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，占加拿大市场每年销售的所有电池的78%。碱性（不可充电）和锂离子（可充电）电池含有锌和稀土金属，如锂，镉和镍。如果这些电池被负责任地回收，它们将为农业生产提供新的能源，节约能源和资源，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方法对这些电池进行分类，以确保适当的回收。分类的结果在更好的控制商业结果作为分离的电池类型可以处理由最好的专业回收商使用技术设计的回收特定的电池化学。在这个项目中的目标是开发一个工作原型系统，自动分类钮扣电池到可充电和非充电。为了安全起见，可再充电流和可再充电电池的胶带。自动化过程预计将大大增加产量，与当前的手动过程相比，提高了效率和生产率。