OPENTECHNICAL PUBLICATION
OT-2026-000000975

System and method of operating an automated storage and retrieval system

Published: 2026-09-15T19:03:40.713045Z
Permanent URL: https://opentechnical.org/p/OT-2026-000000975
Categories: Material Handling > Conveying Systems

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ABSTRACT

The invention relates to an automated storage and retrieval system comprising
a plurality of container handling vehicles on a rail system operable to handle
storage containers, each container handling vehicle comprises a positioning
node. The system comprises a positioning system having reference positioning
nodes spaced in fixed positions on and/or proximate the rail system to
determine the position of each of the container handling vehicles. The control
system communicates each container handling vehicle and the positioning
system, and instructs a first container handling vehicle to move to a target
position, repeatedly receives position data from the positioning system of a
position of the first container handling vehicle and repeatedly receive
position data from the positioning system of a position of a second container
handling vehicle, and instructs the second container handling vehicle to move
with the first container handling vehicle at a predetermined separation from
the first container handling vehicle

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OpenTechnical publication OT-2026-000000975
Published 2026-09-15T19:03:40.713045Z
https://opentechnical.org/p/OT-2026-000000975