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We have talked about the technology and applications of the previous AGVs in the last two chapters. However, the world of AGVs is in motion more than ever, which will have a massive impact on the development of technology and markets. It would be unreliable or go beyond the scope of this publication to give a quantitative outlook on the development of the markets, which is why we refrain from doing so.
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Source: BMW 2010.
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Source: Volkswagen 2010.
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RADAR = radiowave detection and ranging, uses radio waves.
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LIDAR = light detection and ranging, uses laser beams.
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The first examples are: Synaos GmbH, Hanover (www.synaos.com) and GS Fleetcontrol GmbH, Lehrte (www.gsfleetcontrol.com).
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OpenTCS® is the result of the FAHRLOS research project funded by the BMWA—Federal Ministry of Economics and Labour, which ran from 2003 to 2005; openTCS® stands for Open Transportation Control System (www.openTCS.org).
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There are other suppliers for these sensors, such as Leuze and Schmersal, but Sick was and is the market leader.
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The installation height usually is between 10 and 15 cm above the floor.
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Ullrich, G.: The world is not a disc. Technical lecture at the logistics seminar “Production Supply of the Future” on 12th October 2017 at the TU Munich in Garching.
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STS-to-I : Communication between STS/AGV and infrastructure.
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The desire for “seeing” AGVs does not a priori mean focusing on stereo cameras as central sensors. Which techniques will prevail is rather unimportant for the matter.
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Marco Prüglmeier, project manager at car manufacturer BMW, in the forum “Transports and handling—autonomous all by themselves” on 14th March 2018 at LogiMAT in Stuttgart.
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Ullrich, G., Albrecht, T. (2023). The Future of the AGV. In: Automated Guided Vehicle Systems. Springer Vieweg, Wiesbaden. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-35387-2_4
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