Real time position localization and guidance on automated guided vechiles

The automotive industry, the retail industry, the health sector, and so on. In all sectors, automatic guided vehicles (AGV) are used if the products are shipped from one point to another. AGV's provide advantages such as saving personnel and time, being able to transport safely, having low operating costs and increasing the efficiency of the business. In environments where more than one AGV system is used, it is necessary to determine the positions of the vehicles momentarily in order to prevent adverse situations that may occur while moving on the same or different lines. In this study, a prototype tool has been developed for the positioning and orientation process. The data collected with the help of different sensors on the vehicle were evaluated with an algorithm and the location information of the vehicle was tracked and directed in real time in the developed application software. With the developed prototype vehicle and control software, an infrastructure has been created for future work such as preventing collisions with AGV's, regulating traffic jams and directing the vehicle to the nearest charging station.