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AUTOMATION USING ROBOTIC ARM IN ROTOR PACKAGING

GOPU G., ARJUN SHIBY M., NAGA ARJUN M.,SHASHANK R., SINAN V.

Till date automation in small and medium scale industries has not enjoyed the same rate of growth as in other information technology sectors, lagging significantly behind automation in large batch production .The use of LabVIEW interfaced with micro-controller in controlling a robotic arm is a latest technique which is being implemented in this project. In medium scale industries packaging of rotors is done manually. This Process is time consuming and also requires manpower. Through this project our efforts are to increase the efficiency by building an automated system which would employ and also reduces manpower. It involves the use of a robotic arm which would identify the rotors positioning, pick it and then place it in the desired location. With the use of this system the process of packaging can be done effectively without any manpower and also does not require constant monitoring and guidance. The DC gear motors are used in actuating the robotic arm. Electromagnetic gripper is employed at the end of the arm which picks and places the helical rotor of weight 1.5 kg in the desired position for packaging and this mechanism is automated and controlled using LabVIEW. The complete set up is compact and versatile.