Patent ID: 11912505
Assignee: TGW LOGISTICS GROUP GMBH
Field: IT methods for management (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  G | IPC B  G

Claim 0:
1. A method for operating a picking system for picking goods, comprising the steps:
using an order processing computer to acquire a picking order and to determine ordered goods which are required for the picking order;
providing at least a goods acceptance zone, a storage zone having a plurality of storage areas for storing the goods, and a goods transfer zone;
defining a plurality of areas including first and second areas in the picking system;
assigning groups of autonomous conveying vehicles to the plurality of areas, said groups including a first group of autonomous conveying vehicles assigned to the first area and a second group of autonomous conveying vehicles assigned to the second area;
using at least one autonomous conveying vehicle from the first group to transport the goods from the goods acceptance zone to the storage zone or to transport the ordered goods from the storage zone to the goods transfer zone;
using at least one autonomous conveying vehicle from the second group to transport the ordered goods from the storage zone to the goods transfer zone or to transport the goods from the goods acceptance zone to the storage zone;
wherein the autonomous conveying vehicles assigned to the first group are deployable to an area other than the first area;
wherein the autonomous conveying vehicles assigned to the second group are deployable to an area other than the second area;
wherein the autonomous conveying vehicles assigned to the first group in operation travel distances and are deployed to travel in the area other than the first area no more than 10% of the distances traveled by the autonomous conveying vehicles of the plurality of groups; and
wherein the autonomous conveying vehicles assigned to the second group in operation travel distances and are deployed to travel in the area other than the second area no more than 10% of the distances traveled by the autonomous conveying vehicles of the plurality of groups.