Development of Robotic Food Production System**

机器人食品生产系统的开发**

• 批准号: 536878-2018
• 负责人: Kwon, HyockJu
• 金额: $ 1.82万
• 依托单位: University of Waterloo
• 依托单位国家: 加拿大
• 项目类别: Engage Grants Program
• 财政年份: 2018
• 资助国家: 加拿大
• 起止时间: 2018-01-01 至 2019-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/ase-oro/Details-Detailles_eng.asp?id=656200
• 关键词: Development; Robotic; Food; Production; System

Sultan of Samosas Inc. (SoSi), located in Toronto, Ontario, is the leading specialty food producer of Samosas. Since established in 1996, SoSi has supplied specialty foods to Canadian and overseas markets. As a result of its research, SoSi developed a production technology patented in Canada, US and EU, which can produce samosas of a unique quality. However, the technology requires too much labor in its current form, thus the company cannot meet the production requests from domestic and overseas markets for much more samosas. Therefore, there is an urgent need to automate the samosa manufacturing processes to significantly increase the production volume by minimizing human labor and reducing processing time, while maintaining/improving the unique qualities of current technology. ** Therefore, main objective of the project is to develop a robotic food production system that can mechanize/automate the samosa manufacturing processes. Two stages of solutions will be investigated: The first stage is to mechanize the classic samosa production process by developing an optimized, dedicated food processing machine line. The second stage is to automate the manufacturing process using a humanistic robotic system that mimics the motion of the human workers.** Food and Agriculture is one of the most important industries in Canada, and the outcomes of this project can offer direct benefits to these industries. Various food and agriculture products such as flour, meats, vegetables, oils, fish and seafood are used to make samosas; however, many samosas are currently simply being imported. This project will develop a new robotic food production technology that help significantly increase the production volume; thus it can promote the markets not only for Canadian food and agricultural products but also for science and business. It also enables the export of samosas to foreign regions such as US and EU while creating opportunities for technology transfer through licensing. The project also helps downstream sectors, including retailers, hotels and restaurants.****

萨莫萨斯苏丹（SoSi），位于安大略省多伦多，是萨莫萨的领先特色食品生产商。自1996年成立以来，SoSi一直为加拿大和海外市场提供特色食品。由于其研究成果，SoSi开发了一种在加拿大，美国和欧盟获得专利的生产技术，可以生产出独特品质的三角饺。然而，该技术目前的形式需要太多的劳动力，因此该公司无法满足国内外市场对更多三角饺的生产需求。因此，迫切需要使三角饺制造过程自动化，以通过最小化人力劳动和减少加工时间来显著增加产量，同时保持/改善当前技术的独特品质。** 因此，该项目的主要目标是开发一个机器人食品生产系统，可以机械化/自动化的三角饺制造过程。将研究两个阶段的解决方案：第一阶段是通过开发优化的专用食品加工机器线来机械化经典的samosa生产过程。第二阶段是使用模仿人类工人动作的人性化机器人系统来自动化制造过程。** 粮食和农业是加拿大最重要的产业之一，该项目的成果可以为这些产业提供直接利益。各种食品和农产品，如面粉、肉类、蔬菜、油、鱼和海鲜都被用来制作三角饺;然而，许多三角饺目前只是进口。该项目将开发一种新的机器人食品生产技术，有助于显著提高产量;因此，它不仅可以促进加拿大食品和农产品的市场，还可以促进科学和商业的市场。它还使三角饺能够出口到美国和欧盟等外国地区，同时通过许可证创造技术转让机会。该项目还帮助下游行业，包括零售商，酒店和餐馆。