Motor Pulley Production Line With Image Feedback Control
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Solution Overview
Problem
Traditional pulley manufacturing processes require manual intervention for conveying, detection, and parameter adjustment, leading to low efficiency and inaccuracies due to the lack of automated communication between detection and processing stations.
Innovation Solution
An intelligent production line for motor pulleys, incorporating a processing mechanism, a feeding mechanism, a grasping mechanism, a detection mechanism with a photographing device, light source, and image processing unit, and a feedback mechanism to automatically detect and adjust processing parameters, eliminating the need for manual measurement and intervention.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If manual intervention is used for conveying and detecting workpieces, then flexibility and adaptability are maintained, but productivity is low and labor intensity is high
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces manual mechanical operations with an automated detection system comprising a photographing device, light source, and image processing unit. The system automatically captures workpiece images, processes them through binarization and edge detection algorithms, and outputs detection results, eliminating the need for manual measurement and conveying operations.
Solution Approach 2:
The detection system performs self-service by automatically positioning the workpiece using a positioning block, capturing images, processing the images through extraction and fitting modules, and generating detection results without requiring manual intervention at each detection station.
2Measurement precision
If multiple detection stations are used to detect workpiece parameters from different directions, then measurement precision is improved, but device complexity and loss of time increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges multiple detection functions into a single integrated detection station. The photographing device captures workpiece images from a positioned angle, and the image processing unit performs multiple analysis functions including edge extraction, angle calculation, and dimension measurement, replacing the need for multiple separate detection stations.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent transitions from physical multi-directional detection to digital image-based detection. By capturing a two-dimensional image that contains sufficient information and using image processing algorithms to extract parameters, the system achieves accurate measurement without requiring physical access from multiple directions.
3Productivity
If traditional on-line testing equipment is used, then processing capability is maintained, but communication capability with detection stations is lacking and productivity is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a feedback mechanism where the detection mechanism communicates detection results to the processing mechanism, and the processing mechanism adjusts processing parameters based on this feedback. This closed-loop system enables real-time parameter adjustment and improves overall workflow efficiency by eliminating information silos between detection and processing stations.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
Enables fast and accurate detection of pulley parameters, such as groove angle, with real-time adjustment of processing steps, significantly improving work efficiency and reducing manual errors, with the entire judgment process taking less than 1 second.
Implementation Method 1
the photographing device is arranged in the backlight direction of the light source, the image processing unit is used for acquiring the workpiece image of the pulley to be detected through the photographing device
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AI summary
An intelligent production line for motor pulley, include a processing mechanism; a feeding mechanism; a grasping mechanism; a detection mechanism, including a photographing device, a light source, a positioning block, and an image processing unit, the positioning block is used to place the pulley to be detected, the light source is used to illuminate the pulley to be detected, and the photographing device is arranged in the backlight direction of the light source, the image processing unit is used for acquiring the workpiece image of the pulley to be detected through the photographing device and detecting the workpiece parameters of the pulley to be detected through the workpiece image; a feedback mechanism, which communicates and connects the detection mechanism and the processing mechanism, and is used for acquiring the workpiece parameters and adjusting the processing parameters of the processing mechanism according to the parameters.