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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 24, 2018
Filed:
Jul. 16, 2015
Applicant:
Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Inventors:
Kimiaki Toshikiyo, Osaka, JP;
Daisuke Nishimura, Osaka, JP;
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 43/08 (2006.01); B65G 57/03 (2006.01); G01B 11/24 (2006.01); G01S 17/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 43/08 (2013.01); B65G 57/03 (2013.01); G01B 11/24 (2013.01); G01S 17/08 (2013.01);
Abstract
An arrangement of loaded packages is estimated three-dimensionally. A loading position at which a target package is loaded next is determined based on the estimated arrangement. A position at which the target package is loaded is instructed by irradiation with an index light indicating the determined loading position. This method allows a package to be loaded in a limited space, for example, the package to be loaded optimally in a transport device or in a storehouse.