A working model of an automated storage and retrieval system

Date of Publication

1992

Document Type

Bachelor's Thesis

Degree Name

Bachelor of Science in Manufacturing Engineering and Management

College

Gokongwei College of Engineering

Department/Unit

Manufacturing Engineering and Management

Honor/Award

Awarded as best thesis, 1992

Thesis Adviser

Lyne R. Palomar

Defense Panel Chair

Nilo T. Bugtai

Defense Panel Member

Clement Y. Ong
Tommy C. Lim

Abstract/Summary

The area of material handling presents various opportunities for automation. From material transport to sorting to storage, the benefits of automation may well give a company the competitive edge. Of all the material handling functions, material storage has shown the least advancement. The subject of this research is a student prototype of an Automated Storage/Retrieval System (AS/RS). This computer controlled system uses a mechanical loader to transport materials to or from their storage compartments. The basically the AS/RS is composed of the storage rack, and a Storage/Retrieval (S/R) machine. The rack itself can hold up to twelve individual loads each weighing 40 kgs. The S/R machine is capable an actual horizontal speed of 44 ft./min and a vertical speed at 45 ft./min. The system is controlled by an IBM PC/AT compatible via direct access to its parallel port.

Abstract Format

html

Language

English

Format

Print

Accession Number

TU15337

Shelf Location

Archives, The Learning Commons, 12F Henry Sy Sr. Hall

Physical Description

viii, 83, [54] leaves : ill. ; 28 cm.

Keywords

Materials handling--Automation; Materials handling equipment industry; Materials management; Design; Industrial

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