Dual Suction Card Picking With Parallel Identification
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional robotic arms for card games face interference with shuffling machine mechanisms due to deep card retrieval, leading to repetitive and time-consuming card picking and identification processes, which slow down game progression and cause player impatience.
Innovation Solution
A robot arm with a plate body featuring low and high suction cup assemblies, combined with front and rear identification modules, allows simultaneous card picking and identification without interference with the shuffling machine, reducing procedural actions.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Quantity of substance
If the robot arm picks playing cards from the central compartment of the shuffling machine, then the cards can be retrieved, but the suction cups will touch the riffling mechanism and cause interference
Solution Approach 1:
The plate body is designed with different height levels (low front plate and high rear plate) to create vertical dimensionality. This allows the front suction cup assembly to reach deep into the central compartment while the rear suction cup assembly remains elevated to avoid touching the riffling mechanism, thus resolving the spatial interference problem
2Measurement precision
If the robot arm picks one card at a time and moves it to the photographic identifier for identification, then the card information can be recorded, but the repetitive actions are time-consuming and slow down game progression
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs card identification in advance during the picking process. The front identification module identifies cards picked by the front suction cup assembly while the rear suction cup assembly is picking cards, and vice versa. This preliminary action eliminates the need for separate identification steps after picking, thereby speeding up game progression without compromising identification accuracy
Solution Approach 2:
The front and rear suction cup assemblies operate simultaneously and continuously - while one assembly is picking cards, the other is having its cards identified. This continuous parallel operation eliminates idle time and repetitive sequential actions, significantly improving game progression speed while maintaining accurate card identification
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
The system enables efficient, simultaneous card picking and identification, speeding up game progression and enhancing player satisfaction by minimizing repetitive actions.
Implementation Method 1
The plate body is provided with a plurality of suction cups
Data Source
AI summary
A system for picking cards and identification for a card game includes a robot arm, a shuffling machine, a front identification module, and a rear identification module. The plate body has a low front plate and a high rear plate. The low front plate is provided with a front suction cup assembly. The high rear plate is provided with a rear suction cup assembly. With the above system, when the front suction cup assembly picks the playing card, the rear suction cup assembly will not touch the shuffling machine. While the playing card sucked by the front suction cup assembly is identified, the rear suction cup assembly picks the playing card. While the playing card sucked by the rear suction cup assembly is identified, the front suction cup assembly picks the playing card. This can reduce procedural actions and speed up game progression.