This project describes and discusses the technical issues and the benefits of using the auto-mated guided vehicles (AGVs) solution in production lines to take care of materials handling system in order to increase the flexibility and productivity of a manufacturing system.

This work started with literature study on AGVs in general and gathering information about existing technologies from the previous and ongoing researches. This gathered knowledge has been used as a base to the practical work. The main aim of the practical work is to implement an AGV in the production line at PTC at University West. In order to per-form the implementation a guidance loop of magnetic tape has been designed. To achieve the goal of this work several tests and experiments have been done to evaluate the validation of the modeled AGV system.