topic Re: How to make task executor leave some gap for the trailer load in FlexSim Forum

How to make task executor leave some gap for the trailer load

jkhedekar — Wed, 28 Sep 2022 17:10:31 GMT

[ FlexSim 21.1.5 ]

So I am adding load as trailer to the task executor. Some will have 1,2 or 3 trailers behind their back. I don't want a task executor completely ignoring the trailer loads and driving onto it.

In the image below the task executor is trailing a pallet but the task executor behind it drives on top on the load of the one driving ahead.

How do I solve this?

Re: How to make task executor leave some gap for the trailer load

jason_lightfoot_adsk — Wed, 28 Sep 2022 20:05:05 GMT

It should be observing the distance if you've implemented it correctly - here's a very simple example:

TrailerAccumulationDistance.fsm

Re: How to make task executor leave some gap for the trailer load

jkhedekar — Wed, 28 Sep 2022 20:36:48 GMT

I can't seem to open it since I have version 21 which my firm uses.

Re: How to make task executor leave some gap for the trailer load

jason_lightfoot_adsk — Wed, 28 Sep 2022 22:53:03 GMT

Here you go:

v21_TrailerAccumulationDistance.fsm

Re: How to make task executor leave some gap for the trailer load

jkhedekar — Thu, 29 Sep 2022 13:14:56 GMT

Thank you. I am still confused on how to implement this. So I have multiple AGV going different routes and pick up from separate queues. How can I implement this? I will really appreciate if you could you help me by pointing down steps and a model that does that? I would wanna implement that in my model.

Also I have created a new AGV type tugger in my AGV Network so not all default AGV do the trailing.

Re: How to make task executor leave some gap for the trailer load

jkhedekar — Thu, 29 Sep 2022 20:19:40 GMT

Also, how do I attach more than 1 trailer?

Re: How to make task executor leave some gap for the trailer load

Jacob_White — Thu, 29 Sep 2022 21:57:56 GMT

Hi @Jay K9,

I have edited Jason's model to show how to add more than one trailer, as well as showing one way to have an agv travel to multiple queues and load items at each one. Also in regards to your original question, you need to make sure that your agv network is set to default accumulation. This is done by selecting the agv path, and then setting the accumulation option to Default accumulation.

The way to have an agv attach more than one trailer, you will either need to use a subflow that loops through all of the items you want to attach, as shown in the TaskExecuter1 Process flow, or attach the items one by one as you travel to their location as shown in the processFlow. This process flow also shows how the agv can loop between multiple jobs.

v21-traileraccumulationdistance_JW.fsm