Design of a 2-DOF delta robot for packaging and quality control of processed meat products

Jose Balbuena, Javier Hilario, Ismael Vargas, Ruth Manzanares, Francisco Cuellar

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Abstract

The following paper describes the design, implementation and experimental results of an Automatic System for Packaging and Quality Control using machine vision in the processed meat industry. The proposed system is composed by a 2-DOF planar robot with vacuum pads to pick and place processed meat packages, a camera sensor to inspect the quality of the packages, a conveyor belt to transport the units to the robot and a linear actuator used to lift the boxes once it has full load. The proposed system picks the packages from the conveyor belt, analyzes them with a computer vision algorithm, separates the defective units and packages the products in good condition. A Graphical User Interface (GUI) is developed for controlling the system and for showing the statistics of the processed meat production, such as the percentage of defective packages, the daily quantity of production, and others. The preliminary experiments and results of the system are presented and discussed.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings - 15th Latin American Robotics Symposium, 6th Brazilian Robotics Symposium and 9th Workshop on Robotics in Education, LARS/SBR/WRE 2018
EditorsLuiz Marcos Garcia Goncalves, Luciane Terra dos Santos Garcia, Tiago Pereira do Nascimento, Sarah Thomaz de Lima Sa, Esther Luna Colombini, Alisson Vasconcelos de Brito
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages207-212
Number of pages6
ISBN (Electronic)9781538677612
DOIs
StatePublished - 24 Dec 2018
Event15th Latin American Robotics Symposium, 6th Brazilian Robotics Symposium and 9th Workshop on Robotics in Education, LARS/SBR/WRE 2018 - Joao Pessoa, Paraiba, Brazil
Duration: 6 Nov 201810 Nov 2018

Publication series

NameProceedings - 15th Latin American Robotics Symposium, 6th Brazilian Robotics Symposium and 9th Workshop on Robotics in Education, LARS/SBR/WRE 2018

Conference

Conference15th Latin American Robotics Symposium, 6th Brazilian Robotics Symposium and 9th Workshop on Robotics in Education, LARS/SBR/WRE 2018
Country/TerritoryBrazil
CityJoao Pessoa, Paraiba
Period6/11/1810/11/18

Keywords

  • 2-DOF planar robot
  • Computer vision for processed meat
  • Food Industry
  • Meet packaging
  • Quality control

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