• DocumentCode
    3200028
  • Title

    Fully automatic guardrail packed machine

  • Author

    Álvarez, María E Valdés ; Blanco-Viejo, C. ; Antón, J.C. ; Ferrero, F.J.

  • Author_Institution
    Oviedo Univ., Spain
  • Volume
    2
  • fYear
    2000
  • fDate
    2000
  • Firstpage
    777
  • Abstract
    An innovative fully automatic machine is presented in this paper. This machine is used to pile guardrails. Guardails are roadside safety barriers. There are two ways to control the machine, automatically and manually. Automatic control uses a programmable logic controller (PLC), and manual control uses buttons. In automatic and manual control the machine is controlled depending on the information that sensors give. They indicate where the machine parts are situated. These machine parts are receiving part, piling part, mobile base and platform. PLC or buttons control the positions of the machine parts by means of relays, solenoid valves and contactors. Solenoid valves manage pneumatic and hydraulic devices and contactors manage motors. This machine allows cost reductions and a productivity improvement
  • Keywords
    contactors; hydraulic control equipment; industrial control; pneumatic control equipment; programmable controllers; sensors; solenoids; automatic control; contactors; cost reductions; fully automatic guardrail packed machine; hydraulic devices; machine parts; manual control; mobile base; piling part; platform; pneumatic devices; programmable logic controller; receiving part; relays; roadside safety barriers; sensors; solenoid valves; Automatic control; Contactors; Costs; Human factors; Productivity; Programmable control; Relays; Road safety; Solenoids; Valves;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Industrial Electronics, 2000. ISIE 2000. Proceedings of the 2000 IEEE International Symposium on
  • Conference_Location
    Cholula, Puebla
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-6606-9
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ISIE.2000.930398
  • Filename
    930398