Energy management for electric vehicles in facility logistics: A survey from an operational research perspective
本文综述了设施物流中电动搬运车辆(如叉车、起重机、牵引车和自主移动机器人)的运筹学方法,讨论了关键决策问题及能源供需影响,并提出了未来研究方向。
As we move toward a more sustainable transportation sector, battery electric vehicles for moving people and goods on public roads receive plenty of attention. However, within the cross-docks, warehouses, distribution centers, manufacturing plants, and container terminals of facility logistics, electric motors have been the dominant drive technology since the first automated systems were introduced. This paper focuses on electrified material handling vehicles such as forklifts, cranes, tugger trains, and autonomous mobile robots in facility logistics and surveys the operations research approaches to support their efficient use. We discuss the key decision problems associated with each type of electric vehicle and how energy demand and supply issues affect these decisions. We survey the existing literature and discuss potential spillover effects on transportation research for transport on public roads. In addition, we derive a comprehensive future research agenda.