Fully Autonomous Unmanned Store with Reduced Carbon Footprint

完全自主的无人商店，减少碳足迹

• 批准号: 90959
• 金额: $ 7.37万
• 依托单位: CODEGATE LIMITED
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Collaborative R&D
• 财政年份: 2021
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2021 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=90959
• 关键词: Fully; Autonomous; Unmanned; Store; Reduced

The 'G1 Store Panel' is a new way of creating a fully automated unmanned store that's open for business 24 hours per day, 7 days per week. Launched in 2019, it can be supplied flat pack, quickly built into any standard shipping container and be fully operational within minutes of being powered up. No store person required, no social interaction, reduced risk of exposure to contamination. Access to each store is restricted to personnel issued with unique identification, and with one person accessing the store at a time, any risk of viral infection is greatly reduced in comparison with a depot visit. Stores can contain any mix hire equipment and supplies. Using passive UHF RFID technology in a revolutionary way the store does not have a manual check-out out, but records every transaction and maintains inventory accuracy above 99 percent. Transactions are recorded against each individual. Using a secure web portal, store managers can view details of every transaction, what the inventory levels are in the store, which items are fast moving or have never been transacted, and what is the utilisation of hire items. That gives them the ability to adjust inventory to suit the customer and local requirements.Containerised stores can be quickly deployed close to any point of activity, for example a construction site or rail siding. Currently, external mains power must be supplied to the unit, restricting where it can be located. This project is to research and develop wind, solar and replaceable battery power unit options so that stores can be deployed anywhere where a delivery vehicle can gain access. This fully autonomous store will provide 24/7 availability even in the darkest winter months.Since stores can be deployed right to the point of activity, users save time and money not having to travel to remote depots for goods, significantly reducing the carbon footprint of the operation. Since all transactions are recorded against individuals, making them more accountable, damage to tools and assets is dramatically reduced, cutting the level of contingency costing required for a project. For the store provider the always-accurate automated inventory system improves stocking efficiency, reduces waste and can reduce administrative overhead by delivering a single itemised transaction bill per month instead of multiple paper based transactions.Smart shelving will also be developed as part of this project, removing the need for small or low cost items to be tagged. This will reduce the number of single-use RFID tags used, and reduces the need for single-use plastic packaging on individual items.

“G1 Store Panel”是创建全自动无人商店的一种新方式，该商店每周7天，每天24小时营业。它于2019年推出，可以采用扁平包装，快速装入任何标准集装箱中，并在通电后几分钟内即可全面运行。无需店员，无需社交互动，降低了暴露于污染的风险。每个商店的访问仅限于具有唯一标识的人员，并且一次只有一个人访问商店，与仓库访问相比，病毒感染的任何风险都大大降低。商店可以包含任何混合租用设备和用品。采用无源超高频RFID技术的革命性方式，商店没有人工结账，但记录每一笔交易，并保持库存准确性超过99%。每笔交易都按个人记录。使用安全的门户网站，商店经理可以查看每笔交易的详细信息，商店中的库存水平，哪些物品正在快速移动或从未进行过交易，以及租用物品的使用情况。这使他们能够调整库存，以满足客户和当地的需求。集装箱商店可以快速部署在任何活动点附近，例如建筑工地或铁路侧线。目前，必须向该装置提供外部主电源，限制了它的位置。该项目旨在研究和开发风能、太阳能和可更换电池供电单元选项，以便商店可以部署在送货车辆可以进入的任何地方。即使在最黑暗的冬季，这种完全自主的商店也将提供24/7的可用性。由于商店可以直接部署到活动点，用户无需前往远程仓库购买货物，从而节省了时间和金钱，大大减少了运营的碳足迹。由于所有交易都是针对个人记录的，使他们更负责任，对工具和资产的损害大大减少，降低了项目所需的应急成本。对于商店供应商来说，始终准确的自动化库存系统提高了库存效率，减少了浪费，并可以通过每月交付一个单独的逐项交易账单而不是多个纸质交易来减少行政管理费用。智能货架也将作为该项目的一部分开发，消除了对小型或低成本物品的标签需求。这将减少使用的一次性RFID标签的数量，并减少对单个物品的一次性塑料包装的需求。