Introduction

The COVID-19 pandemic that erupted in 2020 amplified human vulnerability to natural risks and further promoted the application of AGVs and similar technologies in various fields. An Automated Guided Vehicle (AGV) is a type of mobile robot primarily used for storing and transporting various materials, providing a crucial guarantee for system flexibility, integration, and efficient operation, and holding an important position in modern manufacturing enterprise logistics systems.

Application Background

With the advent of the 5G era, many AGV companies have realized that endowing mobile robots with more "from vehicle to robot" concepts, riding the 5G wave, and promoting intelligent transformation is the general trend for mobile robot enterprises. 5G networks will seamlessly connect production equipment, meeting the demands for device interconnection and remote interaction applications in industrial environments. With continuous coverage of highly reliable networks, mobile robots' operational areas will be unrestricted during movement, reaching various locations on demand, performing uninterrupted work in various scenarios, and smoothly switching between tasks.

Application Details

With the continuous development of AGV (Automated Guided Vehicle) products and technologies, AGVs can efficiently connect production processes or lines, improving automation levels and production efficiency, and facilitating the realization of industrial flexible production lines and automated logistics systems. In this application, the Industrial Raspberry Pi Connect + CODESYS acts as the on-board controller, acquiring all travel data via sensors and sending the data via RS485 to the Hongke Industrial Raspberry Pi to achieve motion control of the AGV.