An autonomous transport vehicle (110) for transporting items in a storage and retrieval system, the autonomous transport vehicle comprising: a frame (110FR); a controller (1220); at least two independently driven drive wheels (1211, 1212) mounted to the frame; and at least one caster wheel (1261, 1262) mounted to the frame and having a releasably lockable swivel lock, the controller being configured to lock and unlock the releasably lockable swivel lock during a transport of items through the storage and retrieval system based on a predetermined kinematic state of the autonomous transport vehicle.
AUTONOMOUS TRANSPORT VEHICLE
AUTONOMES TRANSPORTFAHRZEUG
VEHICULE DE TRANSPORT AUTONOME
2022-06-08
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | B65G TRANSPORT OR STORAGE DEVICES, e.g. CONVEYORS FOR LOADING OR TIPPING, SHOP CONVEYOR SYSTEMS OR PNEUMATIC TUBE CONVEYORS , Transport- oder Lagervorrichtungen, z.B. Förderer zum Laden oder Abladen / B60G VEHICLE SUSPENSION ARRANGEMENTS , Radaufhängungen und Federungen für Fahrzeuge / B66F HOISTING, LIFTING, HAULING, OR PUSHING, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, e.g. DEVICES WHICH APPLY A LIFTING OR PUSHING FORCE DIRECTLY TO THE SURFACE OF A LOAD , Hub-, Verhol- oder Schubvorrichtungen, soweit nicht anderweitig vorgesehen, z.B. Vorrichtungen mit unmittelbarer Krafteinwirkung auf die Last |