As companies begin to move towards Industry 4.0 and implement Smart Manufacturing
techniques, flexible manufacturing comes to the fore. This allows a facility to adapt to …

This paper details a proof-of-concept material handling system integrated to a small-scale,
self-navigating AIV. The prototype has the ability to autonomously navigate from one …

Research in Autonomous Intelligent Vehicles (AIV) has been done for the past 25 years and
is continuously creating advancements and capabilities. AIVs will out-strip Automated …

Technologies such as Autonomous Guided Vehicles (AGVs) and the Internet of Things (IoT)
increasingly disrupt traditional manufacturing and production systems. However, there is a …

One of the main challenges with existing manufacturing processes is that they are designed
for high volume streamlined products. Existing processes and machinery are unsuitable for …

Abstract Automated Guided Vehicles (AGV) are self-driven vehicles used to transport
material between workstations in the shop floor without the help of an operator, although …

Abstract Flexible Manufacturing Systems (FMS) is a domain where progressive research has
been undertaken. The future for survival, in an increasingly congested industrial …

What is meant by “robotic natives”? What role does “decentralized intelligence” play in
Industrie 4.0? The digital transformation and the change that this will bring forth in our worlds …

With the emergence of the Cyber–Physical Systems (CPSs) along with the fourth industrial
revolution, the discussion of distributed architecture and coordination and extensive …

The future success of a manufacturing endeavor is likely to be determined by the speed and
efficiency with which it incorporates new technologies into its operations. The objectives of …