Analysis of autonomous vehicle storage and retrieval system by open queueing network

Automated vehicle storage/retrieval system (AVS/RS) technology is a relatively new material handling technology. It is a flexible system that is a viable alternative to automated storage/retrieval systems (AS/RS). The manufacturing system performance analyzer (MPA) is an open queuing network (OQN) a...

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Published in2009 IEEE International Conference on Automation Science and Engineering pp. 455 - 459
Main Authors Heragu, S.S., Xiao Cai, Krishnamurthy, A., Malmborg, C.J.
Format Conference Proceeding
LanguageEnglish
Published IEEE 01.08.2009
Subjects
Automotive engineering
Costs
Intelligent vehicles
Material storage
Materials handling
Mobile robots
Performance analysis
Queueing analysis
Remotely operated vehicles
Storage automation
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ISBN1424445787
9781424445783
ISSN2161-8070
DOI10.1109/COASE.2009.5234100

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Summary:Automated vehicle storage/retrieval system (AVS/RS) technology is a relatively new material handling technology. It is a flexible system that is a viable alternative to automated storage/retrieval systems (AS/RS). The manufacturing system performance analyzer (MPA) is an open queuing network (OQN) analyzer based on the parametric decomposition method. This paper models the AVS/RS and uses MPA to analyze the performance of an AVS/RS configuration. Experimental results are provided to show that the OQN methodology can be applied effectively to analyze an AVS/RS when vehicle utilization is between 60% and 85%. MPA is a better choice than simulation to quickly evaluate alternate configurations of the AVS/RS.
ISBN:1424445787
9781424445783
ISSN:2161-8070
DOI:10.1109/COASE.2009.5234100