VDA5050 is a protocol by the German Association of the Automotive Industry (VDA) which describes a very similar objective as RMF: A system + protocol for traffic deconfliction and control, order dispatching, and interfacing with peripherals for heterogeneous fleets of mobile robots. It would be good to:
refer to its existence
describe various differences and correspondences
perhaps even touch on a possible road to compatibility between the two protocols - VDA5050 is a well thought-out protocol that is starting to see industry adoption
Some obvious similarities include:
The aforementioned objectives
use of a shared graph and coordinate system for traffic control
centralized coordination and task dispatching (no swam intelligence)
Some obvious differences include:
Use of MQTT
heavier focus on direct comms between a broker and the AGVs as opposed to sitting on top of the fleet server
VDA5050 is a protocol by the German Association of the Automotive Industry (VDA) which describes a very similar objective as RMF: A system + protocol for traffic deconfliction and control, order dispatching, and interfacing with peripherals for heterogeneous fleets of mobile robots. It would be good to:
Some obvious similarities include:
Some obvious differences include: