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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 29, 2025
Filed:
Jul. 14, 2023
Fraunhofer-gesellschaft Zur Förderung Der Angewandten Forschung E.v., Munich, DE;
Jan Behling, Dortmund, DE;
Mathias Rotgeri, Dortmund, DE;
Jan Sören Emmerich, Dortmund, DE;
Dirk Höning, Dortmund, DE;
Patrick Klokowski, Dortmund, DE;
Christian Hammermeister, Dortmund, DE;
Michael Ten Hompel, Dortmund, DE;
Abstract
A sorting system includes a first number of entry points configured to provide sorting goods. The sorting system further has a second number of terminal points configured to receive the sorting goods, and a third number of driverless sorting vehicles configured to transport the sorting goods between the first number of insertion points and the second number of terminal points. Further, a control device is provided, configured to control the driverless sorting vehicles between the first number of insertion points and the second number of terminal points.