Design and Motion Simulation of Conveyor Production Line for Salted Kelp Turnover Box

• Published in: International journal of simulation modelling Vol. 22; no. 4; pp. 619 - 630
• Main Authors: Zhang, W., Zhang, C. T., Deng, C. H.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Vienna DAAAM International Vienna 01.12.2023
• Subjects: Boxes; Conveying; Conveyors; Motion simulation; Production lines; Push rods; Simulation; Simulation models
• ISSN: 1726-4529; 1726-4529
• DOI: 10.2507/IJSIMM22-4-662

To improve the automation degree of kelp turnover box conveying, a conveyor production line of salted kelp turnover boxes was developed, and a motion simulation model of the production line was designed. The conveyor production line was composed of a colour recognition system, an online weighing system, and a sorting and conveying system. After parametric design and model assembly, a motion simulation model of the conveyor production line was established. Based on the ADAMS solver built in UG software, the sorting action simulation, motion characteristic analysis, and working process simulation of differently coloured turnover boxes were performed using the STEP motion function, and the accuracy of the system structure and model was verified by simulation. Results showed the STEP motion function can control the time period driven by the model and obtain the motion change law of the turnover box in different time periods. The motion displacement and speed of the cylinder push rod changed smoothly with time, which is consistent with the actual situation real-world problems and advance the knowledge and practice of simulation. 24 refs.