Desenvolvimento do controle e comunicação de dois robôs dentro de um depósito logístico

Abstract

Face of the increasing flow of goods, the demand for agility and efficiency in the Supply Chain has become a current necessity. Knowing that logistic warehouses have great potential for automation, this work proposes the implementation of autonomous robots in the process of storage and delivery articles in warehouses. Initially, a scenario was defined to show the feasibility and potential of robot implementation. Then, indoor positioning systems were studied, for example by radio frequency and ultrasound, and communication techniques, such as TCP/IP, and embedded motion control. Using two robots and a central machine, an automated logistics warehouse was simulated, where the robots were able to successfully move to the stock and from the stock to the delivery area, taking the shortest path without collisions. The tests and implementation were carried out with the materials available at the laboratories of the Ecole Centrale Lille in France.