• DocumentCode
    2240620
  • Title

    i-Fork: a flexible AGV system using topological and grid maps

  • Author

    Barberá, Humberto Martinez ; Quinonero, J.P.C. ; Izquierdo, Miguel A Zamora ; Skarmeta, A.G.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Commun. & Inf. Eng., Murcia Univ., Spain
  • Volume
    2
  • fYear
    2003
  • fDate
    14-19 Sept. 2003
  • Firstpage
    2147
  • Abstract
    In this paper we describe the navigation and planning of the i-Fork system, a flexible AGV intended to operate in partially structured warehouses where frequent floor plant layout modifications occur. This is achieved by using a combination of topological and grid maps in such a way that the operator work in layout modification procedures is greatly reduced. The system is currently working in an agricultural company with great success.
  • Keywords
    agriculture; automatic guided vehicles; mobile robots; navigation; path planning; warehouse automation; agricultural company; automatic guided vehicle; flexible AGV system; floor plant layouts; grid maps; i-Fork system; navigation; path planning; topological maps; warehouses; Automatic control; Costs; Electrical equipment industry; Frequency; Manufacturing automation; Microcomputers; Microelectronics; Navigation; Vehicles; Wire;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Robotics and Automation, 2003. Proceedings. ICRA '03. IEEE International Conference on
  • ISSN
    1050-4729
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-7736-2
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ROBOT.2003.1241911
  • Filename
    1241911