Low-Cost Automated Storage and Retrieval System for Chemicals Warehouses and Central Refrigerators

Abstract

The Automated Storage and Retrieval Systems are known as ASRSs which is moved by a mechanical system and controlled by electronical system. The system has introduced many advantages in the production, storage, distribution, and customer services. Many of the proposed systems use high techniques, complex programs, and an intractable interface, and besides their complexity in programming and using, they still at a high cost. The paper proposes a simple and low-cost Automated Storage and Retrieval System using Arduino boards to control the whole system. This work has been studied on specific sites, which are Chemicals Warehouses and Central Refrigerators. The system has been designed and implemented based on two components, Hardware and Software. The proposed system determines the types of goods, pick them up and put them on the suitable shelve depends on its type. The system was designed with a database to store information and an executable file installed in computers to follow up on entered quantities and to order quantities when needed.