Modelling automated material handling in intermodal terminals

Author

Degano, Cristiana ; Febbraro, Angela Di

Author_Institution

Dipartimento di Autom. e Inf., Politecnico di Torino, Italy

Volume

2

fYear

2001

fDate

2001

Firstpage

1023

Abstract

A model of an intermodal terminal in which freight only arrives and departs stored in containers is presented. The container terminal is thought of as divided into areas, each one associated with a kind of container handling operation. The complexity of the system to represent is further increased by the fact that the material transportation system inside the terminal is (at least) partially automated. For such a transportation system, made up of different kinds of (unmanned) vehicles, a Petri net model is proposed, with the objective of regulating its faulty behaviours. An example relevant to a case study is reported to show a practical application of the proposed model

Keywords

Petri nets; discrete event systems; hierarchical systems; materials handling; Petri net model; automated material handling; container handling operation; freight; intermodal terminals; material transportation system; unmanned vehicles; Adaptive systems; Containers; Electronic mail; Logistics; Manufacturing; Materials handling; Production; Robotics and automation; Transportation; Vehicles;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics, 2001. Proceedings. 2001 IEEE/ASME International Conference on

Conference_Location

Como

Print_ISBN

0-7803-6736-7

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/AIM.2001.936828

Filename

936828