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Dr.-Ing. Sören Kerner, Christopher Kirsch
Fraunhofer IML - Institute for Material Flow and Logistics
FUTURISIC TECHNOLOGIES FOR LOGISTIC ENVIRONMENTSRobotics for Logistics and Transport - ERF 2015 Workshop
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ROBOTIC TRENDS IN LOGISTICS ∙ IML PERSPECTIVE
Autonomous
(Transport)
Systems
Low CostAGVs
3D Sensors
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THE IDEAL LOGISTICS SPACE…
…IS EMPTY !
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FUTURISTIC TECHNOLOGIES ∙ CELLULAR TRANSPORT SYSTEMAutonomous Transport System vs. Static Conveyer
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FUTURISTIC TECHNOLOGIES ∙ CELLULAR TRANSPORT SYSTEMAutonomous Transport System
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Fusion of autonomous mobile robot AGV and shuttle
Multi-modal chassis
Ground and rail-based locomotion
Hybrid localization concept
Safety laser scanner
Odometry
Decentralized Control System
Individual autonomous behavior
Coordinated localization and navigation
Multi-Agent-System
Autonomous and self-organizing order dispatching
FUTURISTIC TECHNOLOGIES ∙ CELLULAR TRANSPORT SYSTEMAutonomous Transport System ∙ Key Facts
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Using 2 safety laser scanners to detect pairs of undistinguishable reflectors
Fusing distances to the reflectors and odometry information inside a probabilistic algorithm
Advantages
Identify pairs and places through well known and unified pairwidths
Positioning accuracy for docking applications: ± 1 cm
FUTURISTIC TECHNOLOGIES ∙ CELLULAR TRANSPORT SYSTEMAutonomous Transport System ∙ Localization
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Decentralized world model
Information sharing for adaptive dynamic navigation
Decentralized, coordinated path-planning
Integration of order dispatching priorities
FUTURISTIC TECHNOLOGIES ∙ CELLULAR TRANSPORT SYSTEMAutonomous Transport System ∙ Swarm Intelligence
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ROBOTIC TRENDS IN LOGISTICS ∙ IML PERSPECTIVE
Autonomous
(Transport)
Systems
Low CostAGVs
3D Sensors
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FUTURISTIC TECHNOLOGIES ∙ 3D SENSORSContour Check ∙ Autonomous Robotic Manipulator
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FUTURISTIC TECHNOLOGIES ∙ 3D SENSORSContour Check ∙ Main Principle
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ROBOTIC TRENDS IN LOGISTICS ∙ IML PERSPECTIVE
Autonomous
(Transport)
Systems
Low CostAGVs
3D Sensors
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FUTURISTIC TECHNOLOGIES ∙ LOW COST AGVsLocative
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Scenario 1
Scenario 2
Scenario 3
FUTURISTIC TECHNOLOGIES ∙ LOW COST AGVsLocative
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Contact:
Dr.-Ing. Sören Kerner
Fraunhofer [email protected]
Tel. +49 231 9743170