PROJECT TOPICAdvanced Manufacturing & Industrial IoT
Autonomous Tugger Train
An automated guided vehicle project concept designed to pull multiple material trailers along scheduled delivery paths in factory aisles using natural feature navigation.
Lean Material Movement & Route Automation
- ✓Explores multi-cart tracking and cornering kinematics.
- ✓Integrates safety laser scanners for automatic speed reduction around workers.
- ✓Demonstrates scheduled dispatch workflows for lean manufacturing cells.
The Engineering Challenge
Problem / Objective
Forklifts in pedestrian-dense aisles present safety hazards and are inefficient for continuous scheduled component delivery.
Conceptual Signal Flow
System Concept
LiDAR SLAM Unit → Trajectory Planner → High-Torque Traction Motor → Hitch Hitch Monitoring.
Architecture Modules
1Traction Drive Subsystem
2LiDAR Obstacle & Mapping Unit
3Multi-Trailer Hitch Angle Telemetry
4Safety Relay Interlock
Hardware Categories
Safety LiDARIndustrial Planetary Wheel DrivesCAN Bus Motor DriversEmergency E-Stop Relays
Technologies & Software
ROS 2LiDAR SLAMC++Safety InterlocksCAN BusROS 2 Nav2Safety Zone Supervisory Controller
Engineering Considerations & Edge Cases
- Stopping distances with heavy trailing loads
- Trolley corner tracking without clipping racks
Applications
Factory component delivery
Warehouse cross-dock transfer
Internal logistics
Engineering Inquiry & Collaboration
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