Apple Picking Robot - Purdue Universitysdabiris/pdf/poster.pdf · 2018. 7. 31. · Apple Picking...
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Apple Picking Robot Problem Statement • Current robotic harvesting methods are not easily scalable and do not fully meet the needs of a fast, cost- efficient harvesting method which does not harm the produce. • Current apple picking methods rely extensively on human labor, resulting in high labor costs and slow picking time. Current Market Competitors Hand Picking Robot Functionality Tree Shaker Claw and Twist Vacuum Picking Robot Luisa Corredor Jee Hwan Park Vishal Maheswari Jarrell Raines Matthew Schutte Michelle Tanaka Advisor: Dr. Sadegh Dabiri Robotics Competition Autonomously designed and operated robots will harvest “apples”: on an 8’ x 8’ playing field. Collecting Arm Testing & Validation Moving forward Electronic design Apple detaching extensions Motion powered by servo motor RGB color sensor Apple separator Motion powered by servo motor Top view Engineering Requirements Budget ✓ Autonomous ✓ Cost ✓ Size ✓ Speed ✓ Accuracy Requirement Competition Actual Full Competition 6 min 5.5 min Identification of Apple 8 Red 8 Blue 8 Green 8 Red 8 Blue 8 Green Line Follower 352 in 352 in •Changes for picking real apples from trees o Arm Motion o Apple Picking Design o Motion o Computing Power o Software and Logic Prototype Cost $342.93 Production Unit Cost $393.86 Unit Profit Margin 52% •New conditions that need to be met: o Sloped Surfaces o Multiple levels (depth, height, length) o Many Colored Apples
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Apple Picking RobotProblem Statement•Current robotic harvesting methods are not easily scalable and do not fully meet the needs of a fast, cost-
efficient harvesting method which does not harm the produce.•Current apple picking methods rely extensively on human labor, resulting in high labor costs and slow
picking time.
Current Market Competitors
Hand Picking
Robot Functionality
Tree ShakerClaw and Twist
Vacuum Picking Robot
Luisa Corredor Jee Hwan Park
Vishal Maheswari
Jarrell Raines Matthew Schutte Michelle Tanaka
Advisor: Dr. Sadegh Dabiri
Robotics Competition Autonomously designed and operated robots will harvest “apples”: on an 8’ x 8’playing field.
Collecting Arm
Testing & Validation Moving forward
Electronic design
Apple detaching extensions
Motion powered by servo motor
RGB color sensor
Apple separatorMotion powered by servo motor
Top view
Engineering Requirements
Budget
✓ Autonomous✓ Cost✓ Size
✓ Speed✓ Accuracy
Requirement Competition Actual
FullCompetition
6 min 5.5 min
Identification of Apple
8 Red8 Blue
8 Green
8 Red 8 Blue
8 Green
Line Follower 352 in 352 in
•Changes for picking realapples from treesoArm MotionoApple Picking DesignoMotionoComputing PoweroSoftware and Logic
Prototype Cost
$342.93
Production Unit Cost
$393.86
Unit Profit Margin
52%
•New conditions thatneed to be met:oSloped SurfacesoMultiple levels
(depth, height, length)
oMany Colored Apples
