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AGV Path Planning Calculator

Automated guided vehicle fleet sizing from throughput.

Inputs

Results

AGVs required

4

Trips/hr/AGV7.85
Trip time (sec)390
Fleet capacity (loads/hr)31.38
Charging spares1
How to Use This Calculator
  1. Enter the required loads/hr throughput — the number of material movements needed per hour.
  2. Set the average trip distance (ft) — the one-way travel distance per mission.
  3. Enter the AGV speed (ft/min) from the vehicle specification sheet.
  4. Input the load/unload time (sec) for each pick-and-place operation.
  5. Set utilization (0.5–0.95) accounting for charging, waiting, and path conflicts.
  6. Review AGVs required and Charging spares to size your fleet and charging infrastructure.

How the result changes with Required loads/hr

Required loads/hrAGVs required
517
17623
32542
45058

What each input means

Required loads/hr
Required material movements per hour.
Avg trip distance (ft)
Average one-way travel distance.
AGV speed (ft/min)
AGV travel speed in feet per minute.
Load/unload time (sec)
Time per load or unload operation.
Utilization (0.5-0.95)
Expected AGV utilization rate.

What each result means

AGVs required
Number of AGVs needed to meet throughput.
Trips/hr/AGV
Capacity of each AGV per hour.
Trip time (sec)
Total round-trip cycle time.
Fleet capacity (loads/hr)
Total fleet throughput capacity.
Charging spares
Additional AGVs for charging rotation.

How this is calculated

Worked example, using the default values

  1. Identify Input Parameters
    4 parameters
    Required loads/hr = 30, Avg trip distance (ft) = 500, AGV speed (ft/min) = 200, Load/unload time (sec) = 45 = 5 input(s) provided
  2. Calculate AGVs required
    AGVs required = ceil(loadsPerHour / tripsPerHourPerAGV)
    4 = 4
  3. Calculate Trips/hr/AGV
    Trips/hr/AGV = (3600 / totalTripTimeSec) * utilization
    7.85 = 7.85
  4. Calculate Trip time
    Trip time = travelTimeSec + loadUnloadTimeSec * 2
    390 = 390

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