General Concepts of a Simulation Method for Automated Guided Vehicle in Industry 4.0.

This paper presents an environment simulator dedicated to assess the behavior of Automated Guided Vehicles in industry. The concept proposed in this framework makes it possible to evaluate the hazards that can occur in an industrial plant. Conducting all of the necessary research in a natural environment requires a great deal of time and is very expensive. A simulation environment reduces the costs and also reduces the burden of the verification process of an AGV operation. This study presents an assessment of simulation environments based on the most proven solutions. The analysis were conducted from the point of view of the requirements that have been set by industry. As a result, the authors built the evaluation environment that was based on the Gazebo simulator.