Hardware and software development of LGV system for logistics in the ceramic sector

This work of thesis is the result of a curricular internship carried out for System Ceramics, where I contributed to the hardware and PLC software development of new Automated Guided Vehicles (AGV), in particular the design of a new automated forklift truck. After a brief introduction dealing with the concept of what is an AGV system, this thesis outlines the hardware setup of the vehicle prototypes and the software used in order to perform all the needed vehicle functionalities. In particular, the general structure of the PLC program implemented to manage the forks compartment, which consists in three main blocks: the 'Command Manager, which identifies the motion command the forks needs to be performing, the Forks Actuation Manger, which manages the forks actuators during operations and the Motion Control, which regulates the forks motion profile performed during loading and unloading missions. Two main criteria have been followed throughout the writing of the code: modularity and reusability.