GridSorter – Dezentral gesteuertes Materialflusssystem zum Transport unterschiedlich großer Ladungsträger

Abstract

The GridSorter is a novel conveyor system for efficient and space-saving sorting of goods. Due to its decentralized controllers and its structure composed of identical rectangular conveyor modules, it can easily adapt to changing requirements. In this article, we present a new reservation algorithm. It enables the GridSorter to transport goods which are larger than one conveyor module. As a simulation shows, it is possible to transport a wider range of goods as well as to increase GridSorter’s efficiency by reducing the size of the conveyor modules.