Smart Package Distributor

Project Title

Smart Package Distributor

Project Area of Specialization RoboticsProject Summary

As technology is rising conveyors have become prominant in the industries ,warehouses for distributing products.Different types of conveyor have been innovated and inducting in sorting and distributing application. Our project "Smart Package Distributor" which is another innovation in the world of conveyors. Therefore "Smart Package Distributor"can be used for sorting and distributing products at different conveyors and location using RFID technology.Basically RFID technology is used for reading each product's ID and sending the information of a particular product to the controller. However the controller,controls the system for distribution and sorting each product in an efficient way as the need of industry.   

Project Objectives

•  Revolutionizing orientation form manual to autonomous. 
• To plummet(decrease) accidents and time consumption.
• To sort and distribute packages.
• Using RFID for fast response time. 
• Systematic way of managing database of each package.
• To have no ambivalence while sorting or distributing packages.
• To induct RFID technology in industries of pakistan.
• To bring this project in airports as it will distribute the luggage according to cities. 

Project Implementation Method

• Pharmaceutical based organization.

• Plumbing industries for distributing plumbing material to a desired location.

• Warehouses For instance DHL by identifying each product's ID through RFID.
• Logistics department of industry..
• Can be implemented in Airports for distribution.
• It can be inducted in food industries where different types of biscuits ,breads and etc are made, has to be sort each package faster.
• Textile industries ,sorting and distributing different types of clothing.

Benefits of the Project

• Distributing and sorting packages efficiently.
• As RFID has fast reading time so it can read each package ID which is on the conveyor.
• Sorts and distributes at desired location and at different conveyors.
• Less time consume in sorting and distributing products.

• Radio frequency Identification (RFID):  Multifunction electromagnet device which is a medium source of sorting product by identifying each product’s ID and maintaining the database of each product.

• Read time for RFID tags is typically less than 100 milliseconds.

•  RFID tags are more rugged and better protected.

• No ambiguity while sorting the products at different location.
• Can be turned at any particular angle.

Technical Details of Final Deliverable

We are using  pulleys,  pulleys having larger diameter which is coupled with motor through coupler are drived through o ring belts with less diameter and upper pulleys which are used for moving and diverting the packages. 

Material Specification: 

• Used Nylon for making pulleys .As nylon is high chemical resistance, has good thermal and electrical insulation,cannot be overheated. It has low coefficient of friction. Therefore it is very dense.

Electric Conductivity (?): 10?12 S/m

Thermal Conductivity:0.25 W/(m·K)

• Oring belts: They are typically made of polymer material.Used for power or motion transmission Maintains contact with belt pulleys using friction and must be stretched or elongated to operate. In order to rotate the upper pulleys at desired angle these belts are adequate as they are stretchable and have much elasticity indeed.
• Used stainless steel pipes with greater wall thickness as it cost cheaper. However it is lucrative in means of hardeness. 
• For structure we used mild steel.

Machine Elements:

• Used flange and ball bearing for reducing friction and accomadating different types of load.
• Used chain sprocket drives for diversion of upper pulleys at particular angle. Other than this maintained turn ration for holding torque and fast movement of pulley at an angle.

Machining:

• Hydraulic press for bending of sheets.
• Laser cutting for making holes in sheets.
• Vertical surface grinding machine for surfacing of material.
• Milling
• Lathe
• Wire cut EDM

Motors:

DC gear motor with less torque for driving large diameter pulley 

DC gear motor with high torque for rotating the upper pulleys through chain sprocket drive.

Electronics:

• RFID for reading ID of a particular package, and according to the ID the control will divert the upper pulleys through controlling motors.
• Optousensors for detecting the current degree of motor when diverting the upper pulleys.

Controller: Used arduino for contolling the aforementioned content.

Final Deliverable of the Project HW/SW integrated systemType of Industry Medical , Food , Transportation , Others Technologies RoboticsSustainable Development Goals Industry, Innovation and InfrastructureRequired Resources

Item Name	Type	No. of Units	Per Unit Cost (in Rs)	Total (in Rs)
			Total in (Rs)	79080
2 inch Shaft	Equipment	23	130	2990
15.8 mm Shaft	Equipment	6	130	780
6.6 mm Shaft	Equipment	17	120	2040
3 inch 7.9 mm metal strip	Equipment	22	120	2640
2 by 2 feet 6.3 mm metal sheet	Equipment	9	190	1710
Nylon	Equipment	14	450	6300
2.5 inch 7.9 mm metal strip	Equipment	33	120	3960
Opto Sensor	Equipment	3	150	450
Arduino Mega	Equipment	1	1180	1180
DC geared motor	Equipment	5	1750	8750
DC geared motor	Equipment	4	2500	10000
RFID reader	Equipment	1	5000	5000
RFID Cards	Equipment	6	380	2280
Relay Module	Equipment	2	250	500
Bearing	Equipment	36	320	11520
16 teeth Sprocket	Equipment	22	190	4180
28 teeth Sprocket	Equipment	4	450	1800
Belt	Equipment	1	3000	3000
Laser Cutting	Miscellaneous	1	2800	2800
Wire Cutting	Miscellaneous	1	3000	3000
Vertical double side 2.5 in by 8 mm	Miscellaneous	8	400	3200
Vertical double side 3 in by 8 mm	Miscellaneous	2	500	1000