The Konveyro

Besides various problems observed regarding production, transportation, and Energy crisis etc. Transporting heavy products and goods from warehouse to the transportation vehicle is one of the most common and serious problems found. This is not just because these products are difficult to lift but al

Project Title

The Konveyro

Project Area of Specialization

Robotics

Project Summary

Besides various problems observed regarding production, transportation, and Energy crisis etc. Transporting heavy products and goods from warehouse to the transportation vehicle is one of the most common and serious problems found. This is not just because these products are difficult to lift but also may injured the labor, damage the items (in case of drop while transferring) and also a time-consuming process at the same time. This is one of the few reasons for affecting the overall production rate. In developed countries, it has been observed that industries in these situations use autonomous machines like robots for their transporting purposes. In Pakistan, a majority of industries uses manual labor to carry goods from warehouse to the transportation vehicle. Only a few uses conveyor belt system for these movements. Since the solution used by industries in developed countries is extremely costly, “The Konveyro”, an autonomous mobile robot has been focused to develop.

This project is the step taken to automate the industries of Pakistan and help them to save time, and increase in their capacity of production and economic growth. It is a product lifting mobile robot that is especially designed to lift heavy products. This mobile robot is designed considering the working environment of large warehouses, distribution centers, factories and large offices etc. This project consists of two modules, first module is autonomous robotic vehicle and second module is responsible to place and adjust the product boxes on the vehicle. Hence, the name ‘The Konveyro’ is coined. The path onto which the robot has to move is programmed into its controller. This path guides the robot to transport the product(s) from one end to the other.

The products will be loaded on the product adjusting module and it will move to make space for others, so that the worker don’t need to adjust these on it, that’s how all goods will be loaded on it, and now its turn for the transportation module to carry these things.

Project Objectives

The main objectives this project is focused on, are:

1. Safely and efficiently transport the products from one place to another as programmed in the robot.
2. Help industries in adjusting their warehouses and to increase safety and efficiency in carrying the products from warehouses to the transportation vehicles i.e. trucks and long vehicles.

Project Implementation Method

The Konveyro consists of two modules i.e. autonomous vehicle module, and product adjustment module.

Autonomous Vehicle Module

The path of the robot has been programmed into the controlling unit. The path is defined as the distance by which the robot will go in all four directions (forward, backward, left & right). There is a sensor installed at all four sides of the Konveyro to detect the presence of obstacle. In case of obstacle detection, it will stop moving and when the obstacle is remove it will continue to its path. The powered wheels are inserted at the front end of the robot, to move it in all ways.

Product Adjustment Module

This module is responsible for stacking and adjusting the products on the Konveyro. There is a sensor to detect the presence of product and if it senses it than it will start adjusting the product, till the sensor detecting the product on its right place. So, after placing first product the place for another product has automatically been organized. By this way, all products will be loaded on it.

Benefits of the Project

The Konveyro will have all the necessary features, like:

• Obstacle avoidance.
• Can carry heavy goods.
• Follows the directed path that can be reprogrammed.
• Safe, efficient and Cost effective.

Following are the industrial benefits of The Konveyro”.

1. Increasing productivity:

As goods/products will quickly move from one place to another, so making space in warehouses/storerooms will be much easier task and the focus of industry will be on increasing product.

2. Increasing reliability:

The konveyro is more reliable in high working time and decreases the frequency of failings.

3. Increasing efficiency:

With the help of the Konveyro, efficiency of product shifting will be increase.

Technical Details of Final Deliverable

The final deliverable will be an Arduino based autonomous obstacle avoidance robotic vehicle, having two following modules:

1. Autonomous Vehicle Module:

The main mechanism will be:

• Four ultrasonic sensors on each side of it to detect and avoid obstacles it faces.
• One Bluetooth module to make interaction between ultrasonic sensors and Arduino board.
• Six wheels to cover up whole body. Two front wheels will be powered by motors and 4 remaining will be set on rear side and these are freely moved wheels.
• 4 heavy-duty motors:  four to move forward and other four to provide 180o movement to turn left/right, so that it can rotate on its own axis (at single point).
• 4 channel relay module circuit to control the motors
• One Arduino mega to process all of its features.

2. Loading and Adjustment Module:

The main mechanism will include:

• One heavy-duty gear motor to move conveyor belt in forward and backward direction.
• One relay circuit to control the motor.
• Two IR sensors to detect the presence of goods over it.
• One Arduino board to control it.

These two modules will be connected to an Arduino board which will control these. E.g., on/off one of them (if Loading and Adjustment Module is operating than the autonomous robot will not activate and vice versa). It will powered by a couple of batteries. The electronic parts are implemented on its front end, and at back Adjustment Module has been installed. The batteries and motors are installed below it. The bars at side will ensure that the products will not fall. And the wheels will be adjusted in manner to provide 360o rotation on its single standing point. The battery run time will be enough to work for 2-3 hrs.

Final Deliverable of the Project

Hardware System

Core Industry

Transportation

Other Industries

Others

Core Technology

Robotics

Other Technologies

Shared Economy, Others

Sustainable Development Goals

Decent Work and Economic Growth, Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure

Required Resources

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