Research on the Efficiency of Visual Guidance Recognition for Tilt Tray Sorter

The tilt tray sorter is a core product for achieving high-speed automatic sorting of luggage in medium and large airports. The product has a relatively large volume, and it represents a substantial task for personnel during maintenance, repair, and upgrade iterations. The visibility of the equipment’s conveyance direction of luggage is crucial for the maintenance and upgrade iteration of the system. Therefore, research on visual recognition markers on tilt tray sorter is necessary. This paper designs a virtual simulation experiment environment in which different-sided graphical markers are created on the outer protective panels on both sides of the tilt tray sorter. Through physical data and subjective evaluation scales, the paper compares the efficiency of different graphical markers in terms of their recognition by participants. The study summarizes the impact of graphical markers on the visual guidance of conveyance. The experimental results indicate that triangular and octagonal graphical markers with fixed sharp angles exhibit better recognition efficiency, providing references and suggestions for the design of equipment orientation markers in the field of large-scale logistics equipment.