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Design for a tandem AGV system with two-load AGVs

Computers & Industrial Engineering, 2007
Abstract The tandem AGV system is obtained by partitioning all workstations into multiple zones. Then, a single vehicle is assigned to each zone. In this paper, we present an analytical model to design a tandem AGV system with two-load AGVs. The analytical model is obtained by performing a design procedure which consists of two steps, ‘selection of ...
Kyung Sup Kim, Byung Do Chung
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AGV Controlled FMS [PDF]

International Journal of Production Research, 2000
One of the key factors that prevent the implementation of Flexible Manufacturing Systems (FMS) is the elaborate cost associated with the control software. In a FMS there is often a wide range of equipment, such as personal computers, Programmable Logical Controllers (PLCs), CNC Machines or robots, each of these having their ownintelligence' and library
Fergus G. Maughan, Huw J. Lewis
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Coordination of industrial AGVs

International Journal of Vehicle Autonomous Systems, 2011
In this paper, we propose an algorithm for coordinating a group of mobile robots that go through predefined paths in a dynamic industrial environment. Coordination diagrams are used for representing the possible collisions among the vehicles. We exploit this information for developing a centralised and incremental planning algorithm that allows to ...
R. Olmi, SECCHI, Cristian, FANTUZZI, Cesare   +2 more
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A design for a tandem AGVS with multi-load AGVs

The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, 2003
A tandem automated guided vehicle system (AGVS) is obtained by partitioning all workstations into multiple zones and assigning a single vehicle to each zone. In this paper, we propose an analytical model to design a tandem AGVS with multi-load AGVs. Using simulations, the performance of the proposed model is shown by comparing it with a conventional ...
Kyung Sup Kim, Byung Do Chung, Moosung Jae   +2 more
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ATS/AGV-design, implementation and evaluation of a high performance AGV

Intelligent Vehicle Symposium, 2002. IEEE, 2003
Within the framework of a full scale hardware-in-the-loop intelligent vehicle simulator called VEHIL, an automatic guided vehicle is developed in order to simulate traffic participants. This vehicle, called ATS/AGV, is based on a four wheel drive and four wheel steer concept which allows for a high handling performance in combination with the ability ...
Ploeg, J., Knaap, A.C.M. van der, Verburg, D.J.   +2 more
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AGVS mechanism

The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, 1994
機械工程學系 ; 工學院 ...
Hsieh, S., Lin, K.-H. M.
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Neuromorphic controller for AGV steering

Proceedings 1992 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, 2003
A backpropagation neural network is proposed as a controller for an automated guided vehicle (AGV) system. At the present stage of development, the input layer consists of two neurons and receives the state signals of the tracking errors from the camera image processor, and the sole neuron in the output layer provides the command signal of a reference ...
R. M. H. Cheng, J. W. Xiao, S. LeQuoc
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Modeling AGV systems

Proceedings of the 18th conference on Winter simulation - WSC '86, 1986
Computer simulation is often used as an analysis tool during the design of Automated Guided Vehicle (AGV) systems. However, because of the complexities inherent in automated material handling systems, general-purpose simulation languages must be used creatively to capture the desired detail in the model.
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The application of AS/RS and AGV in Taiwan

International Journal of Manufacturing Technology and Management, 2003
This article presents the trend and application of AS/RS and AGV in Taiwan, and the number of deployment in various industries are demonstrated and compared. It can be seen that the electronic industry employs more AS/RS and AGV than others. The application of AS/RS and AGV in distribution centres is also discussed.
Amy Hsin-I Lee, Chiu-Chi Wei, Chen-Mei Fuong Wang   +2 more
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A Production System for AGVS Control

IFAC Proceedings Volumes, 1990
Abstract This work present an AGV Expert System (AES) which has been developed to control an automated guided vehicle system. It has been implemented in OPS5, a production system language. The AES structure is shown in two main aspects: the element classes used to model an AGV system and the organization of the AES knowledge base. Finally, rules used
L. Moreno, M.A. Salichs, R. Aracil, P. Campoy   +3 more
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