Design and Application of Logistics Automation Systems

Author: Zhu Honghui
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Publish Date: 2005-03-01
Features: Introduction
Logistics automation technology, as a branch of modern automation science and technology, primarily focuses on modeling, analysis, design, optimization, and control decision-making of logistics systems. This book systematically introduces the composition, principles, key technologies, and design methods of logistics automation systems. First, it introduces the relevant concepts of logistics automation and automation science and technology, provides the connotation and definition of logistics automation, and proposes the system architecture of logistics automation systems. Second, it studies the main control models and algorithms involved in logistics automation systems. Third, it systematically introduces the structural characteristics, design highlights, and control methods of logistics information guidance systems, automatic identification systems, automatic sorting systems, automated warehousing systems, handling robots, automatic guided vehicles (AGVs), and goods automatic tracking systems. This book can serve as a teaching material for senior undergraduate and graduate students in logistics engineering, mechanical engineering, automation engineering, industrial engineering, and related fields in higher education institutions, as well as a reference for relevant engineering technicians.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1 Introduction
1.1 Basic Concepts of Automation and Logistics Automation Systems 2
1.2 Structure and Characteristics of Logistics Automation Systems 3
1.3 Current Research Status and Development Trends of Logistics Automation Systems 6
Chapter 2 Control Models of Logistics Systems
2.1 Throughput Strategy and Limiting Capacity Analysis 14
2.2 Blocking and Blocking Law 22
2.3 GIS-Based Shortest Path Search Algorithm 36
Chapter 3 Information Guidance System Design
3.1 Structure of Information Guidance Systems 43
3.2 Construction of Information Guidance Systems 47
3.3 Information Transmission and Control 51
3.4 Design Examples of Information Guidance Systems 63
Chapter 4 Automatic Identification System Design
4.1 Bar Code Recognition System 70
4.2 Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) System 84
4.3 Voice Recognition System 93
Chapter 5 Automatic Sorting System Design
5.1 Overview of Automatic Sorting Systems 102
5.2 Structure and Characteristics of Automatic Sorting Devices 107
5.3 Sorting Control System 115
5.4 Design of Automatic Sorting Systems 120
Chapter 6 Automated Warehousing System Design
6.1 Structure of Automated Storage and Retrieval Systems (AS/RS) 123
6.2 Design of Automated Storage and Retrieval Systems 136
6.3 Automated Warehousing Equipment 143
6.4 Management and Control Systems of Automated Storage and Retrieval Systems 171
Chapter 7 Handling Robot Design
7.1 Overview 177
7.2 Structural Design of Handling Robots 183
7.3 Robot Control System Design 210
Chapter 8 Automatic Guided Vehicle (AGV)
8.1 Overview 226
8.2 Basic Composition of AGVs 229
8.3 AGV Guidance Methods 236
8.4 AGV Control System 243
8.5 Path Selection and Load Transfer Control of AGVs 247
8.6 Selection of AGVs 248
8.7 Typical AGV Examples 249
Chapter 9 Design of Goods Automatic Tracking System
9.1 Overview 256
9.2 Design of Wireless Data Acquisition Systems 257
9.3 GIS and Its Applications 260
9.4 GPS and Its Applications 263
References 271