A new technology for unit-load automated storage system: Autonomous vehicle storage and retrieval system

Springer 4

Volumn 9781447122746, Issue , 2012, Pages 285-339

  Ekren, Banu Yetkin ^a   Heragu, Sunderesh Sesharanga ^b  

^a PAMUKKALE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b University of Louisville   (United States)

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EID: 84880571501     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4471-2274-6_12     Document Type: Chapter

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