WO2018024852A1 - Vehicle having a loading device - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention relates to a vehicle (1) for receiving a number n ≤ N of delivery robots (50) into a cargo space (10) of the vehicle (1), wherein N is the maximum number of delivery robots (50) that can be held in the cargo space (10) and n is the number of delivery robots (50) currently present in the cargo space (10). The vehicle has the following: a fastening device (12) for automatically individually fastening N delivery robots (50) in the cargo space (10), a communication interface (14) for the communication of the vehicle (1) with the n delivery robots (50), a loading device (30) for automatically loading each of N delivery robots (50) present in the cargo space (10) with freight from a freight storage region (32) of the vehicle (1), and a number N of charging interfaces (16) for individually charging energy stores of the n delivery robots (50) in the cargo space (10).

Description

 Vehicle with mounting device

The invention relates to a vehicle or method for receiving delivery robots, and to a system for delivering parcels / freight to a plurality of locally distributed receivers having at least one such vehicle. Furthermore, the invention relates to a method for delivering packages with such a vehicle.

Vehicles used to deliver packages / freight to a variety of recipients now have a cargo space / hold for stowing the packages / cargo. The delivery of the individual packages / freight items is then carried out manually by a person who removes the packages / freight items from the hold / cargo space and delivers them to the recipients.

The object of the invention is to provide a vehicle or a method that allows improved and faster delivery of packages / freight. Another object is to provide a method and system for delivering parcels / freight to a plurality of local receivers with such a vehicle. It should be noted here that in the following description, the terms "package" and "freight" are used interchangeably. In the present case, the term "freight" / "package" basically covers all transportable objects, in particular those which can be transported with a delivery robot which can be accommodated in a vehicle according to the invention.

The invention results from the features of the independent claims. Advantageous developments and refinements are the subject of the dependent claims.

A first aspect of the invention relates to a vehicle or method for picking up a number n <N of delivery robots in a loading space of the vehicle, where N is the number of maximum deliverable delivery robots in the cargo hold and n is the number of delivery robots currently present in the cargo space. The vehicle comprises: a fixing device for automatically individually fixing N delivery robots in the cargo hold, a communication interface for communicating the vehicle with the n delivery robots, a placement device for automatically loading delivery robots N in the cargo space, each with one freight from one Freight storage area of the vehicle, and a number N of charging interfaces for individually charging energy storage of n delivery robots in the hold.

The vehicle is preferably a truck, vans, vans, vans or bus. The vehicle may also be a passenger car, rail vehicle, watercraft (for example a ship), underwater vehicle or an aircraft.

In the present case, the term "delivery robot" is understood in particular to mean a self-propelled delivery robot, a self-flying delivery robot (drone), a self-controlling floating vehicle, etc.

In particular, the freight is initially loaded in a freight store of the vehicle. The loading of the freight store is advantageously carried out automatically via an interface to the freight store. This freight store can have individual compartments (eg shelf compartments). Preferably, the loading of the n delivery robot present in the vehicle can be carried out by the placement device during the standstill of the vehicle and / or during the drive of the vehicle.

According to an advantageous embodiment, the vehicle mounting device is furthermore designed and set up to automatically unload a freight of N delivery robots present in the cargo space into the freight storage area. Thus, for example, it is possible to automatically unload the freight from delivery robots that automatically return to the vehicle by a customer with freight in the cargo storage area of the vehicle.

According to a further advantageous embodiment, the placement device of the vehicle comprises a storage and retrieval unit, with which cargo is picked from a shelf system arranged in the cargo storage area for a respective delivery robot and / or unloaded by a delivery robot into the rack system.

Advantageously, several of the delivery robot can be loaded with freight at the same time with the placement device.

Advantageously, the energy storage of the delivery robot electrical energy storage, ie accumulators. These are charged by applying an electric current with a certain voltage, preferably by direct current. Alternatively or In addition, the delivery robot can be driven by internal combustion engines, so that the energy storage in this case are advantageous fuel tanks. Suitable fuels include, for example: gasoline, hydrogen, LPG, etc.

The loading space of the vehicle is preferably accessible through the rear of the vehicle and / or through a vehicle side. In particular, the cargo space of the vehicle is behind a driver's cab and is separated from this. Advantageously, the accesses in the cargo compartment of the vehicle are controlled and automatically open or close.

The delivery robots are advantageously designed and arranged such that they are controlled and controlled automatically, advantageously completely autonomously, that is without direct control by a human operator. The delivery robots are therefore equipped in particular with a positioning and navigation system, as well as with a robot guidance computer, which takes over the control of the robot. The delivery robots can thus travel autonomously from one position to another position (for example the address of a parcel receiver) and return again. For this purpose, a current (2D / 3D) route guidance is provided to the robot guidance computer on the basis of which the delivery robot is controlled. Advantageously, the delivery robots each have a sensor for detecting the current environment, as well as an evaluation of beauty for the evaluation of the acquired environmental data regarding existing obstacles. The data are also advantageously used to control the delivery robot.

According to the invention, the vehicle is equipped with a fixing device in order to keep the delivery robot carried in the loading space and received at a certain position, even if driving-related accelerations occur. According to an advantageous embodiment, the fixing device of the vehicle is also designed for fixing each delivery robot already loaded with a freight. Advantageously thus loaded and thus massive delivery robots are fixed. The automatic fixing device can have a mechanical fixation, for example by engaging fixing hooks, by an automatic fixation by means of straps, etc.

According to an advantageous embodiment, the fixing device on one or more inflatable units, which serve to fix the delivery robot. The fixation of the delivery robot is carried out by a mechanical deadlock on the respective position in the vehicle by means of the inflated units. The inflatable units can be filled with a liquid and / or gaseous medium or the liquid or gaseous medium can be discharged from the units, wherein in the "inflated state" of the units, the unit is filled with the respective medium For each delivery robot, one or more individual, for example cushion-shaped, inflatable units can be attached, Alternatively, several delivery robots can be fixed in the cargo space with an inflatable unit designed for mattress-shaped inflations.The inflatable units attach themselves to the outer contours of the delivery robots for fixing in the "inflated state" Accordingly, so that differently shaped delivery robot with similar reliability can be fixed with it. In other words, the inflatable units are not bound to a specific construction or outer contour of the delivery robot in order to reliably fix it in the cargo compartment of the vehicle.

The communication interface according to the invention serves for communication between the vehicle and the delivery robots in order to transmit information between the vehicle and the delivery robots. Advantageously, the communication interface of the vehicle uses a Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, GSM, UMTS or LTE connection for this purpose.

In an advantageous embodiment, the delivery robots communicate via the communication interface at least one of the following states of a respective delivery robot to the vehicle:

Loading condition of the respective delivery robot,

 - Type of freight (eg postal / parcel / registered mail, etc.) of the respective delivery robot,

- identification of the respective freight,

 - position of the respective delivery robot,

 - delivery address reached,

 - available operating energy of the respective delivery robot,

 - Error message of the respective delivery robot.

Each freight is advantageously provided for identification with a one-to-one identifier, for example in the form of a readable RFID chip. Thus, for each shipment, the current location can be detected and communicated to the vehicle until it is delivered to a receiver. In a further advantageous embodiment, the vehicle communicates via the communication interface at least one of the following information to one or more or all of the n delivery robots:

 - start signal for the autonomous unloading of the respective delivery robot / s,

 - Delivery address to be triggered by the respective delivery robot,

 - Type of transfer (storage of freight with / without interaction with the consignee)

- Parking position in the vehicle reached,

 - Start charging with energy.

This communication is used to equip the respective delivery robot, for example, with all information required for a delivery of the respective package or the respective freight to a recipient. In addition, operational information such as completion of an automatic unloading operation of the delivery robot from the vehicle, start of an automatic loading operation of the delivery robot on the vehicle, reaching a parking position of the delivery robot in the vehicle, start of an automatic charging of energy, etc. provided by the vehicle to the respective delivery robot become. On the basis of this information received by the vehicle, for example, automatic control routines in the respective delivery robot can be started.

The vehicle further advantageously has a communication interface with a control center. Advantageously, some or all of the information available in the vehicle, for example about a vehicle state, about a state of the delivery robot, etc., can be transmitted from the vehicle to the control center via this interface. In addition, from the control center to the vehicle information, such as changes in the route of the vehicle, changes in the specific data, in particular the recipient data of a freight, etc. are transmitted.

The aforementioned N charging interfaces of the vehicle enable an individual automatic charging of energy stores of the delivery robots in the loading space of the vehicle, in order to supply the delivery robots, in particular during a drive of the vehicle with new energy, or to recharge them. The energy transferred via the charging interfaces to the delivery robots can be transferred in particular in the form of electrical energy and / or fuels (gasoline, diesel, liquid hydrogen, liquefied petroleum gas, etc.). The energy storage of delivery robots are corresponding Accumulators or containers for holding liquid or gaseous fuels. According to a further advantageous embodiment, the charging interfaces transmit energy to the delivery robot according to an inductive principle. Here, a constantly changing electromagnetic field is generated from an electrical energy source, which triggers an induction current in the receiver, which is used for charging in particular a battery of a delivery robot. Advantageously, thereby a contactless charging of a battery can be realized. The charging interfaces are advantageously designed and set up so that, as soon as a delivery robot has assumed a designated position in the cargo compartment of the vehicle, and for example a release for the start of autonomous charging, the charging process begins, and if necessary automatically a mechanical contact between the vehicle and delivery robot is made via the charging interface.

According to a further advantageous embodiment, the charging interfaces have a mechanical interface for transmitting electrical energy to a delivery robot, which can autonomously establish an electrical contact between the delivery robot and one of the charging interfaces. Advantageously, the loading process of the delivery robot without the intervention of an operator, i. autonomous possible.

According to a further advantageous embodiment, the vehicle has a loading space optimization system with optical sensors for detecting the supply robots present in the loading space, wherein the loading space optimization system controls a positioning of the delivery robots in the loading space via the communication interface. The loading space optimization system comprises an image evaluation processor for determining the current positioning of the delivery robots and a control unit which can communicate with and control the delivery robot in the cargo space via the communication interface. Thus, information about the number and the position of the delivery robots located in the cargo compartment of the vehicle are advantageously available to the vehicle, as a result of which, in particular, the cargo space is controllable, verifiable and optimizable.

According to a further advantageous embodiment, the vehicle has a device for detecting and providing at least one of the following states in the vehicle:

- Loading the vehicle with delivery robots (here is the process of loading meant),

 Unloading the vehicle from delivery robots (here the unloading process is meant),

 - status of the assembly machine (number of pieces of freight, free space for holding freight, etc.)

 Number of invited delivery robots in the vehicle,

 - number F = N - n of the free slots for delivery robots in the vehicle,

 Information about a route to be traveled by the vehicle,

 Information about a target position to be controlled by the vehicle,

 - Error messages of the vehicle.

This information is used to detect an operational state of the vehicle to issue it to a driver of the vehicle and / or forward it to a central office. This information may still be used in the vehicle or at the central office to determine operational time delays of the vehicle from a previously provided delivery schedule.

According to a further advantageous embodiment, the loading space of the vehicle has different levels for receiving the delivery robots. This allows optimized use of the cargo space.

According to a further advantageous embodiment, the loading space of the vehicle is designed to accommodate pallets already equipped with delivery robots. The pallets are advantageously designed in such a way that they fit into an insertion system present in the loading space. The pallets advantageously have a size which corresponds approximately to the bottom surface of the cargo space, so that the number of inserted pallets equal to the number of loaded in the cargo space with delivery robot levels.

According to a further advantageous embodiment, the vehicle has a device for automatically loading and / or unloading the delivery robot in / from the loading space. Depending on the nature of the delivery robot and the vehicle, this may be, for example, a controllable ramp and / or a controllable lifting system and / or a take-off and landing platform and / or a loading and unloading interface.

According to a further advantageous embodiment, the device is for automatic loading and unloading of the vehicle controlled by a control system of the vehicle depending on a manual input of a driver of the vehicle or automatically depending on the achievement of predetermined delivery positions.

According to a further advantageous embodiment, the vehicle has a warning device with which an acoustic and / or visual warning signal for an environment of the vehicle can be output before the start and / or during a loading and / or unloading process of the cargo space. Here, the vehicle has at least one electroacoustic converter (loudspeaker, signal horn, etc.) and / or one or more light sources, an optical display panel, etc.

The proposed vehicle allows more efficient delivery of freight to recipients. In particular, a parallelization in the delivery of packages to recipients is possible by the proposed vehicle.

A further aspect of the invention relates to a method for delivering parcels with a vehicle, as described above, to a plurality of locally distributed receivers in an environment of a location 02, with the following steps.

In one step, the freight storage area is loaded with freight. In a further step, an automatic picking and loading of a number m of the n delivery robots takes place in each case with a freight, with m <n <N. In a further step, the vehicle is driven to a location 02. In a further step, an automated unloading of at least one delivery robot loaded at one freight takes place at location 02, whereby this delivery robot then autonomously travels from location 02 to a predetermined delivery address which Delivering freight and returning to location 02 autonomously. In a further step, an autonomous loading of this delivery robot takes place in the loading space of the vehicle (1).

For loading the vehicle or the cargo storage area, the vehicle is provided at a location Ol (for example a freight center). The freight storage area is then preferably automatically loaded with cargo at location Ol. The placement device of the vehicle then takes over the automated, preferably autonomous loading of delivery robots with freight available in the vehicle. For this purpose, the delivery robots are either already present in the cargo compartment of the vehicle or are advantageously completely or partially in place automatically and autonomously loaded into the loading area of the vehicle. The vehicle then travels from location Ol to a location 02. Advantageously, some or all of the recipient addresses of the cargo are in the vicinity of location 02. One or more delivery robots leave the loading space of the vehicle and automatically navigate to the respective recipient of their cargo, delivering them Freight, and automatically control the vehicle in turn to get there automatically in the hold of the vehicle. Once arrived there is an automated fixing of the respective delivery robot and, where appropriate, its energy charge. Furthermore, the loading device preferably discharges freight from delivery robots into the freight storage area of the vehicle.

After the vehicle has delivered or picked up freight on a predetermined route, for example at several locations 02 by means of the delivery robots, the vehicle preferably returns to a freight center O1 to unload freight present in the cargo storage area to the cargo center and, if necessary, to pick up new cargo.

Advantages and advantageous developments of the proposed method result from an analogous and analogous transmission of the above statements made in connection with the vehicle.

Another aspect of the invention relates to a system for delivering parcels to a plurality of distributed receivers comprising at least one vehicle as described above and a plurality of delivery robots each configured to:

collect a cargo, automatically load it into the cargo hold of the vehicle and leave it automatically, and drive autonomously to a given delivery address, leave the cargo, return to the vehicle autonomously, and return autonomously to the hold after leaving the hold.

Advantages and advantageous developments of the proposed system result from an analogous and analogous transmission made in connection with the vehicle and the proposed method above statements.

Further advantages, features and details will become apparent from the following description, in which - where appropriate, with reference to the drawings - at least one Embodiment is described in detail. Same, similar and / or functionally identical parts are provided with the same reference numerals.

Show it :

1 shows a vehicle for receiving self-propelled delivery robots according to an embodiment of the invention,

Fig. 2 shows a vehicle for receiving self-propelled delivery robots according to another embodiment of the invention, and

Fig. 3 shows a method for delivering packages with a vehicle according to another embodiment of the invention.

The illustrations in the figures are schematic and not to scale.

Fig. 1 shows in the sub-images each a vehicle 1 in different views or in different states. The loading space 10 of the vehicle 1 has a plane for receiving the delivery robots 50. In particular, the delivery robots 50 are arranged on pallets. The vehicle 1 has a device 22 for automatically loading and / or unloading the delivery robot 50 into / from the loading space 10. For this purpose, the device 22 for automatic loading and / or unloading is equipped with a controllable ramp and / or a controllable lifting system. This ramp is controlled depending on a manual input of a driver of the vehicle 1 or automatically depending on the achievement of predetermined delivery positions. If the ramp is actuated and / or loading and / or unloading of the loading space 10 takes place, at least one acoustic warning signal for an environment of the vehicle 1 is emitted by a warning device, in particular at the beginning of the loading and / or unloading process of the loading space 10.

 The cargo storage area 32 and the placement device 30 are preferably arranged above the cargo space 10 in the vehicle interior. Thus, the delivery robots 50, the storage compartment of which is accessible to parcels, in particular from above, are conveniently accommodated on a device 22 of automatic loading and / or unloading height.

In particular, the vehicle 1 is part of a system for delivering parcels to a plurality of locally distributed receivers. The delivery robot 50, which is also part of the system, pick up a load, automatically drive into the hold 10 of the vehicle 1 and leave it automatically when the vehicle 1 has reached a corresponding area in which one or more of the receivers are located, the packages in the respective delivery robot 50 are assigned. After leaving the loading space 10, the delivery robots 50 travel autonomously to a predetermined delivery address, deliver the freight and return autonomously to the vehicle 1 in order to autonomously return to the loading space 10 of the vehicle 1.

2 a and 2 b respectively show a vehicle 1 for receiving a number n of self-propelled delivery robots 50 into a loading space 10 of the vehicle 1. The vehicle 1 has inflatable cushions as a fixing device 12 for automatic individual fixing of the delivery robots 50 in the cargo space 10. In Fig. 2a, the delivery robots 50 are loaded in the cargo space 10 of the vehicle 1, but not yet secured by the fixing device 12, since the pillows are not yet filled with air or other gas. On the other hand, FIG. 2b shows the pads of the fixing device 12 in an inflated state, whereby the delivery robots 50 are held in a predetermined position by the fixing device 12 to prevent the delivery robots 50 from moving relative to the vehicle 1 during travel of the vehicle 1 , In particular, the fixing device 12 is designed so that it can also fix delivery robots 50 already loaded with a freight. Furthermore, the vehicle 1 has a communication interface 14 for communicating the vehicle 1 with the n delivery robots 50. The communication interface 14 communicates at least the following states with at least one of the n delivery robots 50 to the vehicle 1: loading state of the respective delivery robot 50, type of loading of the respective delivery robot 50, the position of the respective delivery robot 50, the state "delivery address reached" upon entry of the The communication interface 14 preferably uses a local WLAN for connection to the vehicle 1. Furthermore, the communication interface 14 communicates the following information from the vehicle 1 to at least one of the n delivery robots 50: autonomous discharge start signal the respective delivery robot 50, the delivery address to be addressed by the respective delivery robot 50, the type of transfer, the status "parking position in the vehicle 1 reached" and the status "start charging with electrical energy." To charge Akkumu In the cargo space 10 of the vehicle 1, the delivery robots 50 of the delivery robot 50 have a number N of charging interfaces 16 for the individual charging of the delivery robots 50. The charging interfaces 16 transfer the electrical energy to a inductive principle. By this induction current, which is generated by time-varying electromagnetic fields, the batteries of the delivery robot 50 are charged. For this purpose, a mechanical interface for the transmission of electrical energy to a delivery robot 50 is available, which can autonomously establish an electrical contact between the delivery robot 50 and one of the charging interfaces 16. A loading space optimization system 18 also detects with optical sensors, preferably one or more cameras, those delivery robots 50 which are located in the loading space 10 of the vehicle 1. The information as to which recording locations are already occupied for delivery robot 50 in the vehicle 1 is forwarded to the vehicle 1 from the cargo space optimization system 18 to a computer of the vehicle 1, wherein the cargo space optimization system 18 controls a positioning of the delivery robot 50 in the cargo space 10 via the communication interface 14. Thus, the delivery robots 50 are given a command which of the respective receiving locations of the respective delivery robot 50 should take. From the number n of the delivery robots 50 already loaded in the vehicle 1, the information about the loading of the vehicle 1 with delivery robots 50, the information about the unloading of the vehicle 1 from delivery robots 50, the number F = N - n of the free acceptance slots for delivery robots 50 In the vehicle 1 and information about a route to be traveled by the vehicle 1 with the corresponding target positions to be triggered by the vehicle 1, a delivery process can be optimized. In particular, this information is provided by a device 20 for acquiring and providing corresponding information. An equipping device 30 automatically loads the delivery robots 50 present in the loading space 10, each with one freight from a freight storage area 32 of the vehicle 1, in particular during a journey of the vehicle 1. Furthermore, the equipping device 30 has a stacker crane. The storage and retrieval device provides in particular for the loading of the delivery robot 50 with freight from the freight storage area 32. The shelving system has to different levels in which the freight is stored, then picked for a respective delivery robot 50 and / or unloaded by a delivery robot 50 in the shelving system to become .

3 shows a method for delivering parcels with a vehicle 1 to a multiplicity of locally distributed receivers in an environment of a location 02. In a first step S 1 of the method, a freight storage area 32 is loaded with freight. In a second step S2, an automatic picking and loading of a number m of the n delivery robots 50 takes place, each time with a freight, where: m <n. In a third step S3, the vehicle 1 travels to a location 02, wherein in a fourth step S4, the automated unloading of at least one of each loaded with a freight delivery robot 50 takes place at 02, this delivery robot 50 then goes from location 02 autonomously to a predetermined delivery address that delivers cargo and autonomously returns to the location 02. In a concluding fifth step S5, an autonomous loading of this delivery robot 50 takes place in the loading space 10 of the vehicle 1.

Although the invention has been further illustrated and explained in detail by way of preferred embodiments, the invention is not limited by the disclosed examples, and other variations can be derived therefrom by those skilled in the art without departing from the scope of the invention. It is therefore clear that a multitude of possible variations exists. It is also to be understood that exemplified embodiments are really only examples that are not to be construed in any way as limiting the scope, applicability, or configuration of the invention. Rather, the foregoing description and description enable the skilled artisan to practice the exemplary embodiments, and those of skill in the knowledge of the disclosed inventive concept may make various changes, for example, to the function or arrangement of particular elements recited in an exemplary embodiment without departing from the scope of the protection, which is defined by the claims and their legal equivalents, such as further explanation in the description.

Claims

claims 1. vehicle (1) for receiving a number n <N of delivery robots (50) in a loading space (10) of the vehicle (1), where N is the number of maximum recordable delivery robot (50) in the cargo compartment (10) and n is the number the delivery robot (50) currently present in the hold (10) is, comprising:  a fixing device (12) for the automatic individual fixing of N delivery robots (50) in the loading space (10),  a communication interface (14) for communicating the vehicle (1) with the n delivery robots (50),  - An assembly device (30) for the automatic loading of N in the loading space (10) existing delivery robots (50) each having a freight from a freight storage area (32) of the vehicle (1), and  - A number N of charging interfaces (16) for individually charging energy storage of n delivery robot (50) in the cargo compartment (10). 2. Vehicle (1) according to claim 1,  in which the placement device (30) comprises a storage and retrieval unit, with which cargo is picked from a shelf system (32) arranged shelving system for a respective delivery robot (50) and this is loaded and / or automatically unloaded cargo from a delivery robot (50) in the shelving system becomes. 3. vehicle (1) according to one of claims 1 to 2,  in which the communication interface (14) communicates at least one of the following states of a respective one of the delivery robots (50) to the vehicle (1):  Loading condition of the respective delivery robot,  - type of loading of the respective delivery robot,  - position of the respective delivery robot,  - delivery address reached,  - available operating energy of the respective delivery robot, - Error messages. Vehicle according to one of claims 1 to 3,  in which a securing device is present in the freight storage area, securing / fixing the freight storage area that already exists. Vehicle (1) according to one of claims 1 to 4,  in which the communication interface (14) communicates at least one of the following information from the vehicle (1) to one or more or all of the n delivery robots (50):  - start signal for the autonomous unloading of the respective delivery robot,  - delivery address to be triggered by the respective delivery robot (50),  - type of delivery,  - parking position in the vehicle (1) reached,  - Start charging with electrical energy. Vehicle (1) according to one of claims 1 to 5,  with a cargo space optimization system (18) with optical sensors for detecting the delivery robot (50) present in the cargo space (10), wherein the cargo space optimization system (18) controls positioning of the delivery robots (50) in the cargo space (10) via the communication interface (14). Vehicle (1) according to one of claims 1 to 6,  with a device (20) for detecting and providing at least one of the following states in the vehicle (1):  Loading the vehicle (1) with delivery robots (50),  Unloading the vehicle (1) from delivery robots (50),  - status of the placement device (30),  Number n of the already loaded delivery robot (50) in the vehicle (1),  Number F = N - n of the free picking locations for delivery robots (50) in the vehicle (1),  Information about a route to be traveled by the vehicle (1),  Information about a target position to be controlled by the vehicle (1),  - Error messages. 8. Vehicle (1) according to one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the fixing device (12) has one or more inflatable units which serve to fix the delivery robot (50). 9. A method for delivering packages with a vehicle (1) according to one of claims 1 to 8 to a plurality of locally distributed receivers in an environment of a location 02, comprising the following steps:  Loading (Sl) the cargo storage area (32) with cargo,  automatic picking (S2) and loading of a number m of the n delivery robots (50) each with a freight, with m <n,  Driving (S3) the vehicle (1) to a location 02,  automated unloading (S4) of at least one of the delivery robots (50) loaded at each location at location 02, said delivery robot (50) subsequently autonomously traveling from location 02 to a predetermined delivery address which delivers cargo and returns autonomously to location 02, and  - autonomous loading (S5) of this delivery robot into the loading space (10) of the vehicle (1). 10. A method for receiving a number n <N of delivery robots (50), in particular with a vehicle according to one of claims 1 to 8, in a loading space (10) of a vehicle (1), where N is the number of maximum recordable delivery robot (50 ) in the cargo space (10) and n is the number of delivery robots (50) currently present in the cargo space (10), comprising:  automatic and individual fixing of N delivery robots (50) in the loading space (10 by a fixing device (12),  Communicating the vehicle (1) with the n delivery robots (50) through a communication interface (14),  - Automatic loading of N in the hold (10) existing delivery robots (50), each with a freight from a freight storage area (32) of the vehicle (1) by a mounting device (30) and  individually charging energy stores of the n delivery robots (50) in the cargo space (10) by a number N of charging interfaces (16). 11. The method according to claim 10, in which the placement device (30) comprises a storage and retrieval unit, with which cargo is picked from a shelf system (32) arranged shelf system for a respective delivery robot (50) and this is loaded and / or automatically unloaded cargo from a delivery robot (50) in the racking system is and / or in the cargo storage area a securing device for securing / fixing the in the cargo storage area existing cargo is present and / or wherein the fixing device (12) has one or more inflatable units, which serve to fix the delivery robot (50). 12. The method according to any one of claims 10 to 11,  in which the communication interface (14) communicates at least one of the following states of a respective one of the delivery robots (50) to the vehicle (1):  Loading condition of the respective delivery robot,  - type of loading of the respective delivery robot,  - position of the respective delivery robot,  - delivery address reached,  - available operating energy of the respective delivery robot,  - error messages,  and / or in which the communication interface (14) communicates at least one of the following information from the vehicle (1) to one or more or all of the n delivery robots (50):  - start signal for the autonomous unloading of the respective delivery robot,  - delivery address to be triggered by the respective delivery robot (50),  - type of delivery,  - parking position in the vehicle (1) reached,  - Start charging with electrical energy. 13. The method according to any one of claims 10 to 12,  with a cargo space optimization system (18) with optical sensors for detecting the delivery robot (50) present in the cargo space (10), wherein the cargo space optimization system (18) controls positioning of the delivery robots (50) in the cargo space (10) via the communication interface (14). 14. The method according to any one of claims 10 to 13,  comprising the steps of detecting and providing at least one of the following conditions in the vehicle (1):  Loading the vehicle (1) with delivery robots (50),  Unloading the vehicle (1) from delivery robots (50),  - status of the placement device (30), Number n of the already loaded delivery robot (50) in the vehicle (1), Number F = N - n of the free picking locations for delivery robots (50) in the vehicle (1),  Information about a route to be traveled by the vehicle (1),  Information about a target position to be controlled by the vehicle (1),  - Error messages. A system for delivering parcels to a plurality of locally distributed receivers, comprising at least one vehicle (1) according to any one of claims 1 to 8 and a plurality of delivery robots (50), each embodied therein: -a cargo,  -to automatically enter and leave the cargo space (10) of the vehicle (1), and  - after leaving the hold (10) autonomously to drive to a predetermined delivery address, deliver the freight, autonomously return to the vehicle (1) and return autonomously in the hold (10).