Prototype development for intelligent robotic sorting and taping of button cell batteries

纽扣电池智能机器人分拣和编带原型开发

• 批准号: 517708-2017
• 负责人: Cross, Stephen
• 金额: $ 5.46万
• 依托单位: Conestoga College Institute of Technology & Advanced Learning
• 依托单位国家: 加拿大
• 项目类别: Applied Research and Development Grants - Level 2
• 财政年份: 2019
• 资助国家: 加拿大
• 起止时间: 2019-01-01 至 2020-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/ase-oro/Details-Detailles_eng.asp?id=691925
• 关键词: Prototype; development; intelligent; robotic; sorting

Alkaline batteries in all shapes and sizes are used in many applications and comprise 78% of all batteries soldinto the Canadian market every year. Alkaline (non-rechargeable) and Lithium-Ion (rechargeable) batteriescontain Zinc and rare Earth metals such as Lithium, Cadmium, and Nickel. If these batteries are recycledresponsibly, they will provide new sources for fertilizing agricultural fields, save energy and resources, protectthe environment, and divert waste from landfills.However, considering the volume and variety of waste batteries, automated systems require the ability to sortthese batteries by chemistry in order to ensure proper recycling. Sorting results in better control overenvironmental outcomes as separated battery types can be processed by the best specialty recyclers usingtechnology designed for recycling specific battery chemistries.The objective in this project is to develop a working prototype system to automatically sort the button cellbatteries into rechargeable and non-rechargeable streams and tape the rechargeable batteries for safety reasons.The automated process is expected to considerably increase the throughput, causing increased efficiency andproductivity rates, compared to the current manual process.

各种形状和尺寸的碱性电池在许多应用中都使用，并且每年占加拿大市场的所有电池中的78％。碱性（不可用）和锂离子（可充电）电池锌和稀土金属（例如锂，镉和镍）。如果这些电池是回收的，它们将提供新的来源，以施肥农业领域，节省能源和资源，保护环境，并从垃圾填埋场中转移废物。排序结果可以更好地控制过度环境结果，因为分开的电池类型可以由最佳的专业回收器使用技术来处理，该技术使用技术旨在回收特定的电池化学。该项目的目标是开发一个工作的原型系统，以自动将纽扣蜂窝放在可培养的流程和磁带中，以自动化的纽扣和磁性供应。与当前的手动过程相比，吞吐量，导致效率和生产率提高。