An approximate solution for semi-open queueing network model of an autonomous vehicle storage and retrieval system

IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 205-215

  Ekren, Banu Y ^a   Heragu, Sunderesh S ^b   Krishnamurthy, Ananth ^c   Malmborg, Charles J ^d  

^a IZMIR UNIVERSITY OF ECONOMICS   (Turkey)

^b University of Louisville   (United States)

^c University of Wisconsin Madison   (United States)

^d RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Analytical model; autonomous vehicle storage and retrieval system (AVS RS); semi open queueing network (SOQN)

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATE METHODS; APPROXIMATE SOLUTION; AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL SYSTEMS; AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES; OCCURRENCE PROBABILITY; PERFORMANCE MEASURE; QUEUEING NETWORK MODEL; SECONDARY RESOURCES; SEMI-OPEN QUEUEING NETWORK (SOQN); STORAGE AND RETRIEVALS; STORAGE SPACES; STORAGE/RETRIEVAL; VERTICAL MOVEMENT;

ANALYTICAL MODELS; APPROXIMATION THEORY; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; MODELS; QUEUEING NETWORKS; TRAVEL TIME;

SALES;

EID: 84871781857     PISSN: 15455955     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TASE.2012.2200676     Document Type: Article

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