How can i simulate a tractor-trailer in flexsim?

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Felipe P2 asked Aug 14, '19 Aldo G11 edited Jul 25, '22

How can i simulate a tractor-trailer in flexsim?

Hi guys, I am trying to simulate an AGV network in which the flowitems are loaded into a platform (trailer), so then the tractor gets attached to the platform and performs the transportation task. So, lets say, the task executer would be composed of two elements (tractor and trailer). Does anybody know how to simulate this on Flexsim?

Software Version:

FlexSim 19.1.0

task executer agv network

Answer 1 · 2019-08-14T15:16:59Z

zacharyh answered Aug 14, '19 Aldo G11 edited Jul 25, '22

@Felipe P2

Here are 2 examples of an agv using a trailer.

agv-trailer-load-and-unload.fsm

agv-with-trailer.fsm

agv-trailer-load-and-unload.fsm (137.4 KiB)

agv-with-trailer.fsm (33.5 KiB)

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Felipe P2 commented · Aug 14, 2019 at 06:17 PM

Thank you very much!!

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Aldo G11 commented · Jul 25, 2022 at 02:49 PM

Hello @zachary.h, in your model "agv-trailer-load-and-unload" which I'm using; how can I change it in a different position for a different shape? I'm using a different shape but appears on the Task Executer like this:

and I want the edited shape to appear on the Task Executer look like this:

In other words; can the position of the axis "y" and "z" be changed from the already existing Process Flow and make every object created from the Process Flow stick to the modified "y" and "z" coordinates?

I looked onto the Custom Code and find out that the marked number changes the position only on the "x" axis, so maybe there's a part of the code that changes "yz"?

Hope you see my question, and thank you in advance...cheers!

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Jeanette F ♦♦ Aldo G11 commented · Jul 25, 2022 at 07:26 PM

Hello @Aldo G11,

This does not look like a trailer. Does it behave like one? What version of FlexSim are you using? Newer versions of FlexSim have more picklist options for setting the trailers.

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Aldo G11 Jeanette F ♦♦ commented · Jul 25, 2022 at 08:12 PM

agv-trailer-load-and-unload_1.fsmHaven't know of this function; I'm gonna try it and see what happens, thank you! Yes the behavior it's like a trailer, this is an example.

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agv-trailer-load-and-unload-1.fsm (1.9 MiB)

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