and method of relocating a transporting vessel

US11673743B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateOct 3, 2018
Grant dateJun 13, 2023
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Expiry dateFeb 27, 2040

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06Q50/40
  • WIPO fieldIT methods for management
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An object handling coordination system includes a plurality of transporting vessels arranged as a three-dimensional cluster of transporting vessels. The plurality of transporting vessels is addressable and the cluster has a self-reconfigurable physical topology. A relocatable transporting vessel is configured to be relocatable within the. A motion control system is configured to determine a path from a start location of the relocatable transporting vessel within the cluster to a destination location within the cluster and arranged to execute movement of the relocatable transporting vessel within the cluster using the determined path.

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