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Automation was the rage of the engineering world. The investigation on the existing vegetable cutting machine
reviews the following drawbacks such as high investment cost, the contamination, additional manpower and time
consumption caused by manual processing. The setup involves a hopper arrangement and the pressure block is
actuated by a pneumatic cylinder, and has a reciprocatory motion along the vertical length of casing, while the
cutting grid remains fixed. The air supply to the cylinder is controlled by a solenoid actuated DCV, which is
controlled by a microcontroller. The entry of vegetable into the grid apparatus is controlled using a pneumatic
cylinder along with a single bar mechanism. The vegetables are feeded via inclined tube. A tray is placed at the
bottom of the apparatus to collect the vegetable pieces after processing. Variable pressure setting for cutting
different vegetables is carried out by the microcontroller. The intricacy involved with such a system is the type of
vegetables it can process. The system is advantageous in the fact that existing automation is high in cost, and the
power consumption is high. The proposed work is benefitted by pneumatic power, which is abundant.
Keywords: Automation, Relays, Microcontroller, DCV
1. Introduction
In the late 90s, automation was the rage of the
engineering world. The best of the minds, rallied day
and night to bring forth improvements of significant
magnitude, something which could make an impact in
the day-to-day life. Today, its an plethora of fields
which have embraced with automation, from
manufacturing to food processing, biomedical and
pharmaceutical industries. In such a scenario, domestic
applications have also been developed with the common
man in mind. Of late, processes which were manual
before are slowly being converted to semi-automated
and automated nature. Manual cutting of vegetables is
still prevalent, in hostels of educational institutions,
marriage catering services and even in restaurants,
which can cater to a whole set of varying customer
tastes and preferences. The amount of vegetables to be
cut for the dishes always remains higher than actually
whats consumed. The associated difficulties like time
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1.2 Objectives
The primary objectives, upon which, the present
work is based are providing an alternative to the existing
automated system mainly, targeting the initial
investment factor, and to power a domestic product
using pneumatics, thereby eliminating the associated
difficulties of manual vegetable cutting.
(2.1)
2
= P (d1 d2 ) / 4
This work has been inspired by several patents filed on
the same patent, in that regard belonging to Romeo et al
(pub no: US2009/0193953 A1), has portrayed a basic
setup, which has been the base upon which we have
built upon. The patent helped in bringing about the idea
of using a cutting grid for cutting the vegetable.
The second patent, (intl patent no: W0 2008/011671
A1), once again by Romeo et al, has provided more
clarity on the actuation mechanism used for a simple
cutter with a box frame, along with a stack structure at
the bottom.
Dimensions
Hopper block
150150 mm2
500 mm
Cutting case
100100 mm2
Cutting grid
100100 mm2
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Lcd8_Decimal3(0xc0,n);
if(!set_key)
{
while(!set_key);
Lcd8_Command(0x01);
key_function(); n=z;Delay(50000),Delay(50000);
}
while(n--)
Figure 4 Electrical setup
4. Conclusion
cut_process();
#include<AT89x52.h>
#include"smcl_lcd8.h"
sbit set_key=P1^0;
n=0;
Relay1=Relay2=1;
}
}
void cut_process()
Lcd8_Decimal3(0xc0,n);
Relay1=0,Relay2=1;
sbit mov_key=P1^1;
Delay(50000),Delay(50000);Delay(50000),Delay(50000
);
sbit inc_key=P1^2;
Relay1=1,Relay2=0;
sbit dec_key=P1^3;
Delay(50000),Delay(50000);Delay(50000),Delay(50000
);
sbit ent_key=P1^4;
sbit Relay1=P1^5;
sbit Relay2=P1^6;
void key_function();
void cut_process();
unsigned int n,z;
void main()
{
Relay1=Relay2=1;
Lcd8_Init();
while(1)
{
}
void key_function()
{
Lcd8_Display(0x80,"N?",2);
while(ent_key)
{
if(inc_key==0)
{Delay(5000);z++;}
else if(dec_key==0&&z>0)
{Delay(5000);z--;}
Lcd8_Decimal3(0xc5,z);
}
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Lcd8_Command(0x01);
}
References
Anthony Esposito (2011) Fluid Power with
applications, 6th Edition, Pearson Education Inc.
Er.R.K.Rajput (2009)Strength of Materials,2ndEdition,
S. Chand & Company Limited.
Existing automatic vegetable cutter image and
specifications from http://www.alibaba.com/produtcgs/
automatic_vegetable_cutter.html viewed on 27 July
2012.
Javier Hidalgo Garcia, Aitor Aguirrezabalaga
Zubizarreta, and Aitor Gogorza Segurota (patent no:
20120125172). Cutting grid patent
Muhammad Ali Mazidi, Janice Gillispie Mazidi, and
Rolin D. McKinlay (2008) The 8051 Micro Controller
and Embedded Systems, 2nd Edition, Pearson
Education Inc.
Pneumatic cylinder and solenoid DCV from product
manual of Janatics ltd, Coimbatore, Tamilnadu.
Cutting grid types image from www.jasenterprise.com
viewed on 23 August 2012.
Romeo et al (pub no: US2009/0193953 A1),Design of
pneumatic powered cutter
Romeo et al (intl patent no: W0 2008/011671 A1).
Actuation mechanism
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