Automation of logistics systems

Handling automation

Automatic handling trolley

The automatic handling trolley is an important tool for moving materials in the production system. Also known as AGV (Automatic Guided Vehicle). AGV is a battery-powered, unmanned automatic transport vehicle equipped with a non-contact guidance device and an independent addressing system. It is an important handling equipment for logistics systems. Guided trucks are widely used.

Classification

From the current level of application and development, automatic handling trolleys are divided into two categories: rail automatic trolleys and automatic guided trolleys.

① Rail automatic trolleys rely on tracks buried on the ground to guide and transport materials, which is a commonly used method in the early stage of the development of transport trolleys.

② The trolley with no fixed route is the most ideal way, that is, the automatic path guidance trolley. The automatic path guidance of this trolley has the following methods:

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Several guiding methods for automatically transporting trolleys

1. Position calculation.

2. Beacon guidance.

How Beacon Navigation Works

3. Inertial guidance.

4. Laser guidance.

Laser guiding principle

5.Other ways of guidance.

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