Development trend of four-way shuttle

The four-way shuttle is undoubtedly a milestone technology. Its application is still in its early stages, and there is still a lot of room for future development. From a technical point of view, there are mainly the following aspects:

More flexible: Flexibility is one of the basic directions of logistics technology development, and the application of AGV fully illustrates this point. From the current application of the four-way shuttle, there is still room for further flexibility. For example, the four-way shuttle that can be lifted and lowered by itself and the four-way shuttle that can walk on the ground are two meaningful research topics. The technology that integrates AGV, hoist and shuttle. These technologies have some research results.

More intelligent: When the four-way shuttle is used for disassembly and picking, the scheduling of the car has a great impact on efficiency. The larger the system, the more intelligent the effect can be. For example, various route optimization and queuing will have a great impact on the efficiency of the system. In addition, the real-time monitoring of the running status of the car also has a great impact on the normal operation of the system. All these work needs to be continuously improved in the future.

More cost-effective: The stability of the four-way shuttle is the key to ensuring the normal and efficient operation of the system. Judging from the current applications, there is still room for improvement. Compared with AGV (kiva) and multi-layer shuttles, the cost of the box-type four-way shuttle is much higher due to its complex structure. How to continuously optimize, reduce costs and improve cost performance will be helpful for market acceptance.