This thesis explores the development of an autonomous system, designed for B&R Industrial
Automation to demonstrate autonomous solutions on their products without any operator …

In this paper, we describe the hardware and software components of a fully autonomous
prototype delivery vehicle. Equipped with a robotic arm, the demonstrator is capable of …

Automated guided vehicles (AGVs) have been operating effectively in factories for decades.
These vehicles have successfully used strategies of deliberately structuring the environment …

This paper presents a system to control Autonomously Guided Vehicles (AGVs) in a flexible
manufacturing setting allowing numerous vehicles to make informed decisions amongst …

In the logistics sector too, Industry 4.0 is increasingly having repercussions in products and
solutions. The fast development cycles, for example in sensor systems and image capturing …

The omni-directional inspection system (ODIS) is a small, man-portable mobile robotic
system that can be used for autonomous or semi-autonomous inspection under vehicles in a …

For autonomous vehicles to operate in industrial environments, they must demonstrate safe,
reliable, predictable, efficient and repeatable performance. To achieve this, two important …

During the last decades, improved sensor and hardware technologies as well as new
methods and algorithms have made self-driving vehicles a realistic possibility in the near …

This thesis involves the design of a system that utilizes vehicle detection, vehicle control,
and vehicle communication to back a tractor-trailer to a desired position and orientation …

Robotic systems have been on a rise and play a vital role for manufacturing shop floors to
increase throughput and productivity. Have you ever wondered what goes into the pre …