Design, Implementation, and Evaluation of an Automated Liquid Dispensing Machine

IF 1 Q3 MULTIDISCIPLINARY SCIENCES

gazi university journal of science Pub Date : 2023-04-04 DOI:10.35378/gujs.1159197

M. Arowolo, A. Adekunle, O. Martins

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Abstract

The metering of industrial manufacturing liquids is constantly being updated. Using an automated system, metered dispense can now be more accurate to its theoretical value. This system can help reduce the difference between the theoretical and metered volumes in manufacturing applications. This paper describes an automated liquid dispensing machine that uses an AT Mega 328 microcontroller to control the metered volume to the program set-point. The machine's design and implementation include hardware systems assembled from various modules with various functions, such as a microcomputer, power supply, liquid level detection, liquid discharge, conveyor and container detection, and LCD modules. The data collected by the liquid level detection module is analyzed when the system is started to determine the liquid level in the tank. A user loads empty containers onto the conveyor, which are then transferred to the discharge point. The machine calculates the equivalent time in seconds to open the discharge solenoid valve via its control relay and dispense the desired volume based on the user set-point. The experiment performed on the machine with water as the test liquid revealed that the automated dispensing machine's maximum time permissible is 35 s, which corresponds to an equivalent volume of approximately 700 ml of water. Experiments were conducted to compare the theoretical time required to obtain a specified volume to the time required for the machine to dispense the same volume. The results showed that the machine's accuracy is approximately 97.87 %. Therefore, the machine can be used in beverage manufacturing companies, pharmaceutical industries, and laboratories to dispense and fill specified fluids that meet the machine's specifications.

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自动液体点胶机的设计、实现和评估

工业制造液体的计量不断更新。使用自动化系统，计量配药现在可以更准确地达到其理论值。该系统可以帮助减少制造应用中理论和计量体积之间的差异。本文介绍了一种自动液体点胶机，该点胶机使用AT Mega 328微控制器控制计量体积到程序设定值。机器的设计和实现包括由各种功能模块组成的硬件系统，如微电脑、电源、液位检测、出液、输送和容器检测，以及LCD模块。在系统启动时，对液位检测模块采集的数据进行分析，确定罐内液位。用户将空容器装载到传送带上，然后将其转移到卸货点。机器通过其控制继电器计算以秒为单位的等效时间打开放电电磁阀，并根据用户设定点分配所需的体积。以水为测试液在机器上进行实验，自动点胶机的最大允许时间为35s，相当于约700ml水的当量体积。进行了实验，以比较获得指定体积所需的理论时间和机器分配相同体积所需的时间。结果表明，该机器的准确率约为97.87%。因此，该机器可用于饮料制造公司，制药行业和实验室，以分配和填充符合机器规格的指定流体。

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gazi university journal of science MULTIDISCIPLINARY SCIENCES-

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1.60

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11.10%

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