Combine statistics of travel and offset travel

[mail7WJMZ]

[ FlexSim 23.1.1 ]

Hello,

What could make non-zero offset travel time of an AGV on path, since AGV always stays on path?

Offset travel can be excluded in state table but it doesn't count into travel. Which causes travel time inaccurate.

[jonah_kendellR47TC · Accepted solution]

You can create a custom code in process flow that automatically sets the state from Offset Travel Empty to Travel Empty, and from Offset Travel Loaded to Travel Loaded. This will essentially combine your Offset travel statistics with the regular travel statistics.

I created a simple model that demonstrates combining AGV states, based off of a similar approach found in this post.

AGVoffsetTravel.fsm

You can find more information about AGV Offset Travel in this documentation Adding AGV Offset Travel.

[bobm13271]

Hi, I think the non zero offset travel time can happen because the AGV still makes very small movements when it starts or stops along the path, even if it technically stays on the path. Things like acceleration, deceleration, or slight adjustments when moving around nodes can add up and show as offset travel in the statistics. One way to get a more accurate travel time is to either check the AGVs movement settings or create a custom statistic that combines both travel and offset travel. Did you try looking at the AGVs acceleration and deceleration settings to see if that changes the offset travel?