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Michael T. Barbehenn
Researcher at Amazon.com
Publications - 21
Citations - 1405
Michael T. Barbehenn is an academic researcher from Amazon.com. The author has contributed to research in topics: Workspace & Orientation (geometry). The author has an hindex of 14, co-authored 21 publications receiving 1405 citations. Previous affiliations of Michael T. Barbehenn include Kiva Systems.
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System and method for positioning a mobile drive unit
TL;DR: In this article, a method for transporting inventory items includes determining an assignment state of a mobile drive unit and selecting a location for the mobile unit based on the assignment state, in response to determining that the mobile drive units not currently completing a task.
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System and method for transporting inventory items
TL;DR: In this paper, a method for transporting inventory items includes moving a mobile drive unit to a first point within a workspace, where the first point is a location of an inventory holder and the second point is associated with conveyance equipment.
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System and method for maneuvering a mobile drive unit
Peter R. Wurman,Raffaello D'Andrea,Michael T. Barbehenn,Andrew Edward Hoffman,David C. Koehler,Michael Cordell Mountz +5 more
TL;DR: In this article, a method of rotating an inventory holder includes moving an inventory holders towards a rotation area along a straight segment of a path with a first face of the inventory holder facing a first direction.
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System and method for coordinating movement of mobile drive units
TL;DR: In this article, a method for moving one or more mobile drive units within a workspace includes receiving, from a first mobile drive unit, a reservation request requesting use of a first path segment to move in a first direction.
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System and method for managing mobile drive units
TL;DR: In this paper, a method for moving a mobile drive unit within a workspace includes receiving a path, which includes at least an initial segment and one or more additional segments, and at least one of the additional segments includes a portion of the path adjacent to the second point.