DEVELOPMENT OF AN UNMANNED TRANSPORT SYSTEM FOR ROBOTIZING WAREHOUSE LOGISTICS

The study objective is to develop an unmanned vehicle for robotizing transport and warehouse operations at logistics enterprises. It is shown that robotization of transport operations in warehouses increases productivity and labor safety, helps to minimize manual labor, and increases the efficiency of warehouse operations. The concept of an unmanned transport system for robotizing warehouse logistics is presented, which is a mobile wheeled robot equipped with a lifting cargo platform and providing net load transportation with the possibility of self-unloading. Based on mathematical simulation methods, a model of a transporting module of a delivery robot has been developed, which makes it possible to study the kinematic parameters of its movement. A numerical study of the robot transport platform on a computer using a package of simulation software is carried out. A strength analysis of the most loaded structural elements of the robot frame is performed, which makes it possible to determine its load capacity and confirm the operability of the proposed structure. The novelty of the work is in developing a technique for studying the computational geometric model of the robot frame, which allows to identify critical areas in the design of the drive wheel axis of an electromechanical differential drive. The results of the conducted research provide prerequisites for developing an automatic control system of the delivery robot, ensuring the autonomy of its functioning. Conclusions: a mathematical model of an unmanned transport system for robotizing warehouse logistics is developed, its operating modes are studied, and a control method is proposed through a point with coordinates that are input into a special regulator of the control system for electric drives of traction wheels.