Document Type
Research Paper
Publication Date
2012
Abstract
This paper studies random storage in a live-cube storage system where loads are stored multi-deep. Although such storage systems are still rare, they are increasingly used, for example in automated car parking systems. Each load is accessible individually and can be moved to a lift on every level of the system in x- and y-directions by a shuttle as long as an open slot is available next to it, comparable to Sam Loyd’s sliding puzzles. A lift moves the loads across different levels in z-direction. We derive the expected travel time of a random load from its storage location to the input/output point. We optimize system dimensions by minimizing the expected travel time.
Publication Title
Progress in Material Handling Research: 2012
Recommended Citation
Zaerpour, Nima; Yu, Yugang; and Koster, René de, "Toward Sustainability, High Density and Short Response Time by Live-cube Storage Systems" (2012). 12th IMHRC Proceedings (Gardanne, France – 2012). 37.
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/pmhr_2012/37
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