An application of collaborative robots in a food production facility

Accorsi, Riccardo; Tufano, Alessandro; Gallo, Andrea; Galizia, Francesco Gabriele; Cocchi, Giovanni; Ronzoni, Michele; Abbate, Angelo L'; Manzini, Riccardo

doi:10.1016/j.promfg.2020.01.044

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“…Application of virtual models of different food systems with known parameters is an immensely popular method to develop smart management systems of food supply chains [25,110,111,114,120,124]. Application of such systems in reality is a challenging task [1,101,109].…”

Section: Current Knowledge On Cps Application In Food Industrymentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Literature indicates a few scarce examples, where CPSs are applied in the form of wireless networks for bread manufacturing process optimization [9]; robotics for packaging, picking and placing, pelletizing, inspection, testing, and serving in restaurants [54,59]. Catering industry is more devoted to the application of smart and collaborative robots [1]. Recent literature also highlights on the potential of digital twins development for the process optimization in agri-food and especially processing factories [109].…”

Section: Current Knowledge On Cps Application In Food Industrymentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Recent literature also highlights on the potential of digital twins development for the process optimization in agri-food and especially processing factories [109]. However, first complete agri-food applications of digital twins and smart collaborative robotic networks are ought to be demonstrated [1,109]. Existing methods oriented on niche applications of machine learning and modelling approaches are indicated in literature (Table 1).…”

Section: Current Knowledge On Cps Application In Food Industrymentioning

confidence: 99%

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Food Supply Chains as Cyber-Physical Systems: a Path for More Sustainable Personalized Nutrition

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Current food system evolved in a great degree because of the development of processing and food engineering technologies: people learned to bake bread long before the advent of agriculture; salting and smoking supported nomad lifestyles; canning allowed for longer military marches; etc. Food processing technologies went through evolution and significant optimization and currently rely on minor fraction of energy comparing with initial prototypes. Emerging processing technologies (high-pressure, pulsed electric fields, ohmic heating, ultrasound) and novel food systems (cultured biomass, 3-D bioprinting, cyber-physical chains) try to challenge the existing chains by developing potentially more nutritious and sustainable food solutions. However, new food systems rely on low technology readiness levels and estimation of their potential future benefits or drawbacks is a complex task mostly due to the lack of integrated data. The research is aimed for the development of conceptual guidelines of food production system structuring as cyber-physical systems. The study indicates that cyber-physical nature of modern food is a key for the engineering of more nutritious and sustainable paths for novel food systems. Implementation of machine learning methods for the collection, integration, and analysis of data associated with biomass production and processing on different levels from molecular to global, leads to the precise analysis of food systems and estimation of upscaling benefits, as well as possible negative rebound effects associated with societal attitude. Moreover, such data-integrated assessment systems allow transparency of chains, integration of nutritional and environmental properties, and construction of personalized nutrition technologies.

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Section: Current Knowledge On Cps Application In Food Industrymentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Current Knowledge On Cps Application In Food Industrymentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Current Knowledge On Cps Application In Food Industrymentioning

confidence: 99%

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Food Supply Chains as Cyber-Physical Systems: a Path for More Sustainable Personalized Nutrition

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“…The first robot to be introduced in human life was a robot arm manipulator used in industries to replace human labor in a dull, dangerous, and dirty working environment [1,2,3,4]. This type of robot has been so wellrecognized and well-researched that it creates a perfect worker for industry revolution 4.0 [5].…”

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confidence: 99%

“…If the arm robot can help people work in repetitive and time-consuming tasks, then using more than one arm robot will increase the task's speed without requiring human intervention [1,2,3,4].…”

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Motion Control Analysis of Two Collaborative Arm Robots in Fruit Packaging System

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As robots' use increases in every sector of human life, the demand for cheap and efficient robots has also enlarged. The use of two or more simple robot is preferable to the use of one sophisticated robot. The agriculture industry can benefit from installing a robot, from seeding to the packaging of the product. A precise analysis is required for the installation of two collaborative robots. This paper discusses the motion control analysis of two collaborative arms robots in the fruit packaging system. The study begins with the relative motion analysis between two robots, starting with kinematics modeling, image processing for object detection, and the Fuzzy Logic Controller's design to show the relationship between the robot inputs and outputs. The analysis is carried out using SCILAB, open-source software for numerical computing engineering. This paper is intended as the initial analysis of the feasibility of the real experimental system.

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