DJM50113 Industrial Automation Practical Task 4 Human Machine Interface (HMI)

CLO 2: Develop a control structure for an industrial automation system based on process specification (P4, PLO5)

1.0  Experiment Outcome 
 
At the end of the laboratory task, students should be able:

i) Program and simulate a pick and place task for an RV-2AJ robotic arm with an integrated conveyor system and HMI.

ii) Understand the key elements of industrial robots.

2.0 Theory

The RV-2AJ robot is used to pick up a CYLINDER from a conveyor system based on the colour of the primitive. The placement will be on a coloured BOX platform based on the primitive colour. A colour sensor will be used the detect the colour of the primitive and stop the conveyor at the appropriate position. The LEDs will switch on when the cylinders are picked up and until they are placed on the designated coloured boxes. The yellow LED will be on when the conveyor system moves.

3.0 Equipment / Apparatus / Software:

i) Software simulation

4.0 Procedures/ Problem 

i) Using an RV-2AJ robot arm, pick and place the miscellaneous primitives. There should be no collision with any elements during the simulation.

ii) The location of the robot, conveyor, sensor, and the platform is according to the programmer’s discretion.

iii) Sequence of pick and place, RED, GREEN, and BLUE IV. Use the delay function before and after the gripper opens or closes.

iv) The LED light will switch on based on the colour of the cylinder that is picked up, and when the placement is done on the designated coloured boxes, the LED will switch off.

v) The yellow LED will be on as long as the conveyor system works VII. Parameters of this task are open.

** Use of multiple sensors to detect the cylinders on the boxes is advised

Figure 1: General layout

5.0 Draw/List

5.1 Work cell
5.2 Position List
5.3 Program sequence (Melfa Basic-IV )

6.0 Results\Data:

6.1 Upload the program file to the site provided.
6.2 Record your results and observations in the report submission format provided.                       

7.0 References

“INSTRUCTION MANUAL, Detailed explanations of functions and operations”, Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, Japan, 2001
“INSTRUCTION MANUAL, Troubleshooting”, Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, Japan, 2001