Robot system and method for cathode selection and handling procedures after the harvest
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Jul 5, 2007
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Nov 13, 2006
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Nov 10, 2005
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As a final stage of the current copper production process, the cathodes are inspected and sampled to determine its quality. Based on the inspection and the sampling the cathodes are selected and arranged according to the different qualities. Currently the inspection and selection of the cathodes in the loading site is carried out manually, which means that the operators must inspect and manipulate one by one the cathodes produced by the plant which requires a high physical effort and a great amount of labor force. Due to the above, a robot system and method have been developed for the selection and manipulation of cathodes in the site. The robotic system is composed mainly of a robotic manipulator of at least 5 degrees of freedom, and a gripping mechanism which allows to take the cathodes from a feeding system located at one of its sides and take it through a predefined path arranging them in groups according to their quality, the decision as to which quality group each cathode goes is taken by a superior order which could be automatic or manual. The system additionally has different racks in which the robotic system groups the cathodes according to the quality. In this regard, most of the problems associated to the current operation are eliminated
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