Virtual vehicle in the connecting transport automated material-handling system (AMHS)

International Journal of Production Research

Volumn 42, Issue 13, 2004, Pages 2599-2610

  Lin, J T ^a   Wang, F K ^b   Young, J R ^a  

^a NATIONAL TSING HUA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIPEI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; MATERIALS HANDLING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; REMOTELY OPERATED VEHICLES; SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE MANUFACTURE; VIRTUAL REALITY;

AUTOMATED MATERIAL HANDLING SYSTEMS (AMHS); FLOW RATES; VIRTUAL VEHICLES;

COMPUTER AIDED MANUFACTURING;

EID: 3142592494     PISSN: 00207543     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00207540410001671624     Document Type: Article

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