How to model automated guided vehicle systems using ProModel for Windows

The ready availability of personal computers using the Windows Graphical User Interface combined with the ease of use of the ProModel for Windows simulation software and the need to demonstrate feasibility of proposed systems has resulted in a broad new group of modeling users who in the past had to wait for their ideas to be modeled by simulation experts. Previously the high cost of developing models on expensive hardware and difficult to learn software prevented many projects from being simulated. These projects did not benefit from the advantages of testing design ideas prior to implementation. This paper discusses the use of ProModel for Windows for modeling Automated Guided Vehicle Systems. The methodology and considerations needed to produce results with minimal effort are presented. The example presented here represents an actual system designed by Caterpillar Advanced Vehicle Systems