Digital Twin and Simulation Analyses for Process Optimization of an Automated Guided Vehicle System

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  • Lothar Schulze
  • Li Li

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  • Ostwestfalen-Lippe University of Applied Sciences
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Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)282-288
Number of pages7
JournalTehnicki Glasnik
Volume18
Issue number2
Publication statusPublished - 31 May 2024

Abstract

Development in industrial companies aims to digitize processes, ensure traceability and advance automation. Systems with automated guided vehicles (AGVs) can help meet these objectives. A core element of these systems is the higher-level system controller. When an AGV system is operated, some dynamic aspects appear. It is then to identify, that the previous specified rules for scheduling and routing of vehicles are not always proper and practical, which may result in waiting time of AGVs. That means the static performance requirements and the specifications based on them often lead to suboptimal results. A methodical problem-solving approach is to develop a digital twin as a reflection of reality and to carry out strategy analyses using simulation. For this purpose, a digital twin of the concerned AGV system with five vehicles and its technological environment is created using software of plant simulation. Various simulation scenarios are developed to simulate material flows by using different routing and scheduling rules and strategies. Drawing from the insights gained through the digital twin and simulation analyses, this study identifies novel scheduling and routing rules for the AGV system. These rules improve the overall efficiency and effectiveness of the system operations by easing traffic congestion, reducing transit time, and minimizing production downtime.

Keywords

    Automated Guided Vehicle (AGV), digital twin, material flow optimization, routing and scheduling, simulation analysis

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Sustainable Development Goals

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Digital Twin and Simulation Analyses for Process Optimization of an Automated Guided Vehicle System. / Schulze, Lothar; Li, Li.
In: Tehnicki Glasnik, Vol. 18, No. 2, 31.05.2024, p. 282-288.

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Schulze L, Li L. Digital Twin and Simulation Analyses for Process Optimization of an Automated Guided Vehicle System. Tehnicki Glasnik. 2024 May 31;18(2):282-288. doi: 10.31803/tg-20240420135237
Schulze, Lothar ; Li, Li. / Digital Twin and Simulation Analyses for Process Optimization of an Automated Guided Vehicle System. In: Tehnicki Glasnik. 2024 ; Vol. 18, No. 2. pp. 282-288.
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