Proceedings of the International Conference on
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Advanced Technology Solutions and Applications in Higher Education and Enterprises
 
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Title: Development of an AGV with a robotic arm
  Author(s): A. Lakhani, I.A. Gorlach
  Address: Department of Mechatronics, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, North Campus, University Way, Port Elizabeth, 6000, South Africa
akshay.lakhani2 @ nmmu.ac.za, igor.gorlach @ nmmu.ac.za
  Reference: SKIMA 2013 Proceedings  pp. 549 - 555
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Automated guided vehicles (AGVs) are commonly used for material handling in reconfigurable manufacturing systems (RMSs). This paper presents the development of an AGV coupled with a robotic arm. The navigation strategy of the AGV, which is the main focus of this paper, is based on a vision system. A line-following algorithm is used to guide the AGV, and visual surface markers are used to track relative positions. The developed system provides effective motion control and machine loading/unloading tasks.
 
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