Automated guided vehicle system design for FMS applications

Vosniakos, G-C; Mamalis, AG

dc.contributor.author	Vosniakos, G-C	en
dc.contributor.author	Mamalis, AG	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-03-01T01:07:48Z
dc.date.available	2014-03-01T01:07:48Z
dc.date.issued	1990	en
dc.identifier.issn	08906955	en
dc.identifier.uri	https://dspace.lib.ntua.gr/xmlui/handle/123456789/10186
dc.subject	Automated Guided Vehicle System	en
dc.subject.other	Computer Programming--Algorithms	en
dc.subject.other	Control Systems	en
dc.subject.other	Vehicles--Guidance	en
dc.subject.other	Automated Guided Vehicles	en
dc.subject.other	Flexible Manufacturing Systems	en
dc.title	Automated guided vehicle system design for FMS applications	en
heal.type	journalArticle	en
heal.identifier.primary	10.1016/0890-6955(90)90044-J	en
heal.identifier.secondary	http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0890-6955(90)90044-J	en
heal.publicationDate	1990	en
heal.abstract	The issues of designing and installing a system of Automated Guided Vehicles (AGVs) in a Flexible Manufacturing System (FMS) are examined in this work. The development, advantages and future trends of AGVs are briefly reviewed. Then the basic features of an AGV in an FMS environment, as well as a computerized procedure for the optimum vehicle selection, are discussed. Guide path layout considerations are made and docking/pallet transfer methods are suggested. A routing algorithm is presented to facilitate both routing and control of the vehicles, and the most commonly used methods for zone blocking, loading/unloading and traffic control and communications are outlined. Operation rules are reviewed and an example of an AGVS in an FMS is presented to demonstrate the potential of simulation in both design and evaluation of such systems. © 1990.	en
heal.journalName	International Journal of Machine Tools and Manufacture	en
dc.identifier.doi	10.1016/0890-6955(90)90044-J	en
dc.identifier.volume	30	en
dc.identifier.issue	1	en
dc.identifier.spage	85	en
dc.identifier.epage	97	en