Battery Decking - Automated Guided Vehicles (AGVs) for Vehicle Battery Marriage
On Jan 8, 2021/By Fori Automation, LLC/In Automated Guided Vehicles
Fori Automation has further improved on its standard Tugger AGV design by incorporating a Fori chain lift and pallet tooling for lithium ion battery decking.
Fori AGVs have been used for a variety of material handling applications within the automotive industry. Most recently Fori was enlisted to supply a derivative of the standard Tugger product line that has a built in electric lift and pallet tooling to be used for marrying the electric vehicle battery to the c
hassis.
The AGV was required to synchronize with the vehicle chassis in the overhead carrier. The synchronization was a challenge in itself as there was no physical tracking arm. All of the vehicle synchronization for battery decking was completed utilizing tracking cameras and encoder positioning. The most important process consideration was the safe and reliable positioning of the product for the operators.
Further improvement was the integration of a Fori Vehicle Management System (VMS). The Fori VMS allows for vehicle scheduling, charging, vehicle status information and traffic control. The Fori battery decking AGV platform partnered with the Fori VMS is a proven and robust product that can be applied to a variety of material handling applications.
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