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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 14, 2026
Filed:
Dec. 22, 2021
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Harshal Maske, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Devesh Upadhyay, Canton, MI (US);
Jim Birley, Bingham Farms, MI (US);
Dimitar Petrov Filev, Novi, MI (US);
Justin Miller, Berkley, MI (US);
Robert Bennett, Dearborn, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A method includes obtaining sensor data from a plurality of sensors disposed at a plurality of routing control locations of an environment, where the sensor data is indicative of a number of a plurality of pallets at the plurality of routing control locations. The method includes calculating a plurality of difference values based on the sensor data, calculating a transient production value based on the sensor data and a transient objective function, and calculating a steady state production value based on the sensor data and a steady state objective function. The method includes generating a state vector based on the plurality of difference values, the transient production value, and the steady state production value, and defining a set of routes for a set of pallets from among the plurality of pallets based on the state vector and a digital twin of the environment.