Robotic Injection Apparatus with Dynamic Tilt Control
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing injection apparatuses face challenges in smoothly injecting contents into varying environments, such as different container shapes and liquid amounts, making it difficult to maintain consistent injection performance.
Innovation Solution
An injection apparatus equipped with a robotic arm that grips a container and uses circuitry to recognize the flowrate of contents, adjusting the tilt of the container to control the injection process, ensuring smooth transfer of contents into another container.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If the injection apparatus uses a fixed injection method, then the device complexity is low, but the adaptability to various operation environments deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The injection apparatus dynamically adjusts the tilt angle of the container based on real-time flowrate detection. The system transitions from a static fixed-angle injection method to a dynamic adaptive method where the tilt angle changes continuously to maintain optimal flowrate, resolving the contradiction between adaptability and complexity through real-time control
Solution Approach 2:
The system implements a feedback control loop where the flowrate detector continuously monitors the actual flowrate and feeds this information back to the control unit. The control unit then adjusts the tilt angle accordingly, creating a closed-loop system that adapts to varying operation environments while maintaining precise control
2Manufacturing precision
If the injection apparatus adjusts tilt angle frequently, then the injection precision improves, but the productivity deteriorates due to increased adjustment time
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary detection of the flowrate before making tilt angle adjustments. By detecting the current flowrate state first and then making targeted adjustments only when necessary, the system avoids unnecessary frequent adjustments while maintaining injection precision, thus balancing precision and productivity
3Measurement precision
If the injection apparatus uses simple control logic, then the ease of operation is high, but the measurement precision of flowrate deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The control unit acts as an intermediary that handles the complex flowrate detection and analysis operations. The detector captures precise flowrate data, the control unit processes this information using sophisticated algorithms, and then provides simplified tilt angle adjustment commands. This intermediary structure enables high measurement precision while maintaining ease of operation through automated control
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AI summary
An apparatus capable of smoothly injecting contents in an object into another object, an injection method, and an injection program. The apparatus includes a robotic arm device configured to grip a first container, and circuitry configured to recognize a flowrate of contents while injecting an amount of the contents from the first container into a second container, and control a tilt of the first container using the robotic arm device to inject the contents into the second container according to the recognized flowrate of the contents.