AgvSimNet: A Petri-net-based AGVS simulation system

International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology

Volumn 15, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 851-861

  Hsieh, S ^a   Chen, Y F ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MOBILE ROBOTS; MOTION PLANNING; ONLINE SYSTEMS; PETRI NETS; ROBOTICS;

AUTOMATED GUIDED VEHICLE SYSTEMS (AGVS) SIMULATION SYSTEMS; COLORED-TIMED PETRI NETS;

COMPUTER INTEGRATED MANUFACTURING;

EID: 0033311324     PISSN: 02683768     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001700050142     Document Type: Article

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