A review of design and control of automated guided vehicle systems

This paper presents a review on design and control of automated guided vehicle systems. We address most key related issues including guide-path design, estimating the number of vehicles, vehicle scheduling, idle-vehicle positioning, battery management, vehicle routing, and conflict resolution. We discuss and classify important models and results from key publications in literature on automated guided vehicle systems, including often-neglected areas, such as idlevehicle positioning and battery management. In addition, we propose a decision framework for design and implementation of automated guided vehicle systems, and suggest some fruitful research directions. 5001-6182 Business 5201-5982 Business Science Library of Congress Classification (LCC) HE 383 Transportation – waterways in relation to other forms of transportation M Business Administration and Business Economics M 11 R 4 Production Management Transportation Systems Journal of Economic Literature (JEL) R 4 Transportation Systems 85 A Business General 260 K 240 B Logistics Information Systems Management European Business Schools Library Group (EBSLG) 260 K Logistics Gemeenschappelijke Onderwerpsontsluiting (GOO) 85.00 Bedrijfskunde, Organisatiekunde: algemeen 85.34 85.20 Logistiek management Bestuurlijke informatie, informatieverzorging Classification GOO 85.34 Logistiek management Bedrijfskunde / Bedrijfseconomie Bedrijfsprocessen, logistiek, management informatiesystemen