Mobile drive unit charging

Some examples include charging an onboard power source of a mobile drive unit (MDU) of an inventory system while the MDU is operating in the inventory system, rather than removing the MDU from service for recharging. As an example, the MDU may receive instructions to retrieve an inventory holder, an...

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Hauptverfasser:	Verminski Matthew David, Breheny Sean Hugh, Dingle Patrick Ryan, Wurman Peter R, Mansfield Peter K, Stubbs Andrew
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	CALCULATING COMPUTING CONVEYING COUNTING ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING ELECTRIC EQUIPMENT OR PROPULSION OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLEDVEHICLES ELECTRODYNAMIC BRAKE SYSTEMS FOR VEHICLES, IN GENERAL HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL MAGNETIC SUSPENSION OR LEVITATION FOR VEHICLES PACKING PERFORMING OPERATIONS PHYSICS PNEUMATIC TUBE CONVEYORS SHOP CONVEYOR SYSTEMS STORING TRANSPORT OR STORAGE DEVICES, e.g. CONVEYORS FOR LOADING ORTIPPING TRANSPORTING VEHICLES IN GENERAL
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Zusammenfassung:	Some examples include charging an onboard power source of a mobile drive unit (MDU) of an inventory system while the MDU is operating in the inventory system, rather than removing the MDU from service for recharging. As an example, the MDU may receive instructions to retrieve an inventory holder, and an onboard power source of the MDU may be charged while the MDU and the inventory holder are located at the charging station.