| dc.description.abstract | In many industrial applications there is need of sorting. Sorting can be done by using many
ways like sorting of object according to their dimensions (height, length etc.), according to
their colors, according to their weight, using machine vision (image processing), according to
the material of an object etc. For example in Thermal Power Station electromagnetic sorting
technique is used to sort ferromagnetic materials from coal. In this project, the development
of a LCA (Low Cost Automation) system to sort objects according to their height has been
designed. This LCA system is controlled by Programmable Logic Controller (PLC). This
project consists of two parts, first consisting of software which contains ladder logic
programming which is used to program PLC that controls the whole process of the project
step by step according to input data sequence. Second is the hardware part which consists of
conveyors used to transport the objects, sensors used to sense the height (i.e. laser sensors) of
the objects, electronic system used to sort the objects and motors to drive the conveyors. | en_US |
