automated guided vehicle system


automated guided vehicle system

[′ȯd·ə‚mād·əd ¦gīd·əd ′vē·ə·kəl ‚sis·təm] (control systems) A computer-controlled system that uses pallets and other interface equipment to transport workpieces to numerically controlled machine tools and other equipment in a flexible manufacturing system, moving in a predetermined pattern to ensure automatic, accurate, and rapid work-machine contact.