Trap Design Java Applet

Feeding Polygonal Parts with Balconies and Slots

Based on the research by
R. P. Berretty, L. Cheung, K. Goldberg, M. H. Overmars, G. Smith and A. F. van der Stappen, "Trap Design for Vibratory Bowl Feeders," Technical Report, Dept. of CS, Utrecht University, 1999


  • Create your own part on the Trap Design Applet!


  • The following illustrate the behavior of the planar part on the accompanying track.
     

    • 2D, planar part with concavities
     
    Track with 2 specially designed traps: 1 balcony, 1 slot

    This orientation falls through balcony trap

    This orientation falls through slot trap.

    This orientation survives.

      Consider a part feeding system that accepts as input a set of part orientations.  Based on a definition by S. Akella et al, we might say that a system has the feeding property if there exists some orientation theta such that the system outputs parts only in that orientation.  This java applet aids in designing traps for a part feeder with the feeding property.
     


    Participating research groups:
        UC Berkeley IEOR Alpha Lab, R.P. Berretty, M.H. Overmars, A. F. van der Stappen (U. Utrecht)
    Questions?  mail cheungl@uclink4.berkeley.edu