Kiva System Coding

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MR asked Jul 26, '22 Jeanette F commented Jul 27, '22

Kiva System Coding

Hi, everyone.

I'm trying to do the Kiva system through youtube.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3AQ-cjOS9tY&t=2724s

The coding in dynamic barrier management at 26:52, it is use for avoiding the racks after AGV loading the rack. But "Storage.QueryFlags.OutboundItems" can not use in 20.0.7 version. And I have looking for the code in Flexsim doc. It seems that the coding can't use before 2021 version.
I want to ask if there is any other way to solve this problem or if there is other code can subtitude in 2020 version, thank you.

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FlexSim 20.0.10

coding kiva robot

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Answer 1 · 2022-07-26T20:17:38Z

anthony.johnson answered Jul 26, '22 Jeanette F commented Jul 27, '22

No there aren't any other mechanisms in FlexSim 2020 that replicate A* dynamic barriers in FlexSim 2021. We are specifically adding new features to allow for simulations like these Kiva systems. The best solution is to upgrade to the latest version.

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Rahul R commented · Jul 26, 2022 at 08:22 PM

@anthony.johnson : Is there any dev item in the pipeline to consider size of robot in A star navigator? This is useful when there is robots with an over hang such a AutoStore (https://www.autostoresystem.com/) like system.

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Jeanette F ♦♦ Rahul R commented · Jul 27, 2022 at 01:11 PM

Please post this in a new question or idea post.

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MR commented · Jul 26, 2022 at 08:35 PM

Got it.

Besides, can AGV avoid the flowitems in the floorstorage?
My main objective is to let the AGV that loads the rack won't go through the floorstorage that has rack in it.

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David Seo MR commented · Jul 26, 2022 at 11:55 PM

As Anthony said above, the items on the floor storage can be acknoledged as dynamic barriers by robots in 2021 edition. You need understand the meaning of 'static' and 'dynamic' barriers.

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