Method and system for transporting payloads in storage facilities

1. A method for transporting a payload in a storage facility, the method comprising:

determining, by a server based on a first set of parameters associated with the payload, a structural arrangement to be formed at a first location in the storage facility for lifting the payload, wherein the payload is stationed at the first location and is associated with a first plurality of fiducial markers;

selecting, by the server based on the determined structural arrangement, a plurality of transport vehicles in the storage facility for lifting the payload and transporting the payload from the first location to a second location in the storage facility;

determining, by the server, a path to be traversed by the plurality of transport vehicles for transporting the payload to the second location while maintaining the determined structural arrangement; and

communicating, by the server, a plurality of instructions to the plurality of transport vehicles to reach a respective fiducial marker of the first plurality of fiducial markers;

wherein, based on the plurality of instructions, the plurality of transport vehicles reach the respective fiducial markers to form the determined structural arrangement for lifting the payload; and

wherein the plurality of transport vehicles move in sync with respect to each other along the determined path for transporting the lifted payload while maintaining the determined structural arrangement.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving, by the server, a request for transporting the payload from the first location to the second location; and

determining, by the server, whether the payload is an irregular payload based on the first set of parameters, wherein the structural arrangement is determined when the payload is determined to be the irregular payload.

3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

identifying, by the server, a minimum bounding box that encompasses the determined structural arrangement of the plurality of transport vehicles, wherein the minimum bounding box is associated with a second plurality of fiducial markers, and wherein the plurality of transport vehicles occupy a third plurality of fiducial markers of the second plurality of fiducial markers; and

reserving, by the server, one or more remaining fiducial markers of the second plurality of fiducial markers that remain unoccupied.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first set of parameters includes at least one of first dimensions of the payload, a weight of the payload, a size of the payload, and a shape of the payload.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of transport vehicles are selected by the server further based on a second set of parameters associated with each of the plurality of transport vehicles.

6. The method of claim 5 , wherein the second set of parameters includes at least one of a weight carrying capacity, first dimensions, a shape, and a height of each of the plurality of transport vehicles.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of transport vehicles traverse the determined path in a leader-follower configuration.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the movement of the plurality of transport vehicles is such that adjacent transport vehicles in the determined structural arrangement have a predetermined safe distance therebetween.

9. The method of claim 8 , wherein the predetermined safe distance is zero and the adjacent transport vehicles in the determined structural arrangement are in contact with each other.

10. The method of claim 1 , wherein the determined path includes a plurality of sub-paths each associated with a transport vehicle of the plurality of transport vehicles, and wherein the plurality of transport vehicles traverse the respective sub-paths for transporting the payload from the first location to the second location, while maintaining the determined structural arrangement.

11. The method of claim 1 , further comprising

receiving, by the server, scan information from the plurality of transport vehicles that traverse the determined path, wherein the plurality of transport vehicles communicate the scan information to the server by scanning a set of fiducial markers associated with the determined path; and

identifying, by the server, a dropped payload or a damaged fiducial marker in the determined path based on the scan information.

12. A system for transporting a payload in a storage facility, the system comprising:

a first plurality of transport vehicles in the storage facility; and

a server in communication with the first plurality of transport vehicles, wherein the server is configured to:

determine, based on a first set of parameters associated with the payload, a structural arrangement to be formed at a first location in the storage facility for lifting the payload, wherein the payload is stationed at the first location and is associated with a first plurality of fiducial markers;

select, based on the determined structural arrangement, a second plurality of transport vehicles from the first plurality of transport vehicles for lifting the payload and transporting the payload from the first location to a second location in the storage facility;

determine a path to be traversed by the second plurality of transport vehicles for transporting the payload to the second location, while maintaining the determined structural arrangement; and

communicate a plurality of instructions to the second plurality of transport vehicles to reach at a respective fiducial marker of the first plurality of fiducial markers;

wherein, based on the plurality of instructions, the second plurality of transport vehicles reach at the respective fiducial markers to form the determined structural arrangement for lifting the payload, and

wherein the second plurality of transport vehicles move in sync with respect to each other along the determined path for transporting the lifted payload, while maintaining the determined structural arrangement.

13. The system of claim 12 , wherein the server is further configured to:

receive a request for transporting the payload from the first location to the second location, and

determine whether the payload is an irregular payload based on the first set of parameters, wherein the structural arrangement is determined when the payload is the irregular payload.

14. The system of claim 12 , wherein the server is further configured to:

identify a minimum bounding box that encompasses the determined structural arrangement of the second plurality of transport vehicles, wherein the minimum bounding box is associated with a second plurality of fiducial markers, and wherein the second plurality of transport vehicles occupy a third plurality of fiducial markers of the second plurality of fiducial markers, and

reserve one or more remaining fiducial markers of the second plurality of fiducial markers that remain unoccupied.

15. The system of claim 12 , wherein the server selects the second plurality of transport vehicles further based on a second set of parameters associated with each of the first plurality of transport vehicles.

16. The system of claim 15 , wherein the first set of parameters includes at least one of first dimensions of the payload, a weight of the payload, a size of the payload, and a shape of the payload, and wherein the second set of parameters includes at least one of a weight carrying capacity, second dimensions, a height, and a shape of each of the first plurality of transport vehicles.

17. The system of claim 12 , wherein the second plurality of transport vehicles are configured to traverse the determined path in a leader-follower configuration, and wherein the movement of the second plurality of transport vehicles is such that adjacent transport vehicles in the determined structural arrangement have a predetermined safe distance therebetween.

18. The system of claim 17 , wherein the predetermined safe distance is zero and the adjacent transport vehicles in the determined structural arrangement are in contact with each other.

19. The system of claim 12 , wherein the determined path includes a plurality of sub-paths each associated with a transport vehicle of the second plurality of transport vehicles, and wherein the second plurality of transport vehicles traverse the respective sub-paths for transporting the payload from the first location to the second location, while maintaining the determined structural arrangement.

20. The system of claim 12 , wherein the server is further configured to:

receive scan information from the second plurality of transport vehicles that traverse the determined path, wherein the second plurality of transport vehicles communicate the scan information to the server by scanning a set of fiducial markers associated with the determined path, and

identify a dropped payload or a damaged fiducial marker in the determined path based on the scan information.