An overview of path design and dispatching methods for automated guided vehicles

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

1-1-1998

Abstract

Automated guide vehicles (AGVs) are driverless vehicles that perform material handling operations in both flexible and conventional facilities. We provide here a review of recent work on the design of AGV guide paths and dispatching rules, including related issues such as idle vehicle location, and location of pickup and delivery stations. Different types of guide paths and related layouts, including optimal and heuristic approaches to the path design, are reviewed here. Dispatching rules and algorithms, including zone control, are also proposed and compared with commonly-used rules.

Publication Source (Journal or Book title)

Integrated Manufacturing Systems

First Page

296

Last Page

307

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