Maneuvering a mobile drive unit

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9511934
APP PUB NO 20140195040A1
SERIAL NO

14147406

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A method of rotating an inventory holder includes moving an inventory holder towards a rotation area along a straight segment of a path with a first face of the inventory holder facing a first direction. The rotation area includes a portion of a workspace designated for rotation of inventory holders. The method further includes moving the inventory holder into the rotation area along a first arced segment with an orientation of the first face perpendicular to the first arced segment. The method additionally includes executing a rotation maneuver within the rotation area and moving the inventory holder out of the rotation area along a second arced segment with a second face facing the first direction.

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  • AMAZON TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Barbehenn, Michael T North Reading, US 36 3196
D'Andrea, Raffaello Wollerau, CH 72 4054
Hoffman, Andrew Edward Lunenburg, US 9 255
Koehler, David C Jacksonville, US 2 207
Mountz, Michael Cordell Lexington, US 28 832
Wurman, Peter R Acton, US 73 5170

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