Intelligrated Headquarters, LLC

Adam Stutz

Anthony James Turco

Raymond R Neiser

Justin J Zimmer

Ryan Artz

Christopher G Maines

Jason Robert Meta

Brett Alan Hedges

Jarl Nicholas Sebastian

Jacob D Wieneke

Apparatuses, systems, and methods for providing dynamic control in an automated storage and retrieval system (ASRS) are provided. For example, an example method may include retrieving throughput data associated with an ASRS, wherein the throughput data comprises at least one of an expected throughput rate or an actual throughput rate associated with the ASRS; retrieving at least one throughput range associated with the ASRS, wherein each of the at least one throughput range comprises an upper throughput limit associated with the ASRS and a lower throughput limit associated with the ASRS; and adjusting at least one speed setting of at least one article transport device of the ASRS based at least in part on the throughput data and the at least one throughput range.

Methods, apparatuses and computer program products for providing dynamic control in automated storage and retrieval systems

Apparatuses, methods and systems for dynamically retrieving objects are disclosed herein. In one example, a retrieval apparatus is provided. The example retrieval apparatus comprises: at least one moveable arm mechanism configured to engage a surface of at least one of a plurality of objects; at least one sensing element configured to obtain sensor data describing locations and characteristics of the plurality of objects as the retrieval apparatus traverses an environment associated with the plurality of objects; and a controller component in electronic communication with the at least one arm mechanism and the at least one sensing element, wherein the controller component is configured to modify operational data based at least in part on the sensor data.

Methods, apparatuses, and systems for dynamically retrieving objects

A material handling system includes a very high speed linear sortation conveyor that receives articles at an operating speed of 650 to 700 feet per second (fps) and up to 100 fps with gapping as small as one inch. In one or more embodiments, a recirculation sortation conveyor receives articles that are not diverted by the linear sortation conveyor with dynamic capacity sufficient to handle a high speed shutdown of the linear sortation conveyor. The recirculation sortation conveyor is itself a very high speed linear sortation conveyor having a pusher pre-sort feature that can distribute received articles at different lateral positions on an endless conveyor to align with more than one recirculation sortation conveyors that may be operating at a slower operating speed. In an exemplary embodiment, the recirculation sortation conveyor has a divert section for diverting articles to a divert target on a lateral side.

Very high-speed linear sortation conveyor with dynamic recirculation capacity

Very high speed linear sortation conveyor with dynamic recirculation capacity

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