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Integration of Vision System, Intelligent ROBO Actuator, HMI and PLC to Design a Universal Quality Inspection or Control Machine

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* Adjunct Faculty, Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Bridgeport, USA.

** Lab Engineer, Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Bridgeport, USA.

Periodicity:May - July'2012
DOI : https://doi.org/10.26634/jme.2.3.1865

Abstract

In this paper, a universal quality inspection and quality control machine is presented. This machine is a fusion of different technologies such as vision system, programmable logic controller (PLC), Human machine interface (HMI) and Intelligent ROBO Actuators with other types of sensors. The electrical and mechanical design of the machine and plc program is illustrated in detail. Generally, inspection of raw materials or products at any stage in production or manufacturing or assembly industries may be done manually using measuring instruments, or by machines based on laser sensor technology, using probes, weighing scales, etc. Manual process is too slow and meant to test only few batches out of the entire lot which is less effective. Dedicated machines are usually confined to a single type of raw material considering specific property of the component. This option can be expensive when several different raw materials and product at any stage are to be tested at in-feed line. The proposed universal quality inspection machine is designed and implemented in the PLC lab at University of Bridgeport.

Keywords

Universal Quality Inspection or Control Machine, Cognex Vision System, Intelligent ROBO Actuator, Automated Quality Control Machine.

How to Cite this Article?

Madhav Patil and Jack Toporovsky (2012). Integration Of Vision System, Intelligent Robo Actuator, HMI And PLC To Design A Universal Quality Inspection Or Control Machine. i-manager’s Journal on Mechanical Engineering, 2(3), 5-14. https://doi.org/10.26634/jme.2.3.1865

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