How can I unload items from a pallet that is on an AGV using operators?

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Luca Bh asked Oct 31, '22 Luca Bh commented Nov 1, '22

How can I unload items from a pallet that is on an AGV using operators?

Hi everybody :)

I'm relatively new to flexsim. I struggling with a couple of steps that are part of a larger model.

Anyway, I am supposed to do the following:

1. AGV picks up a pallet with 8 boxes stacked on it. (simple)

2. AGV travels to CP where it waits until two operators unload only the boxes into a queue.

3. It then travels to another location where the empty pallet is put in another queue.

4. AGV returns to 1. (easy)

I struggle mainly with steps 2 & 3. In my model, the operator always picks up the pallet + the 8 boxes still stacked on top. I am using a mix of 3d and process flow for my model but I want to do these steps in a process flow and without a separator.

I couldn't find any solution on this site so far and thought that I would try my luck.

I am thankful for any tips or help!

task_practice_v2.fsm

Software Version:

FlexSim 21.2.4

agv processflow operator pallet separate

task-practice-v2.fsm (89.5 KiB)

Answer 1 · 2022-11-01T01:13:40Z

Jason Lightfoot answered Nov 1, '22 Luca Bh commented Nov 1, '22

Your label items is just the pallet so I would instead label it as 'pallet' on the token.

Then you should push this to the unload list:

token.pallet.subnodes.toArray()

Model attached.

task-practice-v2_jl.fsm

task-practice-v2-jl.fsm (90.2 KiB)

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Luca Bh commented · Nov 01, 2022 at 06:07 PM

Thanks, Jason! But how come it pushes now only 4 tokens to the list despite there being 8 boxes? I can't find where it groups the boxes into one item.

In theory, the 8 boxes created in the beginning should all be pushed into the array with the subnodes command right?

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Luca Bh Luca Bh commented · Nov 01, 2022 at 09:42 PM

never mind, I found it! Thanks!!

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