Flexible Manufacturing with the RM-501 Em4701: ELM Project 1 Fall 2002 Jon Turgeon, Mark Jarrett

14 July 2015 The Background of Flexible Manufacturing What is flexible manufacturing? Why is it important? How is it different compared to conventional manufacturing? History of the RM-501 Jon Turgeon, Mark Jarrett

14 July 2015 Problem Re-use existing MoveMaster Arm Products made from Legos Operator interface Project deadline (8 weeks) Develop an Automated System that Flexibly Manufactures at least two products. Jon Turgeon, Mark Jarrett

14 July 2015 Solution 68HC11 Black Box Programmable Interrupts Semi-circle hopper arrangement Joe Eastman, Will Fisher, Karl Garant, Jon Turgeon

14 July 2015 Appearance Joe Eastman, Will Fisher, Karl Garant, Jon Turgeon

14 July 2015 Joe Eastman, Will Fisher, Karl Garant, Jon Turgeon

14 July 2015 Joe Eastman, Will Fisher, Karl Garant, Jon Turgeon

14 July 2015 Joe Eastman, Will Fisher, Karl Garant, Jon Turgeon

14 July 2015 Joe Eastman, Will Fisher, Karl Garant, Jon Turgeon

14 July 2015 System Overview Joe Eastman, Will Fisher, Karl Garant, Jon Turgeon

14 July 2015 Ideas Product Assembly Process 1 Hopper per Lego Semi-circle parts alignment Pushing two Legos together with current gripper New/multiple gripper designs Joe Eastman, Will Fisher, Karl Garant, Jon Turgeon

14 July 2015 Test Results Lego gripper Picking/placing of Lego Pushing two Lego’s together Robotic Arm Movements Joe Eastman, Will Fisher, Karl Garant, Jon Turgeon

14 July 2015 Budget/Bill of Materials Legos - free Black box (box, buttons, wire) - $60 Hoppers - $10 68HC11 - free Joe Eastman, Will Fisher, Karl Garant, Jon Turgeon

14 July 2015 Schedule Joe Eastman, Will Fisher, Karl Garant, Jon Turgeon