The analysis of the robotized handling of oxygen gas bottles with the help of the Petri networks

Abstract

The gas bottling industry is facing a number of problems. In this paper we accomplish a study on the robotic storage of oxygen gas tanks (bottles) applicable to other gases too. To do this, we developed a prototype using the Lego Mindstorms kits and we simulated the process to study the efficiency with the Petri Networks. We chose this kit, due to its complexity, being the closest to what we needed to make small scale storage. The program the robot uses for working was done in a special programming language: Mindstorms SDK and downloaded to the controller’s memory.