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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 19, 2005
Filed:
Feb. 13, 2003
Jason G. Mclaughlin, Owego, NY (US);
Michael A. Wisniewski, Owego, NY (US);
Jason G. McLaughlin, Owego, NY (US);
Michael A. Wisniewski, Owego, NY (US);
Lockheed Martin Corporation, Bethesda, MD (US);
Abstract
A system and method sequencing objects in trays by assigning a direction to tray locations, where each of the tray locations provides space for trays. The objects are placed into the trays corresponding to assigned directions of the objects. A determination is made as to whether there are additional objects that correspond to the direction and, if so, the direction is assigned to unassigned tray locations based on pre-defined rules. Once all of the objects are in the trays, the trays are moved to the feeder system in a sequential order based on the directions. In a second pass, the directions are reassigned to the tray locations based on a number of trays required to hold the objects. The objects are placed into the trays corresponding to the directions of the objects. The trays are then transported to an unloading stage in a sequential order corresponding to the reassigned directions.