A System of Automated Guided Vehicles (AGVs)

Objectives: automatic material transportation betwen 2 automatic warehouses and 120 working places in an electrical transformer plant.

Timespan: 1990-1991

Characteristics: Fleet of 4 bidirectional AGVs + Management System

AGVs  Management System
 Maximum laod 1600Kg  Task allocation
 Automatic battery charging  Optimal path selection along layout
 Inductive steering  Traffic management
 Continuous communication  Policy of free AGVs
 Absolute Localization at discrete points  Handling of exception situations

Partners: ISR/IST and EAFCEC Automação e Robótica (PORTUGAL)

ISR/IST Team: Maria Isabel Ribeiro (responsible), Maria José Francisco, José Coutinho, Rui Gardete, Carlos Resendes.

For further information please contact Maria Isabel Ribeiro, mir@isr.ist.utl.pt