Background
As industries are dialing up their automation maneuver, demand for custom AGVs is growing ever higher. Catering to the needs of high payload transport arsing from industrial mass production and pursuit of efficiency, heavy load AGVs have become a much wished-for solution to a myriad of industry transport scenarios. As a result, more manufacturers in and out of the robotics field are expanding their production line to include heavy move robotic series in their repertoire.
Recent trend
Among the new competitors are some automakers specialize in providing special vehicles. One such example is Haipeng UMV, which prides itself on its ingenuity and unique technological advantage in heavy-duty flatbed transporter. The company leverages on its over-a-decade-of experience on high payload automobile technologies and pushes out multiple variants of heavy move AGVs, including its flagship product, a multi-wheel drive autonomous vehicle that is configured for large capacity and all road surfaces.
Technical challenges
- Operational reliability. Even an infinitesimal deviance from intended movement may end up in disastrous accidents in handling heavy weights.
- Equipment durability. The load-bearing vehicles should stay operational over extended period of time with minimal downtime.
- Stability with loads of varied center of gravity. The AGVs have to be able to accommodate different loads of varied center of gravity as overall center of gravity of a loaded vehicle is a crucial factor to steady operations free of risks of crashes or rollovers.
Solutions
- A fusion of expertise in heavy-duty flatbed transporter and self-propelled modular transporter
- Adaptive chassis control to ensure steady operations over all road conditions
- Intelligent suspension that improves driving performance
- Multi-wheel drive to allow movement in all directions
- Flexible navigation designs with a rich variety of sensors to improve adaptability and extend range of use.
