Energy Efficiency of AGV-Drone Joint In-Plant Supply of Production Lines

Energy efficiency plays an increasingly important role not only in supply chains, but also in-plant systems. Manufacturing companies are using energy-efficient material handling equipment to solve their tasks. A new example of this effort is the use drones for transportation small components. Within frame article, a AGV-drone joint model described. The service AGV-based milkrun trolleys and makes it possible optimize production lines. This article discusses mathematical description solutions. numerical analysis different solutions shows that approach can lead energy consumption reduction about 30%, which has significant impact on GHG emission.