Fruit Sorting Automation; Cartesian Robot and Conveyor Design

Year 2024, Volume: 12 Issue: 3, 1627 - 1639, 31.07.2024

Mustafa Ayyıldız , Yusuf Kenan Çiftçi , Kubilay Kilecioğlu , Ömer Faruk Arslan

Abstract

The quality control process, the process of sorting the products on the conveyor belt into intact, bruised, rotten and raw types, is carried out by people. However, due to the human factor in the sorting process, it is difficult to achieve a certain standard and work consistently at the same efficiency. Therefore, performing this process autonomously using image processing, cartesian robot and conveyor belt technologies is important in terms of both accelerating the process and reducing its cost.

In this study, pick and place cartesian robot and conveyor belt system were designed to be integrated with each other for fruit sorting automation. The fruits whose image processing is completed are positioned on the conveyor belt. By adding partitions on the conveyor belt, the fruits falling from the image processing mechanism are ensured to reach the Cartesian robot without changing their position. The Cartesian robot starts moving according to the position of the fruit on the conveyor. When it reaches the location of the fruit, it holds it with the help of a vacuum generator and leaves it in the storage areas separated according to the condition of the fruit (color, damaged, undamaged). Thanks to the designed cartesian robot, it is aimed to minimize the error rate by sorting in a faster, less costly and reliable way. The aim of the study is to provide physical separation. By using the prepared system in the industry, it is aimed to minimize labor costs and errors that may occur in the human factor.

Keywords

Cartesian robot, Conveyor Belt, Automation

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