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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 24, 2015
Filed:
Apr. 04, 2011
Applicants:
Craig Eldershaw, Belmont, CA (US);
Eric J. Shrader, Belmont, CA (US);
Inventors:
Craig Eldershaw, Belmont, CA (US);
Eric J. Shrader, Belmont, CA (US);
Assignee:
Palo Alto Research Incorporated, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 7/00 (2006.01); G07B 17/00 (2006.01); B65G 47/00 (2006.01); G06Q 10/08 (2012.01); B25J 9/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G07B 17/00661 (2013.01); B65G 47/00 (2013.01); G06Q 10/08 (2013.01); B25J 9/1669 (2013.01); G05B 2219/39109 (2013.01); G05B 2219/39117 (2013.01); G05B 2219/40006 (2013.01); G05B 2219/40053 (2013.01); G05B 2219/40424 (2013.01); G05B 2219/40518 (2013.01); G05B 2219/40604 (2013.01);
Abstract
A high throughput parcel unloading system includes a robotic arm arrangement, including a cluster of robotic arms having grouping mechanisms. A conveyor system is also provided onto which parcels are placed by the robotic arm system. An image recognition system determines the position and arrangement of parcels within a container, and a control system is configured to receive image information from the image recognition system and control operation of the robotic arm system and conveyor system.