Patent ID: 11890755
Assignee: IUNU, INC.
Field: Handling (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  A  Y | IPC A  B  G

Claim 8:
9. A method for a transfer station to coordinate a robotic carrier track transfer, comprising:
receiving from the sensor carrier, a first signal indicating that a transfer station is about to be entered, the first signal generated by the robotic carrier based on an interpretation of a pattern of holes;
transmitting, to the robotic carrier, a second signal upon detecting that the robotic carrier has entered the transfer station and is situated on a track mounted on a rotating table, the second signal causing the robotic carrier to stop movement;
responsive to the robotic carrier stopping, initiating at the transfer station a switch controller to rotate the rotating table to reorient the robotic carrier from a first track segment to a second track segment;
determining that the rotating table has oriented the robotic carrier to the second track; and
responsive to the determination, signaling the robotic carrier to proceed on the second track.