Abstract
Vibratory parts feeders with mechanical orienting devices are used extensively in the assembly automation industry. Even so, the design process is based on trial-and-error approaches and is largely manual. In this paper, a methodology is presented for automatic design of this type of feeder. The approach uses dynamic simulation for generating the necessary data for configuring a feeder with a sequence of mechanical orienting devices called traps, with the goal of reorienting all parts from a random to fixed orientation. Then, a fast algorithm for facilitating this configuration task automatically is developed from domain specific knowledge. Finally, the algorithm is validated on three industrial cases and its drawbacks and strengths are discussed in detail.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Simulation and Modeling Methodologies |
| Volume | 1 |
| Publisher | SCITEPRESS Digital Library |
| Publication date | 2017 |
| Pages | 145-154 |
| ISBN (Print) | 978-989-758-265-3 |
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| Publication status | Published - 2017 |
| Event | 7th International Conference on Simulation and Modeling Methodologies, Technologies and Applications - Madrid, Spain Duration: 26. Jul 2017 → 28. Jul 2017 Conference number: 7 http://www.simultech.org/?y=2017 |
Conference
| Conference | 7th International Conference on Simulation and Modeling Methodologies, Technologies and Applications |
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| Number | 7 |
| Country/Territory | Spain |
| City | Madrid |
| Period | 26/07/2017 → 28/07/2017 |
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Keywords
- Automatic Configuration
- Dynamic Simulation
- Design from Simulation
- Parts Feeding
- Vibratory Bowl Feeders