Automated-Guided Vehicle Systems
•Performs similar kind of handling function as a mechanized tow tractor with a trailer.
•The essential difference is that an AGVS does not require an operator and is automatically routed and positioned at destination with intervention of the operator.
•Typical AGVS equipment relies on an optical or magnetic guidance system.
•In the optical application, tape is placed on the warehouse floor, and the equipment is guide by a light beam that focuses on the guide path.
•A magnetic AGVS follows an energized wire installed in the floor.
•The primary advantage is the elimination of a driver and newer AGVS use video and information technology to follow paths without the need for fixed tracks.
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