Automated Guided Vehicle Systems (AGVS)

Professor Tanchoco was an early pioneer on research on AGV Systems Design and Operations.

• Characterization of AGV Dispatching Rules
• Potentials for Bidirectional Guide Path for AGVS
• Determination of the Total Number of Vehicles in an AGV-Based Material Transport System
• Flow Path Design for AGVS
• A LISP-Based Controller for Free-Ranging AGVS
• Virtual Flow Paths for Free-Ranging AGVS
• AGVSim2 - A Development Tool for AGVS Controller Design
• Optimal Flow Path Design for Unidirectional AGVS
• A Review of Research on AGV Vehicle Management
• Intersection Graph Method for AGV Flow Path Design
• Conflict-Free Shortest-Time Bidirectional AGV Routeing
• OSL - Optimal Single-Loop Guide Path for AGVS
• An Economic Model for Determining AGV Fleet Size
• The Centroid Projection Method for Locating Pick-Up and Delivery Stations in Single-Loop AGVS
• Impact of Empty Vehicle Flow on the Performance of Single-Loop AGVS
• Solution Methods for the Mathematical Models of Single-Loop AGVS
• Operational Control of a Bidirectional AGVS
• Economical Design of Material Flow Paths
• Congestion Control Policy for Automated Manufacturing Systems
• An Introduction to the Segmented Flow Approach for Discrete Material Flow Systems
• Comparison of Dynamic Routeing Techniques for Automated Guided Vehicle Systems
• The Segmented Bidirectional Single-Loop Topology for Material Flow Systems
• Complexity of the AGV Shortest Path and Single-Loop Guide Path Layout Problems
• AGV Systems with Multi-Load Carriers: Basic Issues and Potential Benefits
• Deadlock Prevention in Manufacturing Systems with AGV Systems: Banker's Algorithm Approach
• AGV Dispatching Based on Workload Balancing
• Optimal Solution for the Flow Path Design Problem of a Balanced Unidirectional AGV System

• Unit Load (Belt) Conveyor Operating Design and Costs
• An Evaluation of Vehicle Dispatching Rules and Their Effects on Shop Performance
• Robotic Implementation of Pallet Loading Patterns
• Robotic Palletization of Multiple Box Sizes
• Models for Estimating the Performance of AS/RS with Unequal-Sized Cells
• Unidirectional Circular Layout for Overhead Material Handling Systems
• Optimal Bidirectional Spine Layout for Overhead Material Handling Systems

• A Modular Framework for the Design of Material Flow Systems
• Selecting and Sequencing Design Tools in Developing Material Flow System Models
• Material Flow System Model Evaluation and Improvement

• Estimation of Tool Requirements in Single-Stage Multi-Machine Systems
• Real-Time Operation and Tool Selection in Single-Stage Multi-Machine Systems
• Non-Hierarchical Shop Floor Control in Single-Stage Multi-Machine Systems

• Parameter Estimation Methods for Discrete Exponential Learning Curves
• A Closed-Form Methodology for Computing Present Worth Statistics of Risky Discrete Cash Flows
• The Economics of Utilizing Windpower in Apple Cold-Storage Systems
• Replacement Decision Based on Productivity Analysis - An Alternative to the MAPI Method
• After-Tax Replacement Analysis Using Discrete Transforms
• A Profit Maximization Model for Machine/Part Assignment in a Manufacturing System
• Alternative Methods for Cash Flow Modeling
• Multiple Equipment Replacement within an Integrated System Framework
• An Input-Output Model for Equipment Replacement Decisions
• Replacement Policy: The Impact of Technological Advancement
• Concurrent Design and Economic Justification in Developing a Product
• Design Justification of Manufacturing Systems - A Review
• A Framework for Material Handling Systems Justification
• Marginal Analysis Guided Design Justification: A Material Handling Example