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Proceedings of the International Conference on
Software, Knowledge, Information Management and Applications (SKIMA 2013)
Advanced Technology Solutions and Applications in Higher Education and Enterprises |
(from Chapter 12: Power systems, Control and Communications)
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Title: |
Development of an AGV with a robotic arm |
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Author(s): |
A. Lakhani, I.A. Gorlach |
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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 |
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SKIMA 2013 Proceedings pp. 549 - 555 |
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Abstract/ Summary |
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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