Flow path design for automated guided vehicle systems

Gaskins, Robert J.; Tanchoco, J. M. A.

doi:10.1080/00207548708919869

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“…In their paper, they also note that the model of Gaskins and Tanchoco (1987) may generate infeasible or non-optimal solutions. Brandeau (1993, 1994) use the benefit of AGV systems and fixed cost of setting a pick-up/delivery (P/D) station as the objective function instead of total vehicle travel distances.…”

Section: Unidirectional Guide-path Systemmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Several authors (Gaskins and Tanchoco, 1987;Gaskins et al, 1989;Goetz and Egbelu, 1990;Kaspi and Tanchoco, 1990;Sinriech and Tanchoco, 1991; formulate the guide-path design problem as a 0-1 integer-programming (IP) model. These models decide the guide-path sections and their directions that minimize the total loaded vehicle travel distance.…”

Section: Unidirectional Guide-path Systemmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Beamon (1998) describes several important performance criteria for automated guided vehicle systems such as vehicle travel time, vehicle utilization, queue length, and material handling cost. The most common performance criterion in guide-path design is minimizing the total vehicle travel distance corresponding to a given layout and flows (Gaskins and Tanchoco, 1987;Kaspi and Tanchoco, 1990). Kaspi et al (2002) include both the vehicle loaded and empty travel time in the objective function.…”

Section: Performance Criteriamentioning

confidence: 99%

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A review of design and control of automated guided vehicle systems

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This paper presents a review on design and control of automated guided vehicle systems. We address most key related issues including guide-path design, estimating the number of vehicles, vehicle scheduling, idle-vehicle positioning, battery management, vehicle routing, and conflict resolution. We discuss and classify important models and results from key publications in literature on automated guided vehicle systems, including often-neglected areas, such as idlevehicle positioning and battery management. In addition, we propose a decision framework for design and implementation of automated guided vehicle systems, and suggest some fruitful research directions. 5001-6182 Business AbstractThis paper presents a review on design and control of automated guided vehicle systems. We address most key related issues including guide-path design, estimating the number of vehicles, vehicle scheduling, idle-vehicle positioning, battery management, vehicle routing, and conflict resolution. We discuss and classify important models and results from key publications in literature on automated guided vehicle systems, including often-neglected areas, such as idle-vehicle positioning and battery management. In addition, we propose a decision framework for design and implementation of automated guided vehicle systems, and suggest some fruitful research directions.

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Section: Unidirectional Guide-path Systemmentioning

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A review of design and control of automated guided vehicle systems

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2006

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“…These systems also have lower operational complexity. Gaskins and Tanchoco (1987) point out that bidirectional material handling paths require more sophisticated control and higher installation costs than unidirectional paths. This makes bidirectional paths a less favored altemative than unidirectional loop networks.…”

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Move based heuristics for the unidirectional loop network layout problem

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Bilen

1998

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“…AGVs can be further classified as unidirectional, bidirectional, unit load and multi load, etc. Unidirectional AGVs can cruise forward on a guide path in single direction only while bidirectional AGVs are capable to steer in both directions on the same guide path (Egbelu & Tanchoco, 1986;Gaskins et al, 1989;Gaskins & Tanchoco, 1987). Unit load AGV can transport single load from one work center to another while multi load AGV system is capable of picking up and deliver more than one load at the same time to any work center which increase through material handling system and FMS facility considerably (Ulusoy et al, 1997;Van Der Meer, 2000).…”

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confidence: 99%