Optimisation of Trap Design for Vibratory Bowl Feeders

ICRA 2018 Spotlight Video
Interactive Session Wed AM Pod N.7
Authors: Mathiesen, Simon; Sørensen, Lars Carøe; Kraft, Dirk; Ellekilde, Lars-Peter
Title: Optimisation of Trap Design for Vibratory Bowl Feeders
Abstract:
Vibratory bowl feeders (VBFs) are a widely used option for industrial part feeding, but their design is still largely manual. A subtask of VBF design is determining an optimal parameter set for the passive devices, called traps, which the VBF uses to ensure correct part orientation. This paper proposes a fast and robust strategy for optimising traps, which makes use of dynamic simulation to efficiently evaluate the performance of parameter sets. The optimisation strategy is based on textit{Bayesian Optimisation} and selects new parameter sets to evaluate, using a modified Upper Confidence Bound with regression by textit{Kernel Density Estimation} as function estimator. The optimisation is run for four different traps with an industrial part and the best parameter sets are tested for robustness in simulation. The traps are then combined to create two sequences performing orientation of the parts and the designs are prototyped and tested on a real VBF.

[@JustinThompson-yz8yz]

Any part that has a flange can easily be oriented to ride along the flange. What about parts with no flange? Very smooth cylinders for example?

[@jamess9420]

Looks awesome! Whats the software used to simulate this?

[@akshaymarvaniya6227]

Hii thanks for sharing video. I want to learn this simulation software. Can you share some information about this software (like name, download link etc..). It is free or paid?

[@柳德强]

It is really usefully to simulate the function before made it, can yo let me know the software to simulate? Thanks

[@jaimyturkdogan2335]

Nice video! how did you simulate the vibration in your part? - engineering student

[@disposable6709]

Did you ever find out your answer?

[@braineedly7543]

how it could be moving up and not moving down? what is its principle like in physics?

[@wongyungming3319]

What software are you using?

[@D1waitaks]

Please let us all know what software you are using thanks

[@KhuyenVyLog]

Thank for sharing. software used to simulate the vibration, pls

[@vanducyen]

Tôi cũng quan tâm cái phần mềm mô phỏng đó

[@hacfidan1397]

Çok güzel tasarım olmuş teşekkürler.

[@blotnerleda4787]

nice，i think about this for long time，now i can use nx to simulation it

[@jurpik35]

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