Autopack Smart Cartesian Manipulator

Project Title

Autopack Smart Cartesian Manipulator

Project Area of Specialization RoboticsProject Summary

Today we are living in the era of Industry 4.0, But in Pakistan, there are still many industries that are using old conventional manpower to run the industry, which is not efficient, safe, and productive.

We are going to design & develop a smart Cartesian Industrial robot to automate the packing process. It will be based on a 3D cartesian structure (like a 3D printer / CNC machine) to precisely pick and place the product.

We will provide a complete SoC-based system that includes a 3-axis cartesian structure, a moveable gripper, conveyer belt, and a camera integrated with raspberry pi for image processing to make our process reliable and robust.

Project Objectives

In other countries all their industries are automated as a result, they are growing more rapidly than Pakistan. The total number of Pakistan's labor force is 57.2 million, making it the ninth-largest country by the available human workforce.

Needs:

• Hazardous work environments
• Repetitive work cycle
• Consistency and accuracy
• Difficult handling task for humans
• Multishift operations

We are going to provide a smart automatic solution for the packing process that can be utilized in many industries like in medical, food, and manufacturing to make their packing process fast, secure, and efficient.

Project Implementation Method

We will design and construct a complete cartesian structure with a gripper having a vacuum suction mechanism attach on the header. The complete system will be controlled by a STM32 f407 board that will act like a master and a raspberry pi as a slave.

The STM32 f407 board will control the 3D movement of the header, suction for pick and place, and the conveyer belt. The raspberry pi will be trained to identify the correct box, its position, shape, and its filling process.

The process will be completely reliable as it includes several verification sensors for the completion of the process. It is also merged with the image processing for detection of the main box’s correct position, shape, faulty or not, and empty or filled.

Benefits of the Project

This is how this project will help the industries:

1. Efficient and fast packing system

2. No human work will be required in packing so employee cost reduction

3. Fast movement, speed, and accuracy reduces cycle times and speeds up the overall process

4. Cost Savings

5. Employee Empowerment

6. Reduced Errors

7. Easy Scalability

8. Compliance Benefits

Technical Details of Final Deliverable

Our final deliverable will be a complete packing system, where a conveyer belt will control the movement of products, a cartesian structure that will move the header in three linear axis (X, Y, and Z-axis), a gripper with a controlled vacuum pressure for suction, two proximity sensors for product detection and raspberry pi with a camera having trained model of the box for its verification. 

Final Deliverable of the Project HW/SW integrated systemCore Industry ManufacturingOther Industries Medical , Food , Manufacturing , Transportation Core Technology RoboticsOther TechnologiesSustainable Development Goals Decent Work and Economic Growth, Industry, Innovation and InfrastructureRequired Resources

Item Name	Type	No. of Units	Per Unit Cost (in Rs)	Total (in Rs)
			Total in (Rs)	75000
STM32 F4 board	Equipment	1	5500	5500
Nema 23 stepper motor	Equipment	4	1500	6000
TB6600 stepper motor driver	Equipment	4	1200	4800
Raspberry pi 4 2GB RAM	Equipment	1	10500	10500
Raspberry Pi cam v2 8MP	Equipment	1	4500	4500
E3F-DS30C4 proximity sensor	Equipment	2	850	1700
Cartesian mechanical structure	Equipment	1	30000	30000
Vacuum pump and gripper	Equipment	1	4000	4000
Conveyer belt system	Equipment	1	3000	3000
Shipment, Travelling, and Structure building(welding/cutting) cost	Miscellaneous	1	5000	5000