Robotics-logistics: Challenges for automation of logistic processes

Author

Echelmeyer, Wolfgang ; Kirchheim, Alice ; Wellbrock, Eckhard

Author_Institution

Bremer Inst. fur Produktion und Logistik, Univ. of Bremen, Bremen

fYear

2008

fDate

1-3 Sept. 2008

Firstpage

2099

Lastpage

2103

Abstract

Robotics-logistics can be understood as the field of activities in which applications of industrial robot-technologies are offered and demanded in order to ensure the optimization of internal material flows. According to a survey conducted by BIBA in 2007, the area of robotics-logistics has great need for modernization. Robotics-Logistics activities can be classified in several scenarios as unloading / loading of goods and palletizing / depalletizing of goods. Possible scenarios for research and development activities within theses fields are given.

Keywords

goods distribution; industrial robots; loading; logistics; optimisation; palletising; unloading; goods depalletizing; goods unloading; industrial robot; internal material flow optimization; logistic process automation; Companies; Conducting materials; Intelligent robots; Intelligent systems; Logistics; Packaging; Production facilities; Research and development; Robotics and automation; Service robots; Automation; Robotic-Logistics;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Automation and Logistics, 2008. ICAL 2008. IEEE International Conference on

Conference_Location

Qingdao

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-2502-0

Electronic_ISBN

978-1-4244-2503-7

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ICAL.2008.4636510

Filename

4636510