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Analysis of the Travel Distance in the Multiple-load Carrying Automated Guided Vehicle Systems

다부하를 운반하는 무인운반차시스템에서 운반거리의 분석

  • Chang Suk-Hwa (Dept. of Industrial Engineering, University of Incheon)
  • 장석화 (인천대학교 산업공학과)
  • Published : 2005.03.01
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Abstract

This paper is to analyze the travel distance and the transport size of the vehicle when the AGV carries multiple-load in the tandem automated guided vehicle systems. The size of multiple-load represents the number of load that the AGV can carry simultaneously. The AGV can carry simultaneously multiple-load that load types are different. The transport system of the manufacturing system is a tandem configuration automated guided vehicle system, which is based on the partitioning of all the stations into several non-overlapping single closed loops. Each loop divided has only one vehicle traveling unidirectionally around it. The AGV of each loop has to have sufficient transport capacity that can carry all loads for given unit time. In this paper, the average loaded travel distance and the size of feasible multiple-load of the vehicle are analyzed. A numerical example is shown.

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