AGV
Noun
Meaning
AGV (plural AGVs)
(transport) Initialism of Automated Guided Vehicle.
Examples
An AGV is a mobile robot that follows markers or wires in the floor, or uses vision or lasers.
He wore a modified AGV helmet in the weeks following his Nürburgring accident so as the lining would not aggravate his burned scalp too badly.
Interim AGV technologies Developed to deploy triangulation from beacons or bar code grids for scanning on the floor or ceiling.
The prototype AGV was unveiled by Alstom on 5 February 2008. citation Italian operator NTV is the first customer for the AGV, and intends to become the first open-access high-speed rail operator in Europe, starting operation in 2011.
An example of a mobile robot that is in common use today is the automated guided vehicle or automatic guided vehicle (AGV).
If one AGV breaks down, it may stop the entire operation.