3 Common Safety Configurations Of AGV

The safety configuration of AGV is the key to ensuring its effective and stable operation, as well as the safety of personnel and equipment. The following is a brief introduction to several commonly used safety configurations on AGV.

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Emergency Brake Button

• Function: The emergency brake button is a key safety device on AGV transfer cart. When encountering an emergency or needing to stop the automated guided vehicle immediately, the operator can press this button to quickly cut off the power source of AGV and achieve emergency braking.

• Location: The emergency brake button is usually located on the control panel of AGV and is designed to be easy to identify and operate to ensure that it can be quickly found and pressed in an emergency.

• Effect: After pressing the emergency brake button, automated guided vehicle will stop moving immediately, and may be accompanied by voice alarms or flashing indicator lights to inform surrounding personnel that AGV has entered an emergency stop state.

Anti-collision Safety Edge

• Function: The anti-collision safety edge is a pressure-sensitive switch, usually in the form of a soft, bendable belt or circular protective device. It can sense slight contact or collision from the outside world and generate a signal to control the movement of automated transfer cart to achieve safety protection.

• Features:

1. Flexible design: It can easily adapt to various complex working environments, such as warehouses, factories, etc. Whether automated guided vehicle is running in a straight line or a curve, whether it is a flat surface or a curved surface, the safety edge can fit tightly to provide all-round safety protection for AGV.
2. High sensitivity: It can sense slight contact or collision and respond quickly to avoid further injury or collision.
3. Customized installation: It can be fixed around steerable transfer cart body to form a safety edge belt. Its outer diameter length varies, it can be straight or curved, and it has strong installation flexibility. It can be customized according to different application scenarios and needs.

• Effect: When an obstacle or a person approaches, the anti-collision safety edge will immediately trigger an emergency stop or change the direction of movement, thereby effectively avoiding collision and injury.

Obstacle Avoidance Lidar

• Function: Obstacle avoidance Lidar is a high-precision sensor on AGV intelligent transfer vehicle, which is used to capture changes in the surrounding environment in real time and provide accurate obstacle avoidance information for automated guided vehicle.

• Working principle: Lidar maps the surrounding environment by emitting laser pulses and receiving reflected signals. When the laser beam hits the obstacle and reflects back, the radar calculates the distance between the object and itself based on the reflection time. By monitoring the surrounding environment 360 degrees without blind spots, Lidar can ensure that automated guided vehicle can detect and avoid obstacles in time during driving.

• Advantages:

1. High precision: It can detect obstacles at a distance of millimeters, which is much higher than traditional obstacle avoidance methods such as ultrasonic sensors.
2. Fast response speed: Lidar has a very fast response speed and can make obstacle avoidance decisions in a very short time.
3. Strong anti-interference ability: It will not be affected by environmental factors such as light and weather, and can work stably under various conditions.

• Effect: By updating the map in real time and adjusting the route quickly, the obstacle avoidance lidar can ensure the stable operation of AGV in a complex and changing environment and avoid collisions with obstacles.

In summary, the emergency brake button, anti-collision safety edge, and obstacle avoidance laser radar together constitute the key safety configuration of automated guided vehicle. These configurations work together to ensure that AGV can operate safely and stably in various environments.