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This article is presented by:
VASANTHA KUMAR
I semister, M.Tech (CIM)
M.S.R.I.T, Bangalore-560054.
Batch : 2009-10
AUTOMATED GUIDED VEHICLES
Introduction
-AGVs increase efficiency and reduce costs by helping to automate a manufacturing facility or warehouse.
-AGVs can carry loads or tow objects behind them in trailers. The trailers can be used to move raw materials or finished product. The AGV can also store objects on a bed. some AGVs use fork lifts to lift objects for storage. AGVs are employed in nearly every industry, including, paper, metals, newspaper and general manufacturing. .
- An AGV can also be called a laser guided vehicle(LGV) or self-guided vehicle (SGV). In Germany the technology is also called Fahrerlose Transport system (FTS) and in Sweden Forarlosa trucker.
- AGVs are available in a variety of models and can be used to move products on an assembly line, transport goods throughout a plant or warehouse.
History of AGV’S
The first AGV was brought to market in the 1950s, by Barrett Electronics of Northbrook, and at the time it was simply a tow truck that followed a wire in the floor instead of a rail. over the years the technology has become more sophisticated and today automated vehicles are mainly Laser navigated ex: LGV.
In an automated process, LGVs are programmed to communicate with other robots to ensure product is moved smoothly through the warehouse, whether it is being stored for future use or sent directly to shipping areas. Today the AGV plays an important role in the design of new factories and warehouses.