Development and application of container automated guided vehicle system

This paper introduces the development process of the Automated Guided Vehicle System, which is China's independently-developed intelligent container transport vehicle system. The system consists of positioning and navigation systems, wireless communication systems, automated guided vehicle systems, and intelligent control systems. In the development process, such key technologies have been tackled as automated guided vehicle system integrated technology, automated guided vehicle path planning and tracking technology, positioning navigation and precise positioning technology, and intelligent operation decision-making system. Currently, the system has been put into trial operation; the main technical parameters have reached the international advanced level. The paper ends with the applied prospects of the system in China's container terminal. © 2013 American Society of Civil Engineers.