• 경영과학
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• 제11권1호
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• pp.23-37
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• 1994

This paper discusses the methodology for the operational performance of unit-load automated guided vehicles(AGVs) in a flow-shop-type flexible machining and assembly systems (FM/AS). Throughout the paper, AGVs are working as a carrier and mobile workstation. For a double-loop FM/AS, in which one loop is dedicated to machining and the other to assembly, three AGV operating strategies are proposed. Considering the entering interval and travel time of AGVs between workcenters, the strategies are developed to determine the best job sequence which minimizes the makespan and vehicle idle time. Entering times of AGVs and the required minimum number of AGVs are obtained on the basis of the best job sequence. When the number of AGVs are limited, entering times of AGVs are adjusted to maximize the utilization of AGVs.

• 제어로봇시스템학회:학술대회논문집
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• 제어로봇시스템학회 2000년도 제15차 학술회의논문집
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• pp.299-299
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• 2000

In this paper, a determination method of number of AGVs fer introducing to the multi-path material handling systems is presented by using genetic algorithm. For serving the raw material to each work stations automatically, there needs to introduce a AGVs for transfer the raw martial. To reduce the overall production cost in the material handling systems, however, a trade off exists between the amount of inventory hold on the shop floor and the number of AGVs needed to provide adequate service. In this paper, firstly a objective function which included the net present fixed costs of each stations and each purchased AGVs, delivering cost. stock inventory cost, and safety stock inventory cost is presented. Secondly by using genetic algorithm, the optimal reorder quantity at each stations is decided, where the number of AGVs is increased step by step. From a simulation with different GA parameters, we can determine a optimal number of AGVs to reduce the overall production cost. Thus, the effectiveness of GA for determining the number of AGVs is verified in automated material handling systems.

• 대한산업공학회지
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• 제17권1호
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• pp.109-115
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• 1991

In automated manufacturing systems, Automated Guided Vehicle(AGV) Systems are increasingly important in material handling and manufacturing operations. A considerably flexible AGV system needs to be operated with maximum effectiveness. This paper develops an algorithm for the determination of the entering point and the number of AGVs required in the Flow Shop Type FMS. We consider an AGV used as a carrier and mobile workstation. For the limited number of AGV, the entering point of an AGV on a simple loop is determined in order to maximize the utilization of AGVs. For the unlimited number of AGVs, the number of AGVs required in the FMS is determined on the basis of the entering point of AGVs. The result by the algorithm may be used as a criterion on the control of material flow and the assignment of AGVs in the FMS. A numerical example is given to illustrate the algorithm.

• 한국시뮬레이션학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국시뮬레이션학회 1997년도 춘계 학술대회 발표집
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• pp.124-127
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• 1997

A key element in the control of Automated Guided Vehicle Systems (AGVS) is dispatching policy. This paper proposes a new dispatching algorithm for an efficient operation of AGVS. Based on an evolutionary operation, it has an adaptive control capability responding to changes of the system environment. The performance of the algorithm is compared with some well-known dispatching rules in terms of the system throughput through simulation. Sensitivity analysis is carried out varying the buffer capacity and the number of AGVS.

• 대한산업공학회지
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• 제16권1호
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• pp.59-65
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• 1990

In the design of AGVS (Automated Guided Vehicle Systems), one of the important problem is to determine the number of AGVs required to provide a given level of transport service. At present, there are two kind of methods to determine the number of AGVs, the one is to use the mathematical model, the other is to use the simulation technique. Among these, simulation based technique is more reliable than analytical method. In this sense, this paper intend to determine the optimal number of AGVs using personal computer simulation by SIMAN Ver.3.5.

• Management Science and Financial Engineering
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• 제6권2호
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• pp.47-67
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• 2000

It is discussed how to assign delivery tasks to automated guided vehicles (AGVs) for multiple container cranes in automated container terminals. The primary goal of dispatching AGVs is to complete all the lading and discharging operations as early as possible, and the secondary goal is to minimize the total travel distance of AGVs. It is assumed that AGVs are not dedicated to a specific container crane but shared among multiple cranes. A mathematical formulation is developed and a heuristic algorithm is suggested to obtain a near optimal solution with a reasonable amount of computational time. The single-cycle and the dual-cycle operations in both the seaside and the landside operations are analyzed. The effects of pooling AGVs for multiple container cranes on the performance of an entire AGV system are also analyze through a numerical experiment.

• 한국시뮬레이션학회논문지
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• 제17권2호
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• pp.91-103
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• 2008

자동화 제조 시스템에 시뮬레이션 기법을 사용하기 인해서는 자재취급 시스템의 성과를 동적으로 측정해야만 한다. 다중 에이전트 기술은 제조시스템을 지능화 시키고, 분산처리 된 시뮬레이터 개발에 적합하다. 다중 에이전트 시스템은 하나의 조정 에이전트와 다수의 응용 에이전트들로 구성된다. AGVS 시뮬레이터에 있어 이슈는 운반차량의 대수 결정, 양단방향 흐름에서의 이동경로 결정등과 같은 set-up문제와 운영문제로 구분 지을 수 있다. 본 논문에서는 다중 에이전트 기술을 사용하고, 실시간 교착상태 해법 알고리즘이 포함된 시뮬레이터를 소개한다. 시뮬레이터는 잘 알려진 프로이드(Floyd) 알고리즘을 사용하여 AGVS의 최단 이동경로를 구성된다. 움직이고 있는 차량 에이전트는 조정 에이전트에 의해 실시간 제어로 작동되고, AGV는 경로확인 알고리즘을 사용하여 충돌과 교착상태를 피한다. AGV의 위치는 수평시간 계획법에 근거하여 동적으로 재계산된다. 충돌해소 알고리즘은 어떠한 배치 형태에서라도, 그리고 큰 규모의 문제에서도 AGVS의 운영 중의 주행문제 해결을 보장한다. 시뮬레이터는 AGV들의 AGVS 칸트차트를 통하여 작동정보를 받고, 표현한다. 제안된 알고리즘의 성과와 다중 에이전트 기술을 사용하여 개발한 시뮬레이터는 실험을 통하여 검증된다.

• 제어로봇시스템학회논문지
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• 제8권9호
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• pp.795-802
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• 2002

We present a new dynamic routing scheme for multiple autonomous guided vehicles (AGVs) systems. There have been so many results concerned with scheduling and routing of multiple AGV systems; however, most of them are only applicable to systems with a small number of AGVs under a low degree of concurrency. With an increased number of AGVs in recent applications, these AGV systems are faced with another problem that has never been occurred in a system with a small number AGVs. This is the stop propagation problem. That is, if a leading AGV stops then all the following AGVs must stop to avoid any collision. In order to resolve this problem, we propose a nonstop preferential detour (NPD) algorithm which is a new dynamic routing scheme employing an election algorithm. For real time computation, we introduce two stage control scheme and propose a new path searching scheme, k-via shortest path scheme for an efficient dynamic routing algorithm. Finally, the proposed new dynamic routing scheme is illustrated by an example.

• 한국시뮬레이션학회논문지
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• 제17권3호
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• pp.85-94
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• 2008

본 연구는 컨테이너 터미널에서 사용될 수 있는 교착방지를 위한 알고리즘 개발을 목표로 하였다. 기존의 교착방지 알고리즘은 많은 계산시간을 소요한다는 단점을 극복하기 위하여 본 연구에서는 하나의 경로에 대해서 예약스케줄을 작성하여 두고 반복적으로 사용하는 예약 스케줄 표 방식을 제안하였다. 시뮬레이션 실험 결과 예약 스케줄 표 방식은 그때그때의 주행경로에 대한 예약스케줄링을 위하여 계산시간이 필요 없기 때문에 AGV의 실시간 운영을 위하여 유용한 방식임을 알 수 있었다.

• 한국정보과학회논문지:컴퓨팅의 실제 및 레터
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• 제16권5호
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• pp.591-595
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• 2010

본 논문에서는 자동화 컨테이너 터미널에서 컨테이너를 운반하는데 사용되는 무인 운반 차량(AGV)의 교통흐름을 동적으로 최적화하는 방안을 제안한다. 터미널 환경은 다수의 차량이 한정된 영역 내에서 주행하므로 높은 생산성을 위해서는 차량 사이의 간섭 및 병목현상을 최소화하도록 교통흐름을 제어해야 한다. 제안 알고리즘은 터미널 환경의 동적 변화에 대응하여 유전알고리즘을 이용하여 AGV의 교통흐름을 최적화한다. 알고리즘의 속도향상을 위해 이전에 수행한 최적화 결과를 활용하는 방안이 시도되었다. 시뮬레이션 실험을 통해 제안 알고리즘의 성능을 확인하였다.