Title :
Using simulated annealing to design a material-handling system
Author :
Caricato, Pierpaolo ; Grieco, Antonio
Author_Institution :
Dipt. di Ingegneria dell´´Innovazione, Lecce Univ., Italy
Abstract :
Among all material-handling systems used in modern factories, those based on automated guided vehicles have, for many reasons, met with great success. AGV systems are much more flexible than traditional systems such as fixed-path conveyors, allowing dynamic reconfiguration of guidepaths in accordance with factory´s changing transportation needs.
Keywords :
automatic guided vehicles; materials handling; simulated annealing; transportation; automated guided vehicles; material-handling system; simulated annealing; transportation; Algorithm design and analysis; Artificial intelligence; Computational modeling; Computer performance; Intelligent vehicles; Network topology; Production facilities; Simulated annealing; Transportation; Vehicle dynamics; automated guided vehicles; decision support; logistics; material handling; path planning; simulated annealing;
Journal_Title :
Intelligent Systems, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MIS.2005.76
