Towing Automated Guided Vehicle

Towing Automated Guided Vehicle is a transport vehicle that pulls carriers with a towing device. It is used for moving goods along fixed routes with multiple stops. The vehicle includes a towing AGV body, automatic hook or towing device, navigation system, drive system, battery and automatic charging system, and scheduling management system. Single vehicle towing force is 500kg to 5000kg, and it can pull multiple carts. No-load travel speed is 0 to 1.5m/s and full-load travel speed is 0 to 1.0m/s. Navigation options include laser navigation, magnetic strip navigation, and inertial navigation. The automatic hook device connects and disconnects from carts without manual work, which supports unmanned operation. It can stop at multiple points on a preset path and run a loop delivery.

When material must be delivered to several stops in a fixed order, a towing vehicle with automatic hooking can run the route repeatedly without a driver. This is common in assembly areas and in warehouses where carts are loaded at one point and unloaded at several others. The vehicle does not need a forklift mast, so it stays simple and low.