Patent ID: 11926493
Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
Field: Handling (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  F  G | IPC B  F  G

Claim 15:
16. A method comprising:
loading product on a deck of a self-stabilizing pallet, the self-stabilizing pallet comprising multiple torque-generating devices within the pallet below the deck, a stability control system to control operation of the multiple torque-generating devices, and the self-stabilizing pallet including engagement openings in one or more sidewalls of the self-stabilizing pallet to facilitate engaging and moving the self-stabilizing pallet;
activating the multiple torque-generating devices;
moving the self-stabilizing pallet with the product disposed on the deck thereof;
based on the self-stabilizing pallet being level during the moving, driving, by the stability control system, the multiple torque-generating devices at respective operational speeds; and
based on detecting during the moving that the self-stabilizing pallet is unlevel:
determining a counter-balancing torque to be applied to return the self-stabilizing pallet to level; and
adjusting, by the stability control system, the respective operational speed of one or more torque-generating devices of the multiple torque-generating devices to produce during the moving the determined counter-balancing torque within the self-stabilizing pallet to facilitate returning the self-stabilizing pallet to level, thereby stabilizing the product during moving of the self-stabilizing pallet and product.