CPC B60L 53/63 (2019.02) [B60G 5/00 (2013.01); B60L 53/66 (2019.02); B60S 5/00 (2013.01); B65G 1/0492 (2013.01); B65G 1/1373 (2013.01); B65G 47/04 (2013.01); B65G 67/02 (2013.01); G06Q 20/105 (2013.01); G06Q 30/0215 (2013.01); G06Q 40/00 (2013.01); G06Q 10/087 (2013.01)] | 25 Claims |
1. A method comprising:
providing at least one autonomous transport vehicle;
providing at least one charging station on a pick floor level of a storage and retrieval system, the at least one charging station having an allocated and unallocated state where in the allocated state the at least one charging station is disposed for a predetermined one of the at least one autonomous transport vehicle, the charging station being connected to at least one transfer station that allows transfer of items on and off the at least one autonomous transport vehicle;
providing at least one power supply configured to supply power to the at least one charging station;
communicating, with a controller in communication with more than one of the at least one autonomous transport vehicle, information related to interface between a predetermined at least one charging station and the predetermined one of the at least one autonomous transport vehicle; and
with the controller, supplying power, from the at least one power supply, to the at least one charging station for charging the more than one auto transport vehicle based on interface demands of the predetermined one of the at least one autonomous transport vehicle corresponding to the interface with the predetermined one of the at least one autonomous transport vehicle interfacing the predetermined at least one charging station and based on the allocated state and an unallocated time period.
|