What is the maximum output of the model in 10 hours?

Hi,all

What is the maximum output of the model in 10 hours?

1> There are four station(A,B,C,D) and one operator, the distance is AB=BC=CD=DA=1metre, AC=BD=1.5metre (AB=BA, CD=DC,etc.) the max. speed of operator is 1m/s,acceleration/deceleration=1, capacity is 1. Operaotr is standing at station A at the begining.

2> All four stations need operator to setup, and the setup time for each station is the same 1 seconds
the process time for each station is also the same 3 seconds(no need operator for processing)

3> The process is starting from station A to B, then B to C and last C to D.Each station maximum content is 1.No operator transport the product from one station to another.

Hi,

I assumed an operator sequence of D->C->B->A and with two seconds to travel between which gives a cycle time of 12 seconds between finished items so 300/hr.

To confirm that in the model I've changed the 'Pick Operator' code as the default doesn't allow the operator to decelerate, so the time between stations under steady state was 1.5 seconds instead of 2. Adding the -1 to the travel task makes its 'endspeed' zero (while omitting it or setting it to zero would make its endspeed the maxspeed of the task executer).

treenode current = ownerobject(c);
treenode item = parnode(1);
int trigger = parval(2);
/**Custom pick & task sequence*/
/** \nDispatcher: */
treenode operator = /**/centerobject(current,1)/**/;
if (trigger==1){    //could have used PICK_OPERATOR_SETUP here
int preempt=PREEMPT_NOT;
if (getvarnum(current,"preemptprocessoperators"))
	preempt=PREEMPT_ONLY;
treenode ts=createemptytasksequence(operator,getvarnum(current,"processoperatorpriority"),preempt);
		stopobject(current, STATE_WAITING_FOR_OPERATOR);
		inserttask(ts,TASKTYPE_TRAVEL,current,NULL,-1);
		inserttask(ts,TASKTYPE_STOPREQUESTFINISH, current);
		inserttask(ts,TASKTYPE_UTILIZE,item, current);
		dispatchtasksequence(ts);
}
else{   // could have tested for trigger==PICK_OPERATOR_SETUP_RELEASE here
	freeoperators(operator,item);
}
return -1;

The code gets called when the operator is requested AND released (by returning -1). The trigger variable lets you know which event is the trigger.

I've assumed the steady state operator sequence is counterclockwise and so have put priorities to refect that (update: these are redundant it will naturally get into this pattern). I've assumed the floor is flat so the diagonal distance is 1.412m (which is sqrt(2)).