What Is an Automated Guided Vehicle?

AGV is the English abbreviation of Automated Guided Vehicle. It refers to automatic guidance equipment with magnetic strips, tracks, or lasers. It travels along planned paths, is battery powered, and is equipped with safety protection and various auxiliary Mechanisms (eg transfer, assembly mechanisms) for unmanned automated vehicles. Generally, multiple AGVs and the control computer (console), navigation equipment, charging equipment, and peripheral accessories form an AGV system. The main working principle of the AGV system is that under the control of the control computer and task scheduling, the AGV can accurately follow the prescribed path After reaching the designated position of the task, complete a series of operation tasks. The control computer can decide whether to go to the charging area for automatic charging according to the AGV's own power.