DESIGN OF THE CONVEYING SUBSYSTEM AND COMMUNICATION SUBSYSTEM OF AN AUTOMATIC RACKING SYSTEM FOR WAREHOUSES IN CONVENIENCE GOODS INDUSTRY

• Main Author: Amin Rizsa Ramadhan, Moch
• Format: Final Project
• Language: Indonesia
• Online Access: https://digilib.itb.ac.id/gdl/view/72115
• Institution: Institut Teknologi Bandung

To reduce errors in warehouse management system, an automated forklift robot (plant) can be used to assist operators in placing or retrieving items in the warehouse. This document will discuss the conveying subsystem and communication subsystem of this plant. The purpose of this document is to explain the background, objectives, design, implementation, and testing results of these subsystems. The conveying subsystem of the plant is implemented using a stepper motor, motor driver, pulley gear, and timing belt as the driver of the conveying frame of the plant, which functions to place and retrieve items. The communication subsystem is implemented using the NodeMCU ESP8266 module, which has builtin WiFi features. The communication protocol used is MQTT by utilizing free online public brokers available. From the testing that has been carried out, the conveying system can already respond to user work commands with adjusted movement simulations, but there are still physical limitations on the conveying frame so that the conveying movement cannot meet the expectations according to the specifications, and the retrieval feature for a certain number of items cannot be realized yet. Meanwhile, the communication subsystem includes the connection between the GUI service connection and the controller which has been implemented well according to the expected specifications.