Robotics Project-2

Wael Ismaeil G14Robotics Project 17 April 2015

Letter of Transmittal

7-1399 Highgate RoadOttawa, Ontario, K2C2Y7

Professor Wael IsmaeilSchool of Advanced TechnologyAlgonquin College, Woodroffe Campus1385 Woodroffe Ave. Ottawa, ON K2G 1V8

17 April, 2015

Professor Wael,

Please find our final report for the Level-4 15W_ROB9210_030 project “Baggage Transportation System” in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Electro-Mechanical Engineering Technician-Robotics diploma.

This report gives highlights on the operation, process and the parts of the system. A technical description of the equipment is described in Design section. There is description of personality type and learning style in the team management section. The conclusion compares our automated system and the manual system of transporting the baggage.

We wish to express that we have enjoyed working on this project report and would like to thank you for your guidance through the content and formatting challenges we encountered with it.

It has been my pleasure to study at Algonquin College, and we hope that you will find some useful information from this report.

Sincerely,

Manveer Singh, Harman Singh, Jyotikanta Panda and Harmanpreet Singh Brar

Attached: Final Report for Robotics Project Course

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Robotics Project Final Report

Baggage Transportation System

Algonquin CollegeDate: April 17th 2015

Submitted by: Group 14 Submitted to: o Harman Singh

Prof. Wael Ismaeilo Manveer Singho Jyotikanta Panda o Harmanpreet Singh Brar

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Declaration of Sole Authorship

We, Harman Singh, Manveer Singh, Jyotikanta Panda and Harmanpreet Singh Brar,

confirm that the following work submitted for assessment in ROB9210_030 ( Robotics

Project) is expressed entirely in our own words, except where acknowledged otherwise.

The use of work by other authors-be they words, ideas, numerical data, figures, tables,

photographs, etc. – whether quoted, paraphrased, or reproduced, is properly cited at

the point of use. The original sources of cited work may be located using the IEEE style

bibliographical entries in the References page at the back.

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Executive Summary

This report deals with the baggage handling system used at the airports. We modified

that idea by using the robotics arms instead of baggage handlers. We have even used

the SONAR sensor to detect the distance of the baggage so that it must not get out of

the conveyor belt. This sensor is placed at the end of the conveyor belt. There are lights

attached on the conveyor belts which indicate that the conveyor belts are running and

there is no fault in the system. The proximity sensors detect the baggage coming from

the check in section and also activate the CRS robot.

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Table of Contents

Table of Contents1. Introduction.........................................................................................................................................7

1.1 Topic..................................................................................................................................................7

1.2 Background........................................................................................................................................7

1.3 Purpose..............................................................................................................................................7

1.4 Scope.................................................................................................................................................8

1.4.1Project Description..........................................................................................................................8

1.4.2 Project Deliverables........................................................................................................................8

1.4.3 Project Objectives...........................................................................................................................8

1.4.4 Assumptions...................................................................................................................................9

1.4.5 Gantt Chart.....................................................................................................................................9

1.4.6 Estimated Budget.........................................................................................................................10

1.4.7 List of Material..............................................................................................................................10

2. Team Management...........................................................................................................................11

2.1 Learning Style..................................................................................................................................11

2.2 Team Activities...........................................................................................................................11

3. Design and Plan.................................................................................................................................12

3.1 Hardware Design.............................................................................................................................12

3.2 Software Design.........................................................................................................................13

4. Results and Discussion.......................................................................................................................15

4.1 Predicted Results.............................................................................................................................15

4.2 Actual Results............................................................................................................................15

5. Successful Strategies and Challenges................................................................................................16

5.1 Successful Strategies........................................................................................................................16

6. Conclusions and Recommendations..................................................................................................16

References.................................................................................................................................................17

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1. Introduction

1.1 Topic

A baggage transportation system is a type of system installed in airports that

transports checked baggage from check-in counters to the cargo compartment of

the airplane by using the conveyor belts. It also transports scrutinized baggage

anticipated from the airplanes to the airport where the passengers can claim their

baggage. This system also ensure about the passenger’s baggage identification,

information and the correct location. [1]

1.2 BackgroundFor many years it was believed that there is an adjustment between high quality

products and low manufacturing costs. In the recent time we have developed the

system to reduce the cost using automated equipment to transfer the baggage [2].

Today, the most advanced baggage handling system is installed at the Denver

International Airport. [3]

1.3 PurposeThe computerized baggage transportation systems in today’s world play critical role

in mitigate the strain on ground staff and in advising them to boost passenger

satisfaction. “From check-in through screening to departure and arrival in planes,

automated baggage transportation system help ground staff around the world to

quickly, safely, and efficiently handle the baggage”. [4]

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1.4 Scope

1.4.1Project Description

• We used the Pick n Place technology to transport the luggage to the airplane which is

our project, with the help of Robotics Arm (CRS F3). The luggage move with the

conveyor belts. The Robotic Arm pick the luggage from one conveyor belt and place

it on the other which is attached to the airplane.

• First of all connect the conveyor belt with power source, both the conveyor belts

starts running. There are sensors attached at the end of each conveyor belt.

• Now we put the object on first conveyor belt, when it reaches to the sensor, the

robotic arm will activate. It will pick the object and place it on another conveyor belt.

• This is how we can reduce the human effort by using this automated system.

1.4.2 Project Deliverables

As technological advances often come at the cost of worker numbers especially when

there is large scale transportation, we need to reduce the man power which makes up

the cost and profit to the organization.

It is more efficient, less time consuming and minimize man power.

1.4.3 Project Objectives

Technology can affect human resources in a number of ways, so as being a part of

electro-mechanical automation field, we need every product to transfer automatically

and we need it most in the manufacturing and in other automation industry.

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The objective of this project is to transport the luggage from check-in to the airplane

with the help of robot.

1.4.4 Assumptions

At first we assumed that the sensor would sense all type of material but when we

tested in the lab with the help of conveyor we came to the conclusion that we need to

use the proximity sensor in order to make it work because we do not have that strong

sensors which can detect any type of material, so the material must be a metal.

1.4.5 Gantt Chart

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1.4.6 Total Budget

For all of our materials used in the project, everything is provided by the college. We

just bought small stuff like metal boxes, lights, etc.

It makes our budget total $100.

1.4.7 List of Material

NAME QUANTITY

CRS ROBOTIC ARM 1

PLC 1

CONVEYOR BELT 2

SENSOR 6

RELAY 1

POWER SUPPLY 1

SMALL BOXES AS LUGGAGE 4

SONAR SENSOR 1

PIC16F877A 1

24V LIGHTS 3

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2. Team Management

2.1 Learning Style

2.2 Team Activities

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3. Design and Plan

3.1 Hardware Design

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We are using three conveyor belts out of which one is attached to the check-in. The

other two are connected the airplane. The CRS robot is placed at the end of the first

conveyor belt. The conveyor belts are controlled by the Programming Logic

Controls, The system works in this way – the object first will be scanned and

checked where passenger check-in, after that it will move towards the airplane, at

the end of the check-in conveyor, there is a sensor which will detect the baggage

and activate the CRS robot, it will also stop the check-in conveyor belt. The CRS

will place the baggage on the conveyor belt which is hooked up with the airplane.

This process is usually done by the ground staff but we replace that with the CRS

Robot, as it is more efficient, fast and convenient.

3.2 Software Design

Interfacing program for the SONAR sensor, LCD display and the relay.

PLC ladder diagram.

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Function Block:

The function block is used for the emergency lights which blinks with the time interval of

1 second when the second conveyor belts starts moving.

4. Results and Discussion

4.1 Predicted ResultsIn the beginning we thought that the sensors would be able to detect any type of

material as we could not anticipate the material of baggage. As we went further in

our project we came to know that there were only proximity sensors available to us.

The proximity sensors can only detect metal, which does not go with our

expectations.

4.2 Actual Results

In actual we used metal objects as baggage, as we were having only proximity

sensors. Moreover, it was a challenge for us to place the sensors on the conveyor

belt on right place to make it detect the baggage.

5. Successful Strategies and Challenges

5.1 Successful Strategies

We have a created a circuit on breadboard using SONAR sensor, LED, 5V Relay,

LCD Display and the PIC877A. We have controlled the CRS robot with the 5V relay.

This circuit is attached at the end of second conveyor belt. The SONAR sensor will

sense the distance of the baggage and the LCD display will display the distance.

When the baggage is 10cm away from the end of the conveyor belt, the sensor will

activate the relay, which will give command to the CRS robot to pick up the

baggage and place it in the airplane.

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6. Conclusions and Recommendations

We have learned that using this technology, we can make the baggage technology

system much more convenient, effective, and efficient and faster as compare to the

baggage handlers we use now at airports. We replaced the baggage handlers with

the Robotic arms. In our project we have used CRS robot. We can improve this

project by putting the sensors which can sense any type of material. Moreover, we

can use the shift register function in the PLC to get exact location of the baggage if

there is any emergency.

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References

[1] "Wikipedia," 21 02 2015. [Online]. Available: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baggage_handling_system. [Accessed 07 04 2015].

[2] C. H. Roxana Grigora¸s, "Design of a Baggage Handling System," [Online]. Available: http://doc.utwente.nl/67072/1/memo1835.pdf. [Accessed 07 04 2015].

[3] "Why do projects fail," [Online]. Available: http://calleam.com/WTPF/?page_id=2086. [Accessed 07 04 2015].

[4] P. Heacock, "Smart Baggage Handling Systems Improve Airport Baggage Operations," 21 06 2005. [Online]. Available: http://www.aviationpros.com/article/10384240/smart-baggage-handling-systems-improve-airport-baggage-operations. [Accessed 07 04 2015].

[5] "Vanderlande," [Online]. Available: https://www.vanderlande.com/en/Baggage-Handling/Products-and-Solutions/UnloadTransfer-break.htm. [Accessed 17 April 2015].

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