Perspectives of managers and workers on the implementation of automated-guided vehicles (AGVs)—a quantitative survey

T Kopp, M Baumgartner, M Seeger, S Kinkel - The International Journal of …, 2023 - Springer
Automated-guided vehicles (AGVs) are considered as an advanced technology for
improving intralogistics in manufacturing companies. However, diverging perspectives …

[HTML][HTML] A study for further exploring the advantages of using multi-load automated guided vehicles

R Yan, L Jackson, S Dunnett - Journal of Manufacturing Systems, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract Multi-load Automated Guided Vehicle (AGV) has been proposed for a while, but the
advantage of its application is still not fully understood today. In order to fill this knowledge …

The ILIAD safety stack: human-aware infrastructure-free navigation of industrial mobile robots

S Molina, A Mannucci, M Magnusson… - IEEE Robotics & …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Current intralogistics services require keeping up with e-commerce demands, reducing
delivery times and waste, and increasing overall flexibility. As a consequence, the use of …

Evaluating the use of human aware navigation in industrial robot arms

M Story, C Jaksic, SR Fletcher, P Webb… - Paladyn, Journal of …, 2021 - degruyter.com
Although the principles followed by modern standards for interaction between humans and
robots follow the First Law of Robotics popularized in science fiction in the 1960s, the current …

[PDF][PDF] Application areas for human-centered assistive systems

H Mucha, S Büttner, C Röcker - … on Industry 4.0 …, 2016 - publica-rest.fraunhofer.de
With the advances of technology, intelligent assistive systems that adapt to individual
humans will become feasible. However, application areas of such systems are rarely …

Automated guided vehicle systems, state-of-the-art control algorithms and techniques

M De Ryck, M Versteyhe, F Debrouwere - Journal of Manufacturing …, 2020 - Elsevier
Automated guided vehicles (AGVs) form a large and important part of the logistic transport
systems in today's industry. They are used on a large scale, especially in Europe, for over a …

Safe human-robot interaction in agriculture

P Baxter, G Cielniak, M Hanheide, P From - Companion of the 2018 …, 2018 - dl.acm.org
Robots in agricultural contexts are finding increased numbers of applications with respect to
(partial) automation for increased productivity. However, this presents complex technical …

The history of automated guided vehicle systems

G Ullrich - Automated Guided Vehicle Systems: A Primer with …, 2014 - Springer
Automated guided vehicle systems (AGVSs) have become a key component of today's
intralogistics. The technological standard and the current level of experience with this …

On using automated guided vehicles instead of conveyors

L Ribas-Xirgo, JM Moreno-Villafranca… - 2013 IEEE 18th …, 2013 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Conveyors are cheaper, simpler and faster than automated guided vehicles (AGVs), but the
latter have become an affordable option with pluses like flexibility and adaptability. In this …

[HTML][HTML] Towards industrial robots as a service (IRaaS): Flexibility, usability, safety and business models

A Buerkle, W Eaton, A Al-Yacoub, M Zimmer… - Robotics and Computer …, 2023 - Elsevier
Industrial robots form an integral part of today's manufacturing industry, due to their high
versatility, precision, and fatigue proof nature. Yet, many small and medium sized …