 Mostafa Mohamed 18104959

 Asser Safwat 18106392

Design and  Ahmed Tarek 18104393
implementati  Omar Mohamed Nour
on of Smart 17104346
Warehouse  Mostafa Mahmoud 18104780
 Amr Sameh 18105538
  Introduction
Agenda  Literature review and background
 Project Overview
 Smart Warehouse Workflow and Architecture
 What is AGVs?
 Simulation
 Design and components
 Control and circuit connections
 Future work
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INTRODUCTION

 In today's fast-paced business environment,

the traditional warehouse model faces
numerous challenges and limitations.
 This presentation aims to explore the
concept of smart warehousing and its
potential to revolutionize the way
warehouses operate.
 By leveraging advanced technologies and
automation, smart warehousing offers
enhanced efficiency, accuracy, and cost-
effectiveness.
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Traditional warehouses face various

challenges that hinder operational
efficiency and effectiveness:

Traditional  Limited storage capacity.

Warehouse  Manual processes.
Challenges  Inaccurate inventory tracking.
 Inefficient workflows.
 High labor costs.
 • The implementation of smart warehouse
technologies offers a solution to overcome the 5

challenges faced by traditional warehouses:

Real-time
The Smart Automated tracking
Optimal
layout and
Warehouse systems and
visibility
workflows
Solution
Integration
Enhanced
of smart
operational
technologie
efficiency
s
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warehouses:

Automated storage and retrieval systems: These systems

use robotics to automatically store and retrieve goods from
designated locations within the warehouse
Literature
Intelligent conveyor belts: Amazon’s smart warehouses use
Review and advanced conveyor belts that are equipped with sensors
Background and machine learning algorithms to sort and route
packages to their destination.
(Amazon)
Picking robots: These robots use machine learning
algorithms and advanced sensors to identify and pick items
from shelves and place them in the correct bins for packing
and shipping.
Mobile robots: These autonomous robots move around the
warehouse floor, transporting goods and materials to the
appropriate locations.
Geographical proximity

 Amazon has more than 70 distribution centers that

have been built recently.
 For efficiency It makes sense to carry orders to a
distribution center located closest to a customer’s
delivery zip code.
 The system needs to recognize the zip code and
match it to the nearest DC that has the appropriate
inventory on the shelf.
 Distributed Order Systems (DOM) are available
from various WMS vendors and can be added on to
an existing WMS or in a new deployment.
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Amazon Robotics Systems

Kiva
 When necessary, Amazon deploys a variety of
robots to transport goods.
 The palletizer is the smaller robot, which collects
goods off conveyor belts and places them on
pallets.
 The Robo-Stow, a six-ton robotic arm that can
carry pallets up to 7.3 meter between floors.
 The carrying capacity of the Robo-Stow is 1360
kg.
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CANVA
• CANVA’S Technology, which was established in 2015,
is to move items through a warehouse more efficiently.
• The business launched the CANVA Cart, an
autonomous industrial cart, as their first product in
2017. It can move by continuously creating a 3D map of
its surroundings and transmitting the information to the
other carts inside the fleet.

Smart Pac
• The Smart Pac, an automated machine that packs
goods in patented envelopes, it is combined with
CMC Carton Wrap, these labor-saving techniques
can reduce the number of packers by more than
half.
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Software (Amazon Web Services)

AWS has expanded from providing

compute and storage services to
AWS was first developed in 2000 as a offering many products designed for
concept for an e-commerce service to particular use cases, such as analytics,
help other suppliers build shopping AR / VR, cost management,
websites using Amazon's infrastructure. blockchain, content streaming,
databases, Internet of Things (IoT),
machine learning, media, security,
and robotics.
Investments
and trends
 Since buying Kiva in 2012, Amazon.com had grown by
700,000 employees, or 800%, and opened 149 Fulfillment
Centers, as shown in Figure.
 The company is expected to open an additional 33 warehouse
locations in the US as of January 2020, as shown in Fig.
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Project Overview

The main challenges in this project high efficiency and productivity, choosing fastest routes for
‘AGVs to finish their tasks with time scheduled, all working ‘AGVS’ finishing tasks/orders
simultaneously without collisions and with high safety for the warehouse, and improving
management.
Our smart warehouse contains several racks H-V, number of AGVs, conveyor belts, sensors.

We are using simulation software Anylogic which provides an important method of analysis
which is easily verified, communicated, and understood.
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Smart Warehouse Workflow and Architecture

1) Incoming dock
 Truck arrived to the warehouse , Truck
deliver Boxes to an available unloading
dock.
 The inventory management operation is
often started at this moment when the
warehouse's inflow begins at the arriving
dock.
 When items arrive at this location, they are
checked in using QR Tags, RFID tags, or
other distinctive IDs .
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2) Unloading process
 Boxes are then unloaded from the truck
using AGVS , then transport the boxes to
the main storage racks.
 Boxes are placed in their appropriate racks.
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3) Order storage process

 Simply putting the boxes on racks or shelves

counts as storing the items in a typical
warehouse.
 A smart warehouse uses several algorithms to
store the products.
 To keep the system running smoothly, every
action from receiving the items to placing them
on the shelves is carried out in accordance with
a pre-established set of instructions.
 With the help of Automated Guided Vehicles
(AGVs), the products are moved to racks.
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4) The loading process

When an order requested:

 Once AGV assembled the orders
are completely done, the orders are
assigned at the loading dock, where
they were assembled.
 Truck is then assigned to a loading
dock for receipt of orders.
 An AGV will fill the boxes in the
trucks from the Loading area.
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TRACKING AND COMMUNICATIONS

 For efficient communication across departments, a
warehouse's departments and sections must be
integrated overall.
 Traditionally, communication has been maintained
using manual pen and paper techniques, such as
creating sales orders, demand orders, etc., and
physically or electronically forwarding them to
other departments.
 IOT communication protocols are used in smart
warehouses to connect each department and item to
one another.
 This guarantees effective communication
throughout the warehouse and prompt transmission
and reception of information.
RFID technology
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Automated Guided
Vehicles (AGVs)

 AGVs are automated guided vehicles

used for moving materials .
 AGVs are effective in all warehouses,
whether on a large or much smaller
scale.
 They support keeping your competitive
edge and quick problem-solving.
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AGV navigation
Most used AGV navigation systems:

 Magnetic guide tape.

 Laser target navigation.
 Vision guidance.
 Line Tracking
 QR Codes
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Advantages of AGVs

 Increase efficiency and productivity

 Consistent costs
 Flexibility
 Less space required
 Cost Savings
 Real-time Data and Analytics
 Improved safety

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Simulation

 Simulation modeling intricate plays a

crucial role in understanding the dynamics
of warehouse operations and evaluating the
effectiveness of proposed improvements.
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Simulation
Software AnyLogic is a powerful simulation modeling
software widely used in various industries for
optimizing complex systems and processes.
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Simulation

This model of a simple smart warehouse

demonstrates how the logic of Transporter
can be used to put items on pallet racks and
retrieve them later. In the model AGVs take
boxes from conveyor and deliver them to
the rack cells that were reserved for them.
When storage capacity comes to its
maximum, a group of boxes is retrieved
and delivered to the truck by AGV.
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1. Conveyor Belt

2. Transporters (Automated
guided vehicle)

Main 3. Pallet Rack

Components
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Layout
The layout of this model consists of a
network of paths and nodes in which the
AGVs are used to navigate through the
modelled warehouse to pick the items from
the conveyer belts and store them in the
correct cell.
This specific layout allows the AGVs to
navigate inside the warehouse without
colliding with each other as well as reaching
the desired places in the shortest time.
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Anylogic convert flowcharts into interactive

animation with spectacular 3D and 2D graphics. In
this model some flowcharts have been used to
simulate it that will be discussed.

Flowcharts
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Workflow and process

The workflow of the simulation model is as

follows:

 Items are placed on conveyor belts, which

start moving.
 AGVs move towards the conveyor belts to
pick up the items and store them in
designated rack cells.
 When the storage capacity is reached, AGVs
retrieve groups of items from the storage and
deliver them to the truck.
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Design and components

The objective is to apply simulation techniques to create a virtual model
of the RC car, evaluate its performance, and inform the physical design
process.

This chapter showcases the integration of simulation, Arduino control,

line track sensors, and HuskyLens camera in building the prototype.

Let's delve into the details of this exciting project and discover the
potential of simulation in the world of RC car design.
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Key components of the RC car include:

 Chassis: The main frame that supports all other
components and provides structural integrity.
 Wheels and Tires: Responsible for traction and
movement on different surfaces.
Design and  Motor: Powers the car and drives the wheels,
components available in electric or gas-powered variants.
 Battery: Supplies power to the motor and other
electronic components.
 H-Bridge: An electronic circuit that controls the
motor's speed and direction.
 Electronic Speed Controller (ESC): Regulates the
motor's speed and direction based on input signals.
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Design and
components
The base of the AGV is made up of two acrylic panels
held together with metal braces and rods.
 On the lower panels 4 DC motors are mounted at the
position where each wheel will be located.
On the upper panel is where all the control components
are located such as the Arduino, h-bridge and power
supply.
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Design and components

 Secondly the wheels, made from

plastic with rubber tyres which
are fitted to the motors with a
key like design to avoid slip.
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Design and components

 Lastly the cover that sits on top of the

base to cover all the wiring and other
components the cover was designed on
auto desk inventor to fit on the base to
comply with the rest of the design as
needed.
 Control and Circuit Connections

The circuit is controlled The running code is

by Arduino Uno as a made through IDE
controller for the proto- compiler with C++
type RC car “AGV”. language.

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Control and Circuit

Connections

The sensor TCRT5000 used to

control the movement of the RC car
is IR sensor which control the car to
move on the path.

An IR sensor in an RC car can be used

for line tracking. This type of sensor
detects infrared light. As the car moves
along a line on the ground, the sensor
detects the contrast between the line and
the surrounding surface and sends a
signal to the car's microcontroller
(Arduino) to adjust the steering so that
the car stays on the line.
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 H-Bridge is an electronic circuit that is

commonly used in RC cars to control the
speed and direction of the motor
(12V,200mA)
 DC Motor is what powers the car and drives
Control and the wheels. (3V,100mA)
Circuit
Connection
s
 Control and Circuit Connections
Steps to operate HuskyLens

1. Power up 2. Connect to
HuskyLens a computer

3. Connect to
a 4. Use
microcontrolle HuskyLens
r

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 Control and Circuit Connections
Component Power Signal
s
Battery 12V
Motors 3V DI:2,3,4,5

H-Bridge 12V E-A DI: (10)

E-B DI:(11)
Arduino:
Vin
(5V)

IR Sensor 5V Left DI:(6)

Center DI: (8)
Right DI: (7)

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HuskyLens 5V SCL T
SDA X
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Connections
 The AGV starts moving with line tracking sensor
towards to desired destination which is the loading
Dock and stops based on camera reading TAG.
 The AGV knows the desired destination as the camera
detect the desired TAG of the location and then
comparing it with TAGs.
 If “YES” controller confirmed the tag with desired
destination and AGV ordered to stop.
 if “NO” the AGV keeps moving with shortest path till
the camera detect the desired tag of the location.
 If the AGV stops at the desired storage unit to unload
box as every action of receiving the boxes to place
them on the shelves is carried out in accordance with a
pre-established set of instructions of simulation.
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Conclusion& Future
work

Our future work will involve

increasing some of the used features to
achieve the project’s objectives and
demands through the hardware design
which includes appropriate layout
design, RFID technology, AGVs,
collision sensors, and zone sensors that
will be integrated and controlled using
a software controller.
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