Automated Warehouse Management System (Case Study)

Abstract

The industrial and production sectors in Sudan generally suffer from the lack of modern technologies that support the production process and itsdevelopment. Automated storage and retrieval systems(ASRS) are one of these technologies that increase the rate of production and accuracy in storage and contribute in reducing time, cost and manual labor. Some areas need to be carefully handled with materials and products, such as medical and chemical fields so the automated storage and recovery system is an excellent alternative to manual labor to reduce the risk of dealing with these substances. This study discusses the design and simulation of an automated storage and retrieval system(ASRS) controlled by entering the coordinates of the designated shelf to store the particular product. The automated storage and retrieval system consists of a precise control to control the movement of the three stepper motors which responsible from moving the model according to the coordinates entered into it using universal g-code sender platform which connected with Proteus through visual serial port emulator. The steps number, speed and acceleration of the motor can be controlled using universal g-code sender platform allowing for a wide range of choice selections for the system to be controlled. In this study, the automated storage and retrieval system increase the storing process by 20%, while the retrieving process is increased by 10.1%. The design implemented in this study reduces the total cost of storage and retrieval by at least 60%, time by nearly 16.55%,space by 20% and reduce labor to 80%.