CN110910071A - Express delivery method and device using unmanned delivery equipment - Google Patents
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Abstract
The invention relates to an express delivery method using unmanned delivery equipment, which comprises the following steps: requesting express information, and sending the corresponding express information to the unmanned delivery equipment by the server; the express information comprises a target express cabinet number, geographical position information and target storage space information; planning a traveling route; the unmanned delivery equipment logs in the target express delivery cabinet and establishes a data interaction channel between the unmanned delivery equipment and the target express delivery cabinet; moving to a position corresponding to the target storage space, matching with the unlocking action of the target storage space, opening a box door of the target storage space, putting in the express delivery, and closing the box door of the target storage space; and informing the server of delivery completion and returning according to the planned route. The invention also relates to a device for realizing the method. The express delivery method and the express delivery device using the unmanned delivery equipment have the following beneficial effects that: it has low cost, high efficiency and less error.
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Technical Field
The invention relates to the field of cargo transportation and control, in particular to an express delivery method and device using unmanned delivery equipment.
Background
Recent years have seen a rapid increase in the number of transactions involving more than 10%, with express costs representing a very important share. And according to the evaluation of express service organizations, the cost of the last kilometer accounts for 30 percent of the whole logistics cost. Some statistics show that the "last mile" in 2018 reaches 2.7 trillion, with the main cost being labor costs. This is because the current delivery method is basically that the delivery is manually delivered into an intelligent express cabinet or directly delivered to the home of a receiver. Also because of manual delivery, besides the high labor cost, there are also problems of lost parts, repeated parts delivery, delay and customer experience caused by human factors and time factors, which further increase the delivery cost. Since the existing express delivery cabinets are originally designed based on human (courier) delivery and have been spread out on the market, the number of settings thereof is increasing. Along with the rapid increase of express delivery, the requirement on the number of delivery personnel is more and more, and the increase of the delivery personnel has the advantages that the labor cost is increased, the management cost is also continuously increased, and the delivery efficiency is not improved. Therefore, the delivery to the express delivery cabinet in the prior art has the defects of high cost, low efficiency and more errors.
Disclosure of Invention
The technical problem to be solved by the invention is to provide an express delivery method and device using unmanned delivery equipment, which have low cost, high efficiency and fewer errors, aiming at the defects of high cost, low efficiency and more errors in the prior art.
The technical scheme adopted by the invention for solving the technical problems is as follows: the express delivery method using the unmanned delivery equipment is constructed, and comprises the following steps:
the unmanned delivery equipment requests express information according to the loaded express serial number, and the server sends the corresponding express information to the unmanned delivery equipment; the express information comprises a target express cabinet number, geographical position information and target storage space information;
planning a traveling route according to the received express delivery information;
after the unmanned delivery equipment moves to the position of the target express delivery cabinet according to the planned path, the unmanned delivery equipment logs in the target express delivery cabinet, and a data interaction channel between the unmanned delivery equipment and the target express delivery cabinet is established;
moving to a position corresponding to the target storage space, matching with the unlocking action of the target storage space, opening a box door of the target storage space, putting in the express delivery, and closing the box door of the target storage space;
and informing the server of delivery completion and returning according to the planned route.
Further, after planning the traveling route, the method also comprises the following steps: and calculating the time required by operation according to the travelling path, detecting the current battery capacity of the unmanned delivery equipment, judging whether the current battery capacity is enough or not according to the time, and automatically charging the unmanned delivery equipment if the current battery capacity is not enough.
Furthermore, after the unmanned delivery equipment moves to the target express delivery cabinet, the unmanned delivery equipment is connected with the target express delivery cabinet through WIFI and logs in, and data interaction is carried out by using a UDP (user datagram protocol); the target express cabinet is stored with a user name and a password of the unmanned delivery equipment issued by the server, and is used for checking when the unmanned delivery equipment logs in.
Further, the action of unlocking in cooperation with the target storage space comprises:
moving a mechanical arm of the unmanned delivery equipment to enable an adsorption unit on the mechanical arm to be adsorbed in a set area on a cabinet door of the target storage space;
informing the target express cabinet of completing adsorption, and sending an unlocking instruction of the target storage space by the target express cabinet;
the door lock of the target storage space is opened, and the current door state is sent to the unmanned delivery equipment; the unmanned delivery equipment controls the mechanical arm to act, and a box door of the target storage space is pulled to a set position.
Furthermore, after the express is put into the target storage space, the unmanned delivery equipment informs the target express cabinet to open the object detection unit of the target storage space, confirms the existence of the object, and returns the result to the unmanned delivery equipment.
Further, the act of closing the door of the target storage space includes:
receiving an article detection result sent by the target express delivery cabinet, and confirming that articles exist in the target storage space;
controlling the mechanical arm to act, and pushing a box door of the target storage space to a set position;
and receiving the door state information of the target storage space returned by the target express cabinet, loosening the adsorption unit and withdrawing the mechanical arm.
Furthermore, in the process that the unmanned delivery equipment goes to the target express delivery cabinet and returns from the target express delivery cabinet, the unmanned delivery equipment reports the geographical position of the unmanned delivery equipment to the server according to a set time interval, so that the server can monitor and record the motion track of the unmanned delivery equipment conveniently.
Furthermore, the server scans the express bill, identifies the addressee and the express code in the express bill, and assigns a target intelligent express cabinet and a target storage space for the express by combining the current available intelligent express cabinet list in the server database and the current available storage space list of each intelligent express cabinet to form the express information, and marks the target storage space as occupied after the express information is generated.
The invention also relates to a device for realizing the method, which comprises the following steps:
express delivery information request module: the server is used for enabling the unmanned delivery equipment to request express information according to the loaded express serial number, and sending the corresponding express information to the unmanned delivery equipment; the express information comprises a target express cabinet number, geographical position information and target storage space information;
a line planning module: the system is used for planning a travelling route according to the received express delivery information;
the data interaction module: the system comprises a target express cabinet, unmanned delivery equipment and a data interaction channel, wherein the unmanned delivery equipment is used for logging in the target express cabinet after traveling to the position of the target express cabinet according to a planned path, and the data interaction channel of the unmanned delivery equipment and the target express cabinet is established;
a delivery module: when the express delivery box moves to a position corresponding to the target storage space, the box door is pulled open, express delivery is put in, and the box door is closed in cooperation with the unlocking action of the target storage space;
a notification module: used for informing the server that the delivery is completed and the delivery is returned according to the planned route.
Furthermore, the system also comprises a charging control module which is used for calculating the time required by the operation according to the traveling path, detecting the current battery capacity of the unmanned delivery equipment, judging whether the current battery capacity is enough according to the time, and automatically charging the unmanned delivery equipment if the current battery capacity is not enough.
The express delivery method and the express delivery device using the unmanned delivery equipment have the following beneficial effects that: because the express is directly delivered to the intelligent express cabinet by using unmanned delivery equipment from a distribution place of the express (such as express stations or business points distributed in communities), the process does not need manual intervention, and the express can be delivered continuously for 24 hours; meanwhile, the delivery information is generated one by the server during delivery and is sent to the unmanned delivery equipment under the condition of request of the unmanned delivery equipment, so that the probability of errors in the delivery process is low. Therefore, the cost is low, the efficiency is high, and the error is less.
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FIG. 2 is a detailed flow chart of the door opening operation in the embodiment;
FIG. 3 is a detailed flow chart of the closing of the door in the embodiment;
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As shown in fig. 1, in the embodiment of the express delivery method and apparatus using unmanned delivery equipment, the express delivery method using unmanned delivery equipment includes the following steps:
step S11 is to acquire express delivery information: in this step, an application scenario in which an express station performs unmanned delivery to an intelligent express cabinet is taken as an example to explain an express delivery method. Generally, express stations are express distribution places arranged in communities, and all express required to be delivered to a community by an express company are distributed; similarly, a plurality of intelligent express cabinets may be arranged in an area where a community or an express station is responsible for delivery, the arrangement positions of the intelligent express cabinets are known, each intelligent express cabinet has a different number, and the structure of the intelligent express cabinet (for example, how many storage spaces are, the size of the storage spaces, and the like) is also known in advance. In this application scenario, the data are all stored in a server, and the server may be disposed at the express delivery station and managed by a superior server; the express delivery system may be provided not in the express delivery station but in the headquarters or regional headquarters, etc. A courier station may have a significant number of unmanned delivery devices and corresponding equipment located therein. When one or a batch of express reaches an express station, a worker loads an express to unmanned delivery equipment, and the unmanned delivery equipment sends a data request to a server according to the loaded express number to request the express information of the express; the server sends the corresponding express delivery information to the unmanned delivery equipment; in this embodiment, the express delivery information includes a target express delivery cabinet number, geographical location information, and target storage space information; the express information is generated on a server, the server assigns a target intelligent express cabinet and a target storage space for the express by scanning an express bill, identifying a receiving address and an express code in the express bill, combining a current available intelligent express cabinet list in a server database and a current available storage space list of each intelligent express cabinet, forming the express information, and marking the target storage space as occupied after the express information is generated. It is worth mentioning that, in this embodiment, the express information may be obtained by finding a corresponding express bill for scanning according to an express number in a request of the unmanned delivery device after the request is made by the unmanned delivery device, and combining with relevant information in the database; or formed in advance and then searched, processed and transmitted when the unmanned delivery equipment requests. Since the specific delivery time cannot be confirmed in the case where the express delivery information is generated in advance, it is possible that the waste of resources is caused by specifying the express delivery cabinet and the storage space in advance. This may be applicable in situations where the storage space usage is not very high. However, in an intelligent express cabinet in a busy area, the method may not be suitable, and only a mode of generating express information after a request is used is available, although the mode may need to wait for a long time after the request is sent out, storage space can be saved, and the use efficiency of the intelligent express cabinet can be improved.
Step S12 plans a delivery path: in the step, a traveling route is planned according to the received express delivery information; since the target courier cabinet has been designated, the path from the courier station (current location) to the location can of course also be determined. In this embodiment, the route may be acquired by, for example, navigation software, or the route may be set and selected in this step. For example, the determination of a travel route, the compiling of a route list, and the retrieval therefrom when necessary are achieved. The advantage of setting the path is that the route of travel can be designed so that its route is optimized as a whole, depending on the actual situation, including the situation where the delivery was made before. The cost is of course a certain cost and preparation in advance.
Step S13, the target express delivery cabinet is moved to according to the delivery path: in this step, the unmanned delivery equipment goes to the target express delivery cabinet according to the planned route. During the traveling process, the position of the current unmanned delivery device can be determined through various positioning means so as to ensure that the current unmanned delivery device does not deviate from the planned path. For example, the positioning can be performed by using satellites such as GPS and beidou, or by using a base station, or by using a self-set wireless transceiver, and so on. Meanwhile, in the process that the unmanned delivery equipment goes to the target express delivery cabinet and returns from the target express delivery cabinet, the unmanned delivery equipment can report the geographical position of the unmanned delivery equipment to the server according to a set time interval, so that the server can monitor and record the motion track of the unmanned delivery equipment conveniently.
Step S14, establishing connection with the target express delivery cabinet: in this step, after the unmanned delivery device travels to the position of the target express delivery cabinet according to the planned path (at this time, the position may be a specific position, or a specific area, where a wireless communication unit on the intelligent express delivery cabinet can act on the target express delivery cabinet), the unmanned delivery device logs in the target express delivery cabinet, and a data interaction channel between the unmanned delivery device and the target express delivery cabinet is established; in the step, the unmanned delivery equipment is connected with the target express delivery cabinet through WIFI and logs in, and data interaction is carried out by using a UDP (user Datagram protocol); the target express cabinet is stored with a user name and a password of the unmanned delivery equipment issued by the server, and is used for checking when the unmanned delivery equipment logs in. Similarly, the information may be sent to the intelligent express delivery cabinet by the server when the server issues the express delivery information, or may be stored in the intelligent express delivery cabinet under a certain condition.
Step S15 delivers and returns: in the step, the unmanned delivery equipment moves to a position corresponding to the target storage space, and a box door of the unmanned delivery equipment is pulled open, express is put in and the box door of the unmanned delivery equipment is closed in cooperation with the unlocking action of the target storage space; and informing the server of delivery completion and returning according to the planned route. It is worth mentioning that the information of the target storage space related in this step is also included in the express delivery information.
In order to further ensure the smooth delivery, in this embodiment, after the route is planned in the above unmanned delivery device, the method further includes the following steps: and calculating the time required by operation according to the travelling path, detecting the current battery capacity of the unmanned delivery equipment, judging whether the current battery capacity is enough or not according to the time, and automatically charging the unmanned delivery equipment if the current battery capacity is not enough. Specifically, the step is a calculation and comparison step, and includes firstly, obtaining the time required for driving to a target express delivery cabinet according to a path through analyzing the path, comparing or calling previous data or setting parameters, and then setting a certain margin, such as 20%, to obtain the required time; determining the electric quantity correspondingly needed at the time by looking up the table or looking up the previous data or parameters and the like; then, detecting the residual battery capacity of the current unmanned delivery equipment, and comparing the residual battery capacity with the residual battery capacity of the current unmanned delivery equipment, if the battery capacity is enough (the battery capacity is larger than the required battery capacity), starting to deliver; if the electric quantity is not enough, the unmanned delivery equipment needs to be charged. Specifically, an automatic charging program is executed, and the unmanned delivery equipment is controlled to travel to a specified charging pile for charging. Under the condition of further accurate control, the required electric quantity also needs to be added with the electric quantity required for carrying out one-time delivery or delivering for required times, so that the situation that the electric quantity is consumed up when delivery is carried out can be avoided. In some cases in this embodiment, the battery power of the unmanned delivery device may also be directly converted into the travel time to be compared with the travel time required for the above-mentioned route, but in this case, the power required for the delivery action needs to be considered separately.
It is worth mentioning that, in this embodiment, before unmanned delivery equipment finishes delivering and returning, also can carry out above-mentioned electric quantity judgement step in target express delivery cabinet department to judge whether can safely return express delivery station or its place of departure, if can not, equally can return after charging in above-mentioned target express delivery cabinet department, that is to say, target express delivery cabinet department also need set up automatic charging pile in order to guarantee that unmanned delivery equipment can return the express delivery station that the device was started.
As shown in fig. 2, in this embodiment, a typical delivery action includes three steps of unlocking, placing a courier, and closing a door. The unlocking action matched with the target storage space in the delivery process comprises the following steps:
step S21, adjusting the mechanical arm to make the adsorption unit adsorb the target storage unit door: in this embodiment, the unmanned delivery device is provided with a mechanical arm for controlling the position of the opened door, and the delivery of the express delivery is realized through other modules, such as a conveyor belt or a telescopic component. The robot arm and other modules may be of the prior art. The mechanical arm is provided with an adsorption unit, such as an electromagnet, which generates magnetism when being electrified and is adsorbed on the box door, so that the opened box door can move along with the movement of the mechanical arm. In this step, the mechanical arm of the unmanned delivery device is moved to enable the adsorption unit on the mechanical arm to be adsorbed in the set area on the cabinet door of the target storage space. As for the mechanical arm in this embodiment, a structure or a device as described in a door position control device for an intelligent express cabinet of chinese patent 201822123281.6 or/and a door position control device for an intelligent express cabinet with a height adjusting function of chinese patent 201822123270.8 may be adopted. Of course, any structure capable of performing the above-described functions in the prior art may be adopted.
Step S22 informs the intelligent locker to unlock: in this step, after the mechanical arm is adsorbed on the box door, the unmanned delivery equipment informs the target express delivery cabinet of completing adsorption through the data interaction channel, and the door opening preparation action is completed.
Step S23 issues an unlock instruction: in the step, the target express cabinet sends an unlocking instruction of the target storage space, and a door lock of the target storage space is opened. After the door lock is opened, the target express cabinet sends the current door state to the unmanned delivery equipment through the data interaction channel;
step S24 drags the unlocked door to a specified angle: in this step, the unmanned delivery device controls the mechanical arm to move, so as to pull the door of the target storage space to a set position, which is generally perpendicular to the front panel of the target express delivery cabinet, and in some cases, the door may also be pulled to a position greater than 90 degrees.
In this embodiment, after the unmanned delivery device puts the express into the target storage space, the unmanned delivery device notifies the target express cabinet to open the object detection unit of the target storage space, confirms the existence of the object, and returns the result to the unmanned delivery device. Generally speaking, the above-mentioned article detection unit is a photoelectric sensor arranged in the target storage space, and whether express delivery exists in the target storage space is judged by whether the light emitted by the photoelectric sensor is shielded. Generally, a plurality of photoelectric sensors can be arranged in one storage space and arranged at set positions, and only when the light of all or most of the photoelectric sensors is shielded, the target storage space can be judged to have articles or express.
As shown in fig. 3, the action of closing the door of the target storage space during the delivery process includes:
step S31 receives the article detection result, and confirms that the express delivery is put: in this step, the unmanned delivery equipment receives the article detection result sent by the target express delivery cabinet through the data interaction channel, and confirms that articles exist in the target storage space.
Step S32 is to send an instruction to control the robot arm to push the door back to the closed position: in the step, the unmanned delivery equipment sends out an instruction to control the mechanical arm to act and push the box door of the target storage space to a set position; the set position here refers to a door closing position, that is, a position where the lock bolt on the door can be locked by the electric control lock. Generally, the door is pushed or pulled from the current position to a position closing the opening of the storage space.
Step S33 receives the door lock status, determines that the door is closed: in this step, when the electric control lock corresponding to the box door is locked, that is, when the lock plunger is fixed, the electric control lock usually reports that the electric control lock is in a locked state to the control system of the intelligent express cabinet. And after the target express delivery cabinet obtains the information, the unmanned delivery equipment is informed through the data interaction channel, the door lock is determined to be locked, and the door is closed.
Step S34, releasing the suction, retracting the mechanical arm: in this step, after receiving the door state information of the target storage space returned by the target express delivery cabinet, the unmanned delivery equipment sends a control instruction, loosens the adsorption unit and withdraws the mechanical arm. And finishing the delivery action.
In the present embodiment, in order to be able to accommodate various accidents or failures occurring in actual delivery, an exception handler and a condition for entering the exception handler are also set. For the present embodiment, the entry of the exception handling procedure means failure or failure in a certain sense of automatic delivery, and basically, the exception handling procedure includes reporting, processing request, closing or locking the site, waiting for intervention of a service person, and the like. That is, exception handlers typically imply a self-test of the system and manual intervention. In any step in this embodiment, if there is no preset data or condition in advance, for example, the information obtained when scanning the courier note is incomplete and lacks some key information, the geographic coordinates are abnormal when moving to the designated location, the unmanned delivery device and the target courier cabinet cannot be connected, the mechanical arm cannot move, the mechanical arm cannot be pulled in, the box door cannot be opened, the box door cannot be closed, and the like, once these abnormalities occur, the whole system needs to enter an exception handling program. In some cases, if the target express cabinet is involved, the target express cabinet may need to be subjected to an exception handling procedure, the storage of the target express cabinet is temporarily stopped, and the normal storage and fetching cannot be performed until the system is recovered.
The invention also relates to a device for realizing the method, fig. 4 shows a schematic structural diagram of the device, in fig. 4, the device comprises an express information request module 1, a route planning module 2, a data interaction module 3, a delivery module 4, a notification module 5 and a charging control module 6; the express information request module 1 is used for enabling the unmanned delivery equipment to request express information according to a loaded express number, and the server sends corresponding express information to the unmanned delivery equipment; the express information comprises a target express cabinet number, geographical position information and target storage space information; the route planning module 2 is used for planning a traveling route according to the received express delivery information; the data interaction module 3 is used for logging in the target express delivery cabinet after the unmanned delivery equipment advances to the position of the target express delivery cabinet according to a planned path, and establishing a data interaction channel between the unmanned delivery equipment and the target express delivery cabinet; the delivery module 4 is used for matching with the unlocking action of the target storage space when moving to the position corresponding to the target storage space, pulling open the door of the delivery module, putting in express and closing the door of the delivery module; the notification module 5 is used for notifying the server of delivery completion and returning according to the planned route; and the charging control module 6 is used for calculating the time required by operation according to the traveling path, detecting the battery capacity of the current unmanned delivery equipment, judging whether the current battery capacity is enough or not according to the time, and automatically charging the unmanned delivery equipment if the current battery capacity is not enough.
The above-mentioned embodiments only express several embodiments of the present invention, and the description thereof is more specific and detailed, but not construed as limiting the scope of the present invention. It should be noted that, for a person skilled in the art, several variations and modifications can be made without departing from the inventive concept, which falls within the scope of the present invention. Therefore, the protection scope of the present patent shall be subject to the appended claims.
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1. An express delivery method using unmanned delivery equipment is characterized by comprising the following steps:
the unmanned delivery equipment requests express information according to the loaded express serial number, and the server sends the corresponding express information to the unmanned delivery equipment; the express information comprises a target express cabinet number, geographical position information and target storage space information;
planning a traveling route according to the received express delivery information;
after the unmanned delivery equipment moves to the position of the target express delivery cabinet according to the planned path, the unmanned delivery equipment logs in the target express delivery cabinet, and a data interaction channel between the unmanned delivery equipment and the target express delivery cabinet is established;
moving to a position corresponding to the target storage space, matching with the unlocking action of the target storage space, opening a box door of the target storage space, putting in the express delivery, and closing the box door of the target storage space;
and informing the server of delivery completion and returning according to the planned route.
2. The courier delivery method using unmanned delivery devices of claim 1, further comprising, after planning the travel route, the steps of: and calculating the time required by operation according to the travelling path, detecting the current battery capacity of the unmanned delivery equipment, judging whether the current battery capacity is enough or not according to the time, and automatically charging the unmanned delivery equipment if the current battery capacity is not enough.
3. The express delivery method using the unmanned delivery device according to claim 1, wherein the unmanned delivery device is connected to the target express delivery cabinet through WIFI and logs in after moving to the target express delivery cabinet, and performs data interaction using a UDP protocol; the target express cabinet is stored with a user name and a password of the unmanned delivery equipment issued by the server, and is used for checking when the unmanned delivery equipment logs in.
4. The courier delivery method using unmanned delivery equipment of claim 1, wherein the act of unlocking in cooperation with the target storage space comprises:
moving a mechanical arm of the unmanned delivery equipment to enable an adsorption unit on the mechanical arm to be adsorbed in a set area on a cabinet door of the target storage space;
informing the target express cabinet of completing adsorption, and sending an unlocking instruction of the target storage space by the target express cabinet;
the door lock of the target storage space is opened, and the current door state is sent to the unmanned delivery equipment; the unmanned delivery equipment controls the mechanical arm to act, and a box door of the target storage space is pulled to a set position.
5. The express delivery method using unmanned delivery equipment according to claim 1, wherein after the express is placed in the target storage space, the unmanned delivery equipment notifies the target express cabinet to open an article detection unit of the target storage space, confirms the existence of the article, and returns the result to the unmanned delivery equipment.
6. The courier delivery method using unmanned delivery equipment of claim 1, wherein the act of closing the door of the target storage space comprises:
receiving an article detection result sent by the target express delivery cabinet, and confirming that articles exist in the target storage space;
controlling the mechanical arm to act, and pushing a box door of the target storage space to a set position;
and receiving the door state information of the target storage space returned by the target express cabinet, loosening the adsorption unit and withdrawing the mechanical arm.
7. The express delivery method using the unmanned delivery device according to claim 1, wherein in the process that the unmanned delivery device goes to and returns from the target express delivery cabinet, the unmanned delivery device reports the geographic position of the unmanned delivery device to the server at set time intervals, so that the server can monitor and record the motion track of the unmanned delivery device.
8. The express delivery method using unmanned delivery equipment according to claim 1, wherein the server specifies a target intelligent express cabinet and a target storage space for the express delivery by scanning an express delivery order and identifying an addressee and an express delivery code therein, and combining a list of currently available intelligent express cabinets in the server database and a list of currently available storage spaces of each intelligent express cabinet to form the express delivery information, and marks the target storage space as occupied after the express delivery information is generated.
9. An apparatus for implementing the courier delivery method using unmanned delivery device of claim 1, comprising:
express delivery information request module: the server is used for enabling the unmanned delivery equipment to request express information according to the loaded express serial number, and sending the corresponding express information to the unmanned delivery equipment; the express information comprises a target express cabinet number, geographical position information and target storage space information;
a line planning module: the system is used for planning a travelling route according to the received express delivery information;
the data interaction module: the system comprises a target express cabinet, unmanned delivery equipment and a data interaction channel, wherein the unmanned delivery equipment is used for logging in the target express cabinet after traveling to the position of the target express cabinet according to a planned path, and the data interaction channel of the unmanned delivery equipment and the target express cabinet is established;
a delivery module: when the express delivery box moves to a position corresponding to the target storage space, the box door is pulled open, express delivery is put in, and the box door is closed in cooperation with the unlocking action of the target storage space;
a notification module: used for informing the server that the delivery is completed and the delivery is returned according to the planned route.
10. The apparatus of claim 9, further comprising a charging control module, configured to calculate a time required for operation according to the travel path, detect a battery level of the unmanned delivery device, and determine whether the current battery level is sufficient according to the time, and if the current battery level is not sufficient, automatically charge the unmanned delivery device.
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