Automated Guided Vehicle Systems Style and Function

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Automated Guided Vehicle SystemsStyle and
Function
(Automatic Guided Vehicles-AGVs by Egemin
Constucted with "Off-The-Shelf" components)

• Jennifer Savage
  October 29, 2008

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What exactly is an AGVS?

• AGVS stands for Automated Guided Vehicle System
• An AGVS consists of one or more computer
  controlled wheel based load carriers (normally
  battery powered) that runs on the plant floor (or
  if outdoors on a paved area) without the need for
  an onboard operator or driver.
• (Material Handling Industry of America)

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Current State of AGVS

• Tremendous range of applications
• Can be installed without majorly changing a
  facility
• Can be expensive and usually more then one
  machine purchased for system
• Require software, navigation systems, and
  communication systems.
• They help reduce the cost of manufacturing and
  increase efficiency
• They have been around since the 1950s

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Styles

• Main AGVS Styles
• Towing
• Unit Load
• Forklift Truck

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Towing/Tug AGVS

• Most Productive, can have multiple trailers
• Limitation Do not have reverse
• Advantages First AGV technology, good for
  continued use in changing environments, can have
  different hitches
• Possible use hauling bins of materials to a
  station
• (Tuggers Tow Vehicles-Automated Guided Vehicles
  (AGV) Type)

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Unit Load AGVS

• Most traditional, also called top carrier
• Interact with cranes, stands, and conveyors
• Can maneuver well in small spaces
• Carries loads such as racks, drums, or racks
• (Unit Load Automatic Guided Vehicles)

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Forklift Truck AGVS

• Disadvantages new technology
• Advantages Designed for rugged conditions
• Can stack things in levels

(Forklift AGVs)
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Costs
Price Depends on vehicle type and carrying
capacity (Material Handling Industry of America)
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Applications

• Major Industries that use AGVS
• Aerospace
• Apparel
• Automotive
• Beauty Products
• Books and Library Systems
• Dairy
• Food and Beverage
• Mail Order Fulfillment
• Office and Computer Equipment
• Pharmaceuticals and Health Care
• Refrigerator and Freezer Applications
• Retail
• Sporting Goods
• Textiles

• Applications that Utilize AGVS
• Archive Systems
• Cross Docking
• Distribution
• High Density Storage
• High Speed Sortation
• Material Flow and Transport
• Production and Manufacturing Delivery Systems
• Production and Manufacturing Support Systems
• Warehouse Management and Control
• Work-In-Process Buffers

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Standards

• Specialized AGVS are Modified Standard Models
• Light Load AGVS
• Designed to carry light loads
• Assembly Line AGVS
• Designed to be used in a serial manufacturing
  process

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Technical Paper
This paper describes a method created to
evaluates AVGS capabilities and then applies it
to a new AGVS. It examines system management,
navigation, load transfer, and production
capabilities.
Robot Comput Integr Manuf
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Vendors
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Video

• http//www.egeminusa.com/pages/AGV_movies_videos.h
  tml

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Class Application
How much would a low level 2 AVGS cost if you had
a VERY large warehouse with 11,000lb. pallets
that needed to be towed?

• (Wholesale and Liquidation) (Material Handling
  Industry of America)

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Summary

• AGVS main styles forklift, unit load, tug/towing
• Specialized AGVS systems can be designed for any
  specific application
• Efficient and can help increase manufacturing
• Can be used in many fields and applications

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References

• "AGVS Automatic Guided Vehicle Systems ."
  Material Handling Industry of America. 2008.
  Material Handling Industry of America. 28 Oct
  2008 lthttp//www.mhia.org/industrygroups/agvsgt.
• Berman S, et al. Evaluation of automatic guided
  vehicle systems. Robot Comput Integr Manuf
  (2008), doi10.1016/j.rcim.2008.02.009
• "Forklift AGVs." Amerden. 2008. Amerden AGVS. 28
  Oct 2008 lthttp//www.amerden.com/Products/forklift
  .htmlgt.
• "Unit Load Automatic Guided Vehicles." JBT
  Corporation. 2008. JBT Corporation. 28 Oct 2008
  lthttp//www.jbtc-agv.com/Solutions/Products/Unit-L
  oad-Automatic-Guided-Vehicles-AGVs.aspxgt.
• "Wholesale Liquidation Merchandise." Wholesale
  and Liquidation. 2008. Global Communications
  Inc.. 28 Oct 2008 lthttp//gcny.us/wholesale/wholes
  ale.htmlgt.
• "Tuggers Tow Vehicles-Automated Guided Vehicles
  (AGV) Type." FMC Technologies. 2008. FMC
  Technologies. 28 Oct 2008 lthttp//www.fmcsgvs.com/
  content/products/tugtow_vehicles.htmgt.
• "Automatic Guided Vehicles-AGVs by Egemin
  Constucted with "Off-The-Shelf" components.."
  Egemin Automation. 2008. Egemin Automation Inc..
  29 Oct 2008 lthttp//www.egeminusa.com/index.htmlgt.