標題: Analytical framework for designing the divided automated guided Vehicles system
作者: Liu, FHF
Chen, JT
工業工程與管理學系
Department of Industrial Engineering and Management
關鍵字: AGV system;guidepath layout;facilities planning;materials handling system
公開日期: 1-六月-1997
摘要: The purpose of this paper is to present an analytical design framework for an AGV system configuration, called divided AGV system. In the divided AGV system, the pickup/deposit stations are divided into several transportation cells, and each cell has a simple guidepath traversed by a dedicated vehicle. Several transit stations may be set to construct a transit system for handling the intercell transport requirements. Moreover, the guidepaths for all cells are allowed to intersect at the crossroads. A systematic procedure is proposed to consider two important factors, distance and transport requirements (flow) between pickup/deposit stations simultaneously during the dividing procedure. In addition, a mathematical programming model for locating transit stations is integrated in the analytical framework. The divided configuration would not be seriously affected by plant layout, and the bi-directional vehicles would be implemented more effectively. In brief, the divided configuration could keep the simplicity of a control system and improve system feasibility and competition in a practical manufacturing environment.
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/11536/149573
ISSN: 1072-4761
期刊: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING-APPLICATIONS AND PRACTICE
Volume: 4
起始頁: 90
結束頁: 102
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