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Automatic Guided Vehicle Terms
– A control on
the sound and volume of the AGV that alerts the surrounding area when
it is in motion.
– A type of traffic control performed by
the AGV using detection sensors that allow for one vehicle to slow or
stop, then resume motion once there is a safe gap between machines. The
sensor housing on the AGV detects stopped and slower vehicles in front
of and behind it en route.
– Used for wireless
communication that gives the AGV instructions and information about traffic
control.
– An AGV’s battery recharge without the
removal of the battery itself. A copper plate in the floor makes contact
with
the conductor of an AGV overhead, activating a charge, and the AGV departs
once charging is complete.
– Displays information necessary
to operating the AGV system and keeps it operating efficiently.
– A device with
a joystick designed to manually operate the AGV as needed.
– The process of relocating or stocking
materials using an automated device such as an AGV.
– A device on some AGVs
that allows them to grab circular or cylindrical objects such as barrels
and place them wherever needed.
– Unit commands within the AGV system such as where
to go, when to start, slow down and stop. Within most AGV systems, the
basic communication methods are infrared, radio, guide wire data and
inductive loop.
– Marks on the floor indicating where the AGV is supposed
to stop or change direction.
– AGV dispatch
that occurs from a nearby source, used for simpler systems. Onboard sensors,
keys and data couplers are
all examples of local dispatching controls.
– Wheels that, in addition to allowing
the vehicle to move forward and back, are capable of moving sideways
and spinning.
– The means by which
an AGV determines its calculated position and stop points. Laser, optical,
wire, camera and inertial systems
are types of navigation.
– A device that records the distance traveled. Wheel odometers
are often implemented on AGVs to determine position and speed.
– An ultrasonic sensor on an AGV that allows the
vehicle to slow down or stop when faced with an obstruction.
– A navigation system
that allows an AGV to select from a large number of pathways. Open path
systems are useful in crowded warehouses
and smaller facilities.
– When the battery of the AGV supplies power to
pickup and delivery stations, to make additional wiring unnecessary.
– A means
of communication that involves a central controller dispatching information
to the AGVs. Remote dispatching can
be done through an RF network (broadband or wired) or infrared communication.
– Usually a detection
sensor, designed to detect obstructions in front of and behind the AGV.
– Analysis
of the entire AGV system, including hours of runtime, transaction queue(s)
and parts and service records.
– A function of certain
AGVs that serves to pull or tow multiple items. Tug/tow AGVs are useful
for moving wheeled products such
as shopping carts.
– Analysis
of AGVs and their individual components. Common vehicle monitoring examples
are vehicle runtime, battery status
and error logs.
– Lights on an AGV
that flash in the direction of travel during an operation.
– A preventative
method controlled by an AGV system controller. Sections of guide
path that have zone blocking allow only one AGV to be in a particular
zone at one time.
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