System and Method for Unloading Items

A method for unloading inventory items includes storing an inventory item on an inventory holder and moving the inventory holder toward an unloading station with a mobile drive unit. Additionally, the method includes moving the inventory holder past a barrier of the unloading station. The method fur...

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Hauptverfasser: STUBBS ANDREW, VERMINSKI MATTHEW D, BRAGG TIMOTHY, DUGAN JOHN P, WATT WILLIAM JAMES
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:A method for unloading inventory items includes storing an inventory item on an inventory holder and moving the inventory holder toward an unloading station with a mobile drive unit. Additionally, the method includes moving the inventory holder past a barrier of the unloading station. The method further includes preventing the inventory item from moving past the barrier as the mobile drive unit moves the inventory holder past the barrier.