The Concept of an Autonomous Mobile Robot for Automating Transport Tasks in High-Bay Warehouses

• Autorzy: Małopolski Waldemar , Skoczypiec Sebastian

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DOI

10.12913/22998624/182932

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

The progression of the industry, alongside the continuous enhancement of operational efficiency and the reduction of production costs, is paving the way for novel solutions in the realm of storage and transportation systems. The incorporation of new technologies and solutions, such as mobile robots, has culminated in the establishment of Smart Warehouses. It facilitates the reduction of non-value adding activities for companies. One of the methods of improving the efficiency of such systems is the more effective use of autonomous mobile robots. The article presents an inventive concept of an autonomous mobile robot capable of undertaking transport tasks both on the shop floor and within high-bay warehouses. The new concept of the drive mechanism enables it to navigate on surfaces and move along rail guides. By using an elevator, the robot can be lifted to higher levels within the warehouse. The well-conceived structural solution of the robot allows the elevator's placement anywhere within the warehouse, eliminating the need for constructing a pit. The use of a mobile robot with the proposed structure will enable the execution of transport tasks without necessitating reloading. Such an approach has the potential to increase efficiency and reduce the costs of storage processes.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

autonomous mobile robot; elevator; automation; smart warehouse; intralogistics

• Wydawca: Lublin University of Technology ; Polish Society of Ecological Engineering (PTIE), Branch of PTIE in Lublin
• Czasopismo: Advances in Science and Technology. Research Journal
• Rocznik: 2024
• Tom: Vol. 18, no 2
• Strony: 1--10
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 32 poz., fig.

Twórcy

autor

Małopolski Waldemar

• Chair of Production Engineering, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Cracow University of Technology

autor

Skoczypiec Sebastian

• Chair of Production Engineering, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Cracow University of Technology

• https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6927-3320

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Uwagi

Opracowanie rekordu ze środków MNiSW, umowa nr SONP/SP/546092/2022 w ramach programu "Społeczna odpowiedzialność nauki" - moduł: Popularyzacja nauki i promocja sportu (2024).