We describe parallel simulations of an Automated Guided Vehicle (AGV) system for the container handling at a port. The AGV system is modelled with a time-driven approach and executed on efficient simulation engines implemented by using Cilk, a multi-threaded parallel programming language developed at MIT. The speedup results of the AGV simulation over sequential versions are documented. We also...


 This study introduces methods of evaluating 3D perception systems, such as Time Flight (ToF) for automated logistics applications in unstructured environments. Here is defined a system’s understanding its environment and the Objects Of Interest (OOI) within that environment, through hardware consisting cameras or depth sensors. Current computer guided machinery rely on an Autonomous Guid...

Localization and navigation technology is one of the key technologies for Automated Guided Vehicle (AGV). In this paper we develop an AGV navigation system utilizing commercial Bluetooth GPS. WGS-84 coordinates system is converted to space rectangular coordinate system, which is combined with orientation information, initial position and gesture of AGV can be determined. Experimental result sho...

units output by some cells have to be carried to other units. An automated guided vehicle (AGV) is a vehicle which carries the units among the cells by moving around in a space which is composed of guidepaths. The space is logically composed of space objects structured in a tree, where high-level space objects denote broader and more abstract space. In this paper, we would like to model the mov...

This paper proposes a new design for a bi-directional automated guided vehicle (AGV) system, in which two AGVs can exchange their loads, their scheduled transportation tasks, and even their vehicle numbers when they move in opposite directions. With this load-exchangeable AGV (EX-AGV) system, common problems such as conflicts and deadlocks will not occur; therefore, the load of an AGV is always...

l%ispaper proposes a MVi’ti-levelFusion Architecture @4UFA) for controlling the navigation of a telecommanded Autonomous Guided Vehicle (AG~. The architecture combines ia%as derived from the jimahental concepts of sensor @ion and distributed intelligence. The fmus of the work is the development of an intelligent navigation system for a tricycle hive AGV with the abili~ to move autonomously w-th...

In some environments, mobile robots need to perform docking tasks in a precise manner. In the application domain of this work, an Autonomous Guided Vehicle (AGV), specifically, a fork-lift truck must often perform docking maneuvers to load pallets in conveyor belts. In these maneuvers, the robot motion should be controlled accurately when the mobile robot is close to the target. We propose a mu...

This paper presents a robotic platform of cost-effective GPS-aided autonomous guided vehicle (AGV) for global path planning. The is made mechanical radio controlled (RC) rover and an Arduino Uno microcontroller. An installed magnetic digital compass helps determine the right direction RC by continuously synchronising heading bearing vehicle. To ensure effective monitoring vehicle’s position as ...

A fuzzy approach to collision avoidance for automated guided vehicle (AGV) navigation is proposed. Static obstacles with no a priori position information as well as moving obstacles with unknown trajectories are considered in this study. Intuitive and subjective human ideas of collision avoidance are modeled into fuzzy rules. Fuzzy logic is applied in the inference procedure for AGV navigation,...