Survey of research in the design and control of automated guided vehicle systems

IFA Vis - European journal of operational research, 2006 - Elsevier
Automated guided vehicles (AGVs) are used for the internal and external transport of
materials. Traditionally, AGVs were mostly used at manufacturing systems. Currently, AGVs …

A survey of literature on automated storage and retrieval systems

KJ Roodbergen, IFA Vis - European journal of operational research, 2009 - Elsevier
Automated Storage and Retrieval Systems (AS/RSs) are warehousing systems that are used
for the storage and retrieval of products in both distribution and production environments …

Machine scheduling with transportation considerations

CY Lee, ZL Chen - Journal of scheduling, 2001 - Wiley Online Library
In most manufacturing and distribution systems, semi‐finished jobs are transferred from one
processing facility to another by transporters such as automated guided vehicles (AGVs) and …

System and method for positioning a mobile drive unit

AE Hoffman, MT Barbehenn, MC Mountz… - US Patent …, 2015 - Google Patents
(57) ABSTRACT A system for transporting inventory items includes a mobile drive unit, a
management module, and a plurality of inventory holders. The management module is …

Generating a path for a mobile drive unit

PR Wurman, R D'andrea, MT Barbehenn… - US Patent …, 2015 - Google Patents
(57) ABSTRACT A system for transporting inventory items includes an inven tory holder and
a mobile drive unit. The inventory holder has a frame with device openings. The mobile drive …

System and method for maneuvering a mobile drive unit

R D'andrea - US Patent 10,093,526, 2018 - Google Patents
A mobile drive unit is provided for transporting an inventory holder. The mobile drive unit is
operable to dock with the inventory holder, move the inventory holder in a first translational …

Transporting inventory items using mobile drive units and conveyance equipment

PR Wurman, R D'andrea, MT Barbehenn… - US Patent …, 2016 - Google Patents
A method for transporting inventory items includes moving a mobile drive unit to a first point
within a workspace. The first point is a location of an inventory holder. The method further …

Method and system for transporting inventory items

PR Wurman, R D'andrea, MT Barbehenn… - US Patent …, 2020 - Google Patents
A method for transporting inventory items includes moving a mobile drive unit to a first point
within a workspace. The first point is a location of an inventory holder. The method further …

The Selection of the Best Control Rule for a Multiple‐Load AGV System Using Simulation and Fuzzy MADM in a Flexible Manufacturing System

P Azimi, H Haleh, M Alidoost - Modelling and Simulation in …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Pick up‐dispatching problem together with delivery‐dispatching problem of a multiple‐load
automated guided vehicle (AGV) system have been studied. By mixing different pick up …

System and method for coordinating movement of mobile drive units

R D'andrea, PR Wurman, MT Barbehenn… - US Patent …, 2017 - Google Patents
(57) ABSTRACT A method for moving one or more mobile drive units within a workspace
includes receiving, from a first mobile drive unit, a reservation request requesting use of a …