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用于许多应用，占每年销往加拿大市场的所有电池的 78%。碱性（不可充电）和锂离子（可充电）电池含有锌和稀土金属，例如锂、镉和镍。如果这些电池得到负责任的回收，它们将为农田施肥提供新的来源，节省能源和资源，保护环境，并将废物从垃圾填埋场转移。然而，考虑到废电池的数量和种类，自动化系统需要能够通过化学对这些电池进行分类，以确保适当的回收。分类可以更好地控制环境后果，因为最好的专业回收商可以使用专为回收特定电池化学物质而设计的技术来处理分离的电池类型。该项目的目标是开发一个工作原型系​​统，自动将纽扣电池分类为可充电和不可充电流，并出于安全原因对可充电电池进行胶带固定。自动化过程预计将大大提高 与当前的手动流程相比，吞吐量提高了效率和生产率。