Automated Guided Vehicle Systems
A Primer with Practical Applications
Published on 27. September 2016
Book
Paperback/Softback
XI, 227 pages
978-3-662-52133-5 (ISBN)
Description
This primer is directed at experts and practitioners in intralogistics who are concerned with optimizing material flows. The presentation is comprehensive covering both, practical and theoretical aspects with a moderate degree of specialization, using clear and concise language. Areas of operation as well as technical standards of all relevant components and functions are described. Recent developments in technology and in the markets are taken into account. The goal of this book is to further stronger use of automated guided transport systems and the enhancement of their future performance.
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Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2015
Language
English
Place of publication
Berlin
Germany
Publishing group
Springer Berlin
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
144 farbige Abbildungen, 12 s/w Abbildungen
XI, 227 p. 156 illus., 144 illus. in color.
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 155 mm
Thickness: 14 mm
Weight
371 gr
ISBN-13
978-3-662-52133-5 (9783662521335)
DOI
10.1007/978-3-662-44814-4
Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Additional editions
Book
01/2015
1st Edition
Springer
€149.79
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Persons
Dr.-Ing. Günter Ullrich is a management consultant in intralogistics, head of the VDI expert committee on AGV Systems and Head of the European AGV community Forum FTS. He is also managing director of Forum-FTS GmbH, which carries out planning and consulting in the AGV environment with an experienced and competent team. AGV Systems are the focus of his consulting, planning, workshops, seminars and publications (www.guenter-ullrich.de).
Dipl.-Ing. Thomas Albrecht is a research associate and Head of AGV Systems at the Fraunhofer Institute for Material Flow and Logistics (Fraunhofer IML) in Dortmund. He has been extensively involved with the subject for more than 30 years, including as a project manager in numerous AGV development projects, as a planner and consultant in AGV projects at home and abroad, as a speaker at specialist conferences and trade fairs, as an active member of the VDI AGV expert committee for many years and as an organiser of the AGV specialists conference held at Fraunhofer IML.
Content
The History of Automated Guided Vehicle Systems.- Modern Areas of Application.- Technological Standards.- The Fourth Era.- Interdisciplinary Design of Automated guided Vehicle systems (AGVS).