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Automated guided vehicle Types & Application

Justin Alder

Oct, 24 2012Slide2

Automated Guided Vehicle (AGV)

A material handling system that uses independently operated, self-propelled vehicles guided along defined pathways

Typical features:

On-board batteries (8-16 hours of operation)

Pathways are unobtrusive

Move material to and from load points

Found in production settings Slide3

Automated Guided Vehicle (AGV)

Where AGVs are used:

Automotive industry

Commercial print

Hospitals

Pharmaceuticals industryChemical industryFood handlingManufacturing Paper industryWarehouse distributionSlide4

AGV TypesDriverless Trains (

Tugger

or Tow AGV)

Pull one or more trailers

Heavy payloads over long distances

Efficient transport systemUnidirectional, looping track system (most can’t move in reverse)Automatic hitchingLoaded and unloaded by traditional or AGV fork truck Slide5

ApplicationsWork in process movementFinish product handling

Raw material handing

Pallet movement

Tool and supply deliverySlide6

AGV Types

Pallet

Trucks/Fork Trucks

Move palletized loads along routes

Accurate pallet placement

Interface with many different types of plant equipment including palletizers, stretch wrappers, ASRS systems, conveyors & rackingSensors onboard the vehicles allow for communication with plant equipment, and ensure smooth transfer of pallets between the AGV and fixed equipmentSlide7

ApplicationsWork in process movementFinish product handling

Raw material handing

Pallet movement and placement

Loading and UnloadingSlide8

AGV TypesUnit Load Carriers (Top Carriers)

Move unit loads from one station to another

Equipped for automatic loading and unloading pallets or tote pans with power rollers, belts, lift platformsSlide9

ApplicationWork in process movementFinish product handling

Raw material handing

Pallet movement and placement

Roll handling

Custom applications

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dTIwys_aiCE&feature=youtu.be

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7xhRfxWDv_w

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z5H1eLUTbZ0&feature=fvwp&NR=1Slide10

Primary VendorsSlide11

Latest and Greatest

Fragile Item Transportation

http://www.mhia.org/industrygroups/agvs/casestudies/8115/automatic-vehicle-design-accommodates-fragile-item-transportation

Heavy-duty Steel Plate Movement

http://www.mhia.org/industrygroups/agvs/casestudies/8867/heavy-duty-automatic-guided-vehicle-moves-steel-plates-both-indoors-and-outside

Auto Industry (Laser guidance system)http://www.mhia.org/industrygroups/agvs/casestudies/11585/automotive-assembly-plant-improves-productivity-with-agvsSlide12

Class Application: Cost Estimate

Requirements:

4 vehicles

Automatic Vehicle Dispatch, Load/Unload, Central Controller, Product Tracking, Multiple Path

Options, Load capacity of 6,000 lbs

(level 2)Answer: Total system cost can be estimated by multiplying the projected number of vehicles times the unit costs shownEstimated cost = 4*($115,000 to $225,000) = Range of ($460,000 to $900,000) depending on complexity of system….

http://www.mhia.org/industrygroups/agvs/costestimatingSlide13

References

http://www.jbtc-agv.com/en/Solutions/Products/Tugger-Automatic-Guided-Vehicles-AGVs

http://www.swisslog.com/index/hcs-index/hcs-systems/hcs-agv/hcs-agv-transcar.htm

Automation Production Systems, and Computer-Integrated Manufacturing , Third Edition,

Mikell

P. Groover. http://www.dematic.com/na

http://www.frog.nl/http://www.egeminusa.com/http://www.jbtc-agv.com/

http://www.transbotics.com/

http://www.agvsystems.com/

http://www.mhia.org/industrygroups/agvs/costestimating