Method of controlling automatic guided vehicle system
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorChan-Doo Jeong
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Abstract
A method of controlling an Automatic Guided Vehicle (AGV) system includes setting moving paths of the AGVs by taking into account task performing costs of cases for orders of all tasks to be performed by the AGVs, and controlling the AGVs according to the set moving paths. The setting of the moving paths includes calculating the cases for the orders of all the tasks to be performed by the AGVs calculating respective costs required for the AGVs to perform the tasks for the calculated cases, calculating the task performing costs using the respective costs, and setting the moving paths of the AGVs according to a case where a minimum one of the calculated task performing costs is incurred.
Claims14
A method of controlling an Automatic Guided Vehicle (AGV) system having a plurality of AGVs, comprising:
- setting moving paths of the AGVs by taking into account task performing costs of cases for orders of all tasks to be performed by the AGVs;
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- controlling the AGVs according to the set moving paths.
An Automatic Guided Vehicle (AGV), comprising:
- a control unit to control an overall operation of the AGV;
- an input unit connected to the control unit to set the operation of the AGV;
- a first track sensing unit and a second track sensing unit provided on a front end and rear end of the AGV to detect guide tags installed on a moving path of which the AGV travels;
- a moving distance sensing unit to detect a moving distance of the AGV;
- a storage unit to store a control program, information inputted by the input unit, and data generated during the operation of the AGV;
- a traveling unit to move the AGV by operating wheels located on the AGV according to the control of the control unit;
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- a robot operating unit to operate a robot of the AGV according to control of the control unit.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.