Patent ID: 9725240
Date: 2017-08-08
CPC Classifications: B65G

Claim:
1. A method of storing an item in a rack having a plurality of layers, each layer having an aisle and a plurality of rows extending from the aisle, the method comprising: electronically determining a characteristic of an item; determining a load movement limit protocol for the item based on the determined characteristic of the item, the load movement limit protocol including information as to a maximum horizontal velocity, a maximum vertical velocity, a maximum linear acceleration, and a maximum lateral acceleration for moving the item; electronically determining a size the item, the determined size including information as to a width of the item in a direction along the row when the item is placed in the storage location; determining a storage position in the row for the item based on the determined size of the item, the step of determining a storage position including determining a row in which to place the item and a storage location along the row in which to place the item; moving the item to the storage location on the row in the rack; and staying within the load movement protocol limit during the above steps.