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Automated Guided Vehicles

Automated guided vehicles (AGVs) are computer-controlled vehicles that transport materials around facilities without human operators. They use software and sensors to navigate along guided paths or track targets. Common applications include transporting raw materials, boxes, and finished products between receiving, warehouses, and production lines. The main types are driverless trains, pallet trucks, unit load carriers, and fork trucks. AGVs provide benefits like reduced labor, improved safety and productivity, but also have high costs and require specialized infrastructure and maintenance support.

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Automated Guided Vehicles

Automated guided vehicles (AGVs) are computer-controlled vehicles that transport materials around facilities without human operators. They use software and sensors to navigate along guided paths or track targets. Common applications include transporting raw materials, boxes, and finished products between receiving, warehouses, and production lines. The main types are driverless trains, pallet trucks, unit load carriers, and fork trucks. AGVs provide benefits like reduced labor, improved safety and productivity, but also have high costs and require specialized infrastructure and maintenance support.

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Automated guided vehicles

By - Adhika Joshi
- Chandrashekhar Shinde
- Umeshkumar Perdhi
- Sumit Bhole
- Akashkumar Salve
Under guidance of Bachhav Sir.
Introduction
 Was first introduced by Barret Electronics (USA) in 1953

 Computer-controlled and wheel-based, automatic guided vehicles (AGV) are load carriers that travel along the
floor of a facility without an onboard operator or driver. Their movement is directed by a combination of software
and sensor-based guidance systems. There are several types of AGVs.
 AGVs are used in a variety of applications. They're often used for transporting raw materials such as metal,
plastic, rubber or paper , boxes . For example, AGVs can transport raw materials from receiving to the warehouse
or deliver materials directly to production lines.
 The AGV can tow objects behind them in trailers to which they can autonomously attach. The trailers can be used
to move raw materials or finished product. AGCs are available in a variety of models and can be used to move
products on an assembly line, transport goods throughout a plant or warehouse, and deliver loads.
 Types of navigation in AGVs
1. Guide path navigation
2. Laser target navigation
3. Wired navigation
Classification of AGV

1. Driverless trains or towing vehicles –


It was first types of AGVS which has been introduced . The primary function of this vehicle is to
pull the trailers up to 2500 kg at speed up to 5 km/hr .
Main application includes in the bulk movement of the product into out of the warehouse .
2. AGVS pallet trucks –
The AGV pallet truck vehicles are loaded in terms of pallet by human workers with arranging on
weight parameters .
The component are dispatched with different location based on weight parameters and process are
completely automated.
3. AGVS unit load carries
Unit load carriers move the loads from one station to another station. Powered rollers, moving belt,
mechanized lift platform, and other device are attached to this type AGVs.
There are two types of unit load carries :
 Light load AGVs
 Assembly line AGVs

4. Fork trucks
Fork truck type AGVs is consists of forks to lift the objects.
They are commonly employed in a place where storage of parts are at elevated heights.
Advantages of AGVs

• Reduction in direct labor


• Utilization of less floor space during material handling.
• Better control of material flow and inventory.
• Improvement in safety records.
• Reduction in product damage.
• Ease of removal and relocation.
• System adaptability and flexibility
• Improved productivity and quality
Disadvantages of AGVs

• Expensive.
• Requirement of specially designed floor space.
• Equal support from workers is required.
• Maintenance is required.
• Sufficient supported from management is required.
Application of AGV

• Flexibility manufacturing system.


• Assembly line operations.
• Raw material handling.
• Driverless train operations.
• Pallet handling.
• Finished product handling
• Trailer loading
Conclusion

While AGVs are the material handling and transporting process, a lot of work must
be put in to get things right. 
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