Patent ID: 11905117
Assignee: OCADO INNOVATION LIMITED
Field: Handling (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 13:
14. A method of controlling a transporting device arranged to transport a container stored in a facility, the facility having a plurality of stacks which can store the container, the facility including a plurality of pathways arranged in cells so as to form a grid-like structure above the stacks, wherein the grid-like structure extends in a first direction and in a second direction, the transporting device having an omnidirectional driving unit and a supporting unit and is configured and arranged to operate on the grid-like structure, the method comprising:
driving, by the omnidirectional driving unit, plural driving components of the transporting device to apply a driving force to the grid-like structure to move the transporting device in the first direction and the second direction;
supporting, by the supporting unit, the transporting device at an operating distance from the grid; and
applying, by the supporting unit, a force to the transporting device that counteracts the force of gravity acting on a vehicle body of the transporting device.