Implementación de un prototipo automatizado 4.0 para el empaquetado de huevos de gallina empleando un sistema de control numérico computarizado CNC.

Abstract

The objective of the present degree work was to implement an automated prototype 4.0 for the packaging of chicken eggs using a Computerized Numerical Control (CNC) system, for this purpose, works on egg packaging machines applied to the poultry industry were analyzed, and to from this, the system that best fits was determined. During the development, the design and implementation of the automated chicken egg packaging system (ACEPS) was carried out, which consists of three sections: structure design, packaging system design and application design. The physical structure design has two endless belts for conveying the egg trays; a clamping system which allows the eggs to be lifted and moved from the conveyor belt to the bucket. Additionally, the packaging prototype has a pneumatic control system. An algorithm was developed in Arduino IDE for the control of the actuators, by obtaining the data form the sensors and the serial communication of the ESP32 Wi-Fi card. A web platform was designed to interpret the information and transmit it to the Arduino Mega 2560 to execute the order. For the analysis of the performance of the ACEPS, studies of average power consumption were carried out, evaluated both at rest and in operation, resulting in 18W and 26.4W; an average time of 10.27 seconds in the clamping system and an average packing time of 1.35 minutes. It is concluded that the manual in the packaging system tends to make mistakes, to be slower compared to the designed ACEPS automatic system. The development of a prototype to automatically unstack trays of 12 eggs is recommended for research.