Inventory management system using automated guided vehicle
US9610960B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 8, 2016 |
| Grant date | Apr 4, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 8, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65G2203/046
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An inventory management system that uses an automated guided vehicle that scans articles on a shelf case while reciprocating along guide lines is introduced. This inventory management system using an automated guided vehicle may include a scanning unit configured to recognize information about articles placed in a shelf case, guide lines deployed along a plurality of shelf cases that are spaced apart from each other, a vehicle configured to support the scanning unit, to recognize the guide lines, and to move along the guide lines, and a control unit configured to control the vehicle so that the vehicle moves along the guide lines recognized by the line recognition unit.
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