Control of heterogenous AMHS in semiconductor industry under consideration of dynamic transport carrier transfers

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Abstract

Wafer transport by Automated Material Handling Systems is essential in modern semiconductor front-end factories to efficiently supply the manufacturing tools. Most common are ceiling mounted Overhead Hoist Transport Systems that allow high throughput and fast delivery times. These systems are increasingly supplemented by various types of Automated Guided Vehicle Systems that enable high flexibility. This development requires new approaches for transport system dispatching. We denote such Automated Material Handling Systems that combine several types of transport systems as heterogeneous. Here, vehicles with different characteristics can execute either a complete or a part of a transport order. Until now, this task allocation process for the vehicles is executed based on predefined rules. A dynamic exchange between the transport systems based on the current system state is not yet considered. This paper presents a formalization of the related planning problem by a mathematical model for transport system scheduling. The approach is not suitable for real-time decision making. However, on the one hand, it may help to identify and evaluate the solution quality of heuristic approaches. On the other hand, it allows the evaluation of the effect of transfers.

Details

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings - 2021 22nd IEEE International Conference on Industrial Technology, ICIT 2021
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages1403-1408
Number of pages6
ISBN (electronic)9781728157306
ISBN (print)978-1-7281-5731-3
Publication statusPublished - 10 Mar 2021
Peer-reviewedYes

Publication series

SeriesIEEE International Conference on Industrial Technology (ICIT)
Volume2021-March

Conference

Title2021 22nd IEEE International Conference on Industrial Technology
Abbreviated titleICIT 2021
Conference number22
Duration10 - 12 March 2021
Website
Locationonline
CityValencia
CountrySpain

External IDs

ORCID /0000-0002-1012-8337/work/146642625
ORCID /0000-0002-1484-7187/work/146644108

Keywords

Keywords

  • Automated Guided Vehicle, Automated Material Handling System, Overhead Hoist Transport System, Pickup and Delivery Problem with Transfers, Scheduling