Our colleagues Tony Börner and Thomas Pfaff had been invited as guest speakers by the Professorship of Adaptronics and Lightweight Design of the Institute for Machine Tools and Production Processes. As part of the course “Sensor-Aktor-Systeme” (sensor-actuator systems), they presented our automated guided vehicle (AGV). Based on this practical report, interested students and staff learned about the technical challenges and solutions in industry and research. The focus was on the modular system design and the localisation and navigation technologies. In addition, the various operating and communication options of the AGV were explained and an overview of the challenges of Industry 4.0 was given.
Following this insight into the development and current state of the automated guided vehicle, a visit by Chemnitz University of Technology (TU Chemnitz) to our logistics demonstrator is planned for the near future, so that our solutions for logistics tasks can be experienced live.