A robotic palletiser control strategy redesign

Pavel Dzitac; Abdul Md Mazid

doi:10.1109/ICIEA.2013.6566644

A robotic palletiser control strategy redesign

Pavel Dzitac, Abdul Md Mazid

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Abstract

This paper presents the design changes to the control strategy of a robotic palletising machine that was developed earlier. The changes were required in order to simplify maintenance, and to enhance reliability and robustness. The updated control system uses a distributed control configuration to minimise control complexity and maximise functionality. The main benefit of the lower complexity distributed control is a more robust and 'intelligent' control that provides better feedback to operators and maintenance personnel. This in turn translates into less machine downtime, and not surprisingly happier people. There are several lessons to be learned from this control system redesign, some of which are technical and some relate to the challenges of getting the appropriate stakeholders to 'buy' into the project.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the 2013 IEEE 8th Conference on Industrial Electronics and Applications
Subtitle of host publication	ICIEA 2013
Place of Publication	Piscataway, NJ
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
Pages	1712-1717
Number of pages	6
ISBN (Electronic)	9781467363228
ISBN (Print)	9781467363211, 9781467363204
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/ICIEA.2013.6566644
Publication status	Published - 2013
Externally published	Yes
Event	2013 IEEE 8th Conference on Industrial Electronics and Applications, ICIEA 2013 - Melbourne, VIC, Australia Duration: 19 Jun 2013 → 21 Jun 2013

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Other	2013 IEEE 8th Conference on Industrial Electronics and Applications, ICIEA 2013
Country/Territory	Australia
City	Melbourne, VIC
Period	19/06/13 → 21/06/13

Keywords

Materials handling
robotic palletising
PLC

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Dzitac, P & Mazid, AM 2013, A robotic palletiser control strategy redesign. in Proceedings of the 2013 IEEE 8th Conference on Industrial Electronics and Applications: ICIEA 2013., 6566644, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), Piscataway, NJ, pp. 1712-1717, 2013 IEEE 8th Conference on Industrial Electronics and Applications, ICIEA 2013, Melbourne, VIC, Australia, 19/06/13. https://doi.org/10.1109/ICIEA.2013.6566644

A robotic palletiser control strategy redesign. / Dzitac, Pavel; Mazid, Abdul Md.
Proceedings of the 2013 IEEE 8th Conference on Industrial Electronics and Applications: ICIEA 2013. Piscataway, NJ: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2013. p. 1712-1717 6566644.

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