2011
EMSS 2011 Proceeding
Optimization of automated guided vehicle rules for a multiple-load AGV system using simulation and SAW, VICOR and TOPSIS methods in a FMS environment
Authors: Parham Azimi, Masuomeh Gardeshi
Abstract
In this paper, several pickup/delivery and pickup/dispatching rules have been examined in an automated guided vehicle system which is the biggest set of strategies in the literature. The best control strategy has been determined considering some important criteria such as System Throughput(ST), Mean Flow Time of Parts (MFTP), Mean Tardiness of Parts (MFTP), AGV Idle Time (AGVIT), AGV Travel Full (AGVTF), AGV Travel Empty (AGVTE), AGV Load Time (AGVLT), AGV Unload Time (AGVUT), Mean Queue Length (MQL) and Mean Queue Waiting (MQW). All strategies have been ranked using SAW, VICOR and TOPSIS methods. For this reason, several simulation experiments were conducted to obtain the best solution. As the experimental results show the approach is effective enough to be used in real world environments.
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