OPENTECHNICAL PUBLICATION
OT-2026-000002576

Dynamic allocation and coordination of auto-navigating vehicles and selectors

Published: 2026-09-15T19:13:57.372169Z
Permanent URL: https://opentechnical.org/p/OT-2026-000002576
Categories: Lifting, Positioning & Manipulation > Lift Tables and Positioners

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ABSTRACT

Dynamic allocation and coordination of auto-navigating vehicles uses robotic
vehicles and centrally dispatched roaming order selectors to create a
significantly more efficient, yet flexible, approach to picking goods within a
warehouse. Robotic vehicles are configured to be loaded with goods from pick
faces to fill orders. Each robotic vehicle follows a route that includes
appropriate pick face locations. The robotic vehicles navigate from pick face
to pick face where particular goods are located. Order selectors are
dynamically and independently dispatched to meet the robotic vehicles at their
pick face locations to load goods. Movement of the order selectors is
orchestrated to increase efficiency in the order filling process within the
warehouse.

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OpenTechnical publication OT-2026-000002576
Published 2026-09-15T19:13:57.372169Z
https://opentechnical.org/p/OT-2026-000002576