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An AGV system, also known as an automatic guided vehicle, autonomous guided vehicle, or even automatic guided cart, is a system that travels around a facility on a predetermined path. AGVs are driverless robots that transport materials in warehouses, distribution centres (DCs), and manufacturing facilities by following predetermined pickup and delivery routines.
There are three types of sensors available: the Guide sensor, which guides the AGV along a magnetic tape (guide tape), the Address sensor, which obtains the AGVs location information, and the Stop sensor, which detects the stop location.
The Global AGV inspection system market accounted for $XX Billion in 2022 and is anticipated to reach $XX Billion by 2030, registering a CAGR of XX% from 2023 to 2030.
Manufacturing Intelligence, a division of Hexagon, today announced the release of its latest solution for automated inspection integration projects based on 6DoF laser tracker technology.
The WRTL eliminates the need for a cable connecting the laser tracker and the scanner controller, allowing the tracker and/or the scanner to be mobile by mounting on an autonomous mobile robot (AMR) or automated guided vehicle, resolving common configuration issues encountered by customers setting up large, automated inspection systems (AGV).
The system is especially useful for large-scale inspection tasks that are becoming more common in the aerospace and wind energy industries.
Compatibility with the Absolute Scanner AS1, a groundbreaking 3D laser scanner launched, enables the collection of high-density data with impressive levels of accuracy. This means that a WRTL-based scanning system can deliver accuracy to within 50 micrometres across a measuring volume 60 metres in diameter, regardless of robot accuracy.
Because of the increased level of freedom provided by the WRTL when defining new system configurations, factories can now be run at lights-out, with large-volume inspection tasks carried out autonomously overnight. When the operators arrive the next day, a measurement report will be ready for analysis, and the manufacturing process will be ready to move on to the next production step.
The ability to replace fixed robot rails with AGVs (or AMRs) that drive through the factory and perform tasks at various locations opens up new possibilities in automated inspection and production.
