Research on Optimization Method of Configuration Number of Automatic Guided Vehicles and Transportation Sequence of Workpieces in Workshop

Abstract

The number of automatic guided vehicles (AGVs) and the sequence of workpieces transported from the warehouse affect the final processing completion time of the system. Therefore, this paper researches the optimal configuration number of AGVs and sequence of transport workpieces in the workshop. Firstly, an optimization model is built with minimizing completion time. Secondly, Plant Simulation is used to determine the optimal configuration number of AGVs. Thirdly, linear sequence and uniform crossover, inversion, and exchange mutation are used to generate a new generation of populations, and a genetic algorithm (GA) is improved to optimize the transportation sequence of workpieces. Finally, an example verifies the effectiveness of the proposed method.