The Y Design

SOLIDWORKS FINAL DESIGN PROJECT

Meng Mary Liu

December 2, 2009
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 I. INTRODUCTION

The purpose of the project is to design a mechanical device that will

sort a series of three different parts into their respective containers
placed at the end of a conveyor belt. Information on the location and
identity of each part will be provided by a computer vision system
connected to the device. Using a closed-loop motor control circuit to
control the system between the optical encoder, switches, and DC motor
along with a control computer to calculate the device positioning, the
device must successfully sort each part at a sufficient rate contingent on
the speed of the conveyor belt.

The conveyor belt and boxes appear as they would in Figure 1.

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Figure 1: Scenario of conveyor belt, parts, and boxes.

 II. DESIGN SPECIFICATIONS

Various requirements and restraints were placed on the device design

by the set-up of the conveyor belt. Each part on the belt will be separated
by at least 18 inches, and the speed of the belt was given at 2.5 inches per
second. As a result, the device must be able to sort at least one part every
7 seconds. The parts will be made of ABS plastic, and the coefficient of
friction between the part and conveyor belt is nominal.

The size and durability of the conveyor also places several restraints
on the sorting device. The designed device may be either free-standing or
attached to the side plates of the conveyor. Excluding the computer
technology and vision system, the entire device must weight no more than
40 pounds. Lastly, any part of the design can extend no more than 12
inches in any direction from the side of the conveyor table due to space
constraints.

The device will be used with a computer vision system that will locate
and identify each part, a close-loop motor control circuit, and a control
computer that will calculate the position of the motor based on the type and
location of the part traveling down the conveyor belt.

No height specifications were given. However, the height of the device

will be such that
the device’s efficiency will not be compromised. The cost of materials and
wires connecting the computer vision system and control computers to the
device is sought to be minimized.
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 III. DESIGN CONCEPTS

Design Concept 1
The first design concept, shown in Figure 2.3, features a device
attached to one side of the conveyor belt via three aluminum rods. The rods
—one short, and two longer of equal length, will raise the motor ten inches
above the conveyor belt. A fourth rod of length 6 inches, connected to a
motor attached to the end of the erected horizontal rod, will hang down to
the conveyor belt. This hanging rod will be melded to the revolving slider
(top view in Figure 2.4). The motor acts to revolve the arm, and will revolve
at most 180-degrees from center. The motor will also serve to lift up the rod
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travel down the center
pathway.

When the part,

location and identity
registered by the
computer visual system
approaches the revolving
slider, the motor will spin
the slider, which acts like
a revolving door to push
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the part onto the correct

side of the table. The change of angle from center will be pre-determined to

Figure 2.3/2.4: Design Concept #1 – Revolving Door, front

view/top view
 three options in accordance with the three desired trajectories to each box
at the end of the conveyor belt. Because the design contains for spinning
blades, the optical encoder will not need a switch to signal a change of
direction, as either the counterclockwise or clockwise direction of angular
motion will be chosen. The optical encoder will be pre-programmed
according to the time it takes to revolve to each of the three changes of
angle options, and the computer visual system provides the corresponding
information on location and part type to be sorted. The maximum diameter
of the cross-shaped revolving door was taken to be less than 18 inches, at a
preferred 14 inches, to ensure that the motion of the subsequent part
traveling down the belt would not be interfered with indirectly by the
revolving motion of the blades.
Design Concept 2
The second design concept features two lever arms, each attached
directly to the edges of the conveyor belt stand (Figure 2.5). Two motors
are used at the pivot point of each arm, and each motor corresponds to a
switch placed on the same edge of the belt stand. The distance between
the motor and the switch relates to the length of the lever arm, allowing the
tip of the lever arm to flick the switch when the arm is fully extended
downwards along the table (Figure 2.6). Collision with the switch sends a
signal to the motor to reverse its direction of motion. In addition, an optical
encoder attached on the other side of the each lever arm’s pivot point will
be preprogrammed to facilitate four angle changes, allowing the lever arm
to be at 90 degrees East of South (taking the origin to be the pivot point in
the plane of the conveyor belt and positive Y-axis along the edge of the
conveyor belt away from the part baskets), 60 degrees East of South, 30
degrees East of South, and 90 degrees South of East (Figure 2.7). If both
arms have this range of motion, then coordination between the computer
visual systems, optical encoder, and switch successfully sorts any
combination of initial part location and desired final part location.

Design Concept 3
The third and final design concept features a Y-shaped funnel device
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that is attached to a “table” via a cross-shaped rod (Figure 2.8). The

 “table” is fastened to the side plates of the conveyor belt stand and acts to
stabilize the contraption. The cross-shaped rod is connected to the motor
on top and the optical encoder from below. The dimensions of the arms of
the “Y” funnel are pre-calculated to ensure no interference with the legs of
the table. The motor secured to the top of the table provides angular
motion to the rod, which pivots the funnel clock-wise or counter-clockwise
to aim at the desired part box at the end of the belt. The three desired
angular shifts are shown in Figure 2.9. Two switches are attached on the
side of the table legs tangent to the edge of the conveyor belt. When an
arm of the funnel collides with the switch, it sends a signal to the motor to
reverse direction. The motor will pause once the switch is hit to allow the
part to travel out of the funnel. After the allotted three seconds, the motor
will revolve the funnel back to its original center. A pause of three seconds
takes place between every rotation to allow for the part to travel down the
belt before it is funneled into the desired third of the belt. The placement
of the two switches on the legs of the table demonstrates the efficiency of
the table to provide a grounding apparatus for more than one device.

For all designs, the bottom face of the device is raised at most 0.25
inches away from the conveyor belt to eliminate any opposing forces of
friction.
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 IV. SELECTION OF DESIGN APPROACH

Although each of the three design concepts accomplished the end

goal, multiple factors contributed to the final design selection. The third
design concept was ultimately chosen for its relatively superior usability,
simplicity, and performance.

Usability

The third design offered the greatest ease of use and construction to
the supervisor of the task. The design of each part minimized the need for
additional manufactured parts to be used as stands for the motor, the
switches, etc. The primary deflection from the first design concept was
caused by the complexity of the part sorter itself—the manufacturing of the
cross-shaped revolving door and its sloping blades added unnecessary
intricacy to the design process.
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Although the second design concept used merely long shafts of

aluminum as the lever arms, complications surrounding the mounting of the
 motor directly to the edge of the conveyor belt stand deferred this concept
from the final selection. The second design also required nine different
combinations of the lever arm positions to facilitate the nine total possible
routes of each part. The configurations required for the first and second
design concept demanded far more complexity in the computer vision
system wiring and connections than necessary for the third design.

Simplicity

The third design employs only one motor, while the second design
needs two motors. This reduction from two motors to one greatly decreases
the complexity of the computer visual system needed to transfer
information to and from each motor. Also, despite the simplicity of part
design in the second option, the two-motor system requires synchronization
and intra-system communication to effectively sort each part.
Accordingly, the first design concept, even though it only needed one
motor, was not selected because of the complexity required of the motor
control system. The revolving door sits in the way of a part initially placed
at the center that must travel down the center pathway. As a result, the
first design concept specified that the revolving part sorter must be lifted up
off the belt via a much more complex and sophisticated motor that can
manage both rotational angular motion and linear, vertical motion against
the acceleration of gravity.
Relative to the aforementioned designs, the third design remains the
best choice for the final design. This design concept requires only three
different positions of the funnel-shaped part sorter, and the optimum
location of the two switches on the table contraption utilizes the structure of
the design to facilitate an additional aspect of the design’s performance.

Performance

The third design was also chosen for its superior performance
capabilities. Although it demands slightly more complicated configurations
of the optical encoder (to pause for three seconds before each range of
motion), the Y-shaped funnel part sorter is able to control the entire
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conveyor belt with two simple movements in addition to its centered

position. In comparison, as described above, the second design requires
 nine different combinations of positions of the two lever arms,
notwithstanding its motor-to-motor communication system requires far
more advanced computer technology. The first design also demands a far
more complex motor, causing the success of the performance to be based
upon the sophistication and timeliness of the design’s motor rather than the
originality and cleverness of the design itself.
Table 1 on the next page summarizes the information detailed above.

Table 1: Comparison Matrix of Design Concepts

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 Descriptio Assembly/Ma Range of Special Add.
n nuf. motion materials Comments
needed
DESIGN CONCEPT

• Four-blade • Complex • 180 degrees • Sophisticated *Standard

revolving assembly of • Only one motor* Gearhead/Windo
door sorter blades to specified • Stronger metal w DC Motor is
revolving rod insufficient for
#1

• Requires direction (larger shear

vertical and • Sophisticate necessary modulus value) multi-planar
rotational motor needed needed for motion.
motion • Success based supporting rods
upon technology
of motor
#2

• Two • Stand required • 90 degrees • Advanced *Given computer

overlapping for levers, • optical computer visual system and
DESIGN CONCEPT

lever arms attached directly encoder technology to sync optical encoder

• Two pivot to conveyor belt needed for two motors insufficient for
centers top plate. reverse • Increased level of
• Easy lever arm motion complexity of complexity
manufacturing wiring from central required of part-
• Four pre-set
process (two long computer visual to-part
configuration
Alum T6063-T6 system to both communication.
s (change of
shafts) angles) pivot arms
• Two motors
CONCEPT #3

• Y-shaped • All parts are • 60 degrees • Multiple *Placement of

funnel basic and simple • Reverse assemblies optical encoder
DESIGN

• w/table to manufacture motion • six+ original and switches

apparatus • Cross-shaped rod signaled by parts, all in T6063- maximizes design
required for optimally T6 Aluminum concept and
torque (transfer of placed ingenuity.
motion) switches
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 V. DESIGN DESCRIPTION

The third design concept may be built and assembled in the order
prescribed below. From here onwards, this design concept will be referred
to as the Y Design. All units are in inches, degrees, or seconds. All parts are
to be made from T6063-T6 Aluminum, and all screws except for the set of
screws for the threaded inserts are zinc-plated steel, pan-head Phillips
screws, with McMaster Part Number 90272A151. Reasons for selection
details are given below.

Assembly A

Preliminary analysis of measurements

The main body of the part sorter is shown in Figure 3.1. (Drawing
sheets with full dimensions for all parts are attached in the appendix.) The
distance between the inner faces of the blades making up the funnel is 6
inches. The distance lengthwise of the funnel’s channel is 12 inches, and
the total vertical distance is 12 + 12cos(30), which is approximately 22.4
inches. Although this
distance surpasses the
minimum distance (18
inches) between parts, the
computer visual system is
set up to trigger the first
oscillation of the motor
when the first part
surpasses the 6-inch mark
measured down from the
beginning of the parallel Figure 3.1: The Y funnel – primary body of part sorter
blades of the funnel. In this
way, the pause of 2.5 seconds pre-programmed into the optical encoder
prior to every range of motion allows the part to move 6.25 inches down the
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belt and hence out of the funnel onto the desired pathway of motion. See
Figure 3.2 on the next page for clarification of the first few scenarios of parts
 traveling down the belt. While waiting for the first part to surpass the 6-inch
mark, the second part will have entered into the mouth of the funnel, biding
its turn to be guided and discharged into its corresponding third of the belt.

Note that the pause of 2.5

seconds does not have to
trigger another range of motion
of the computer visual system
signals that the part traveling
down the belt is to go down the
center. In such a case, the
funnel’s motor stays still for its
allotted time of motion,
allowing the part to travel
down the center of the
pathway.

Figure 3.2:
Scenario of parts
with distance
approximation
through isolated Y
funnel.
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 Construction of Assembly A/Construction Analysis
The exploded view of Assembly A is shown in Figure 4.1 to provide a
summary of the first assembly of the two-part assembly series.

Figure 4.1: Exploded assembly view of Assembly A – isometric summary

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The roughly Y-shaped cover of the funnel, along with the funnel itself,
 is an original manufactured part. With dimensions provided in the drawing
sheets, this cover has a cross-shaped hole with the midpoint of the line
between the inner vertices of the arms as the center. This exploded view
summary will be the basis of the upcoming discussion of Assembly A’s
components.

Figure 4.2 shows a close-up of the cross-shaped hole and its

corresponding rod and stabilizer. Four screws reflecting the screw
specifications included in the introduction to
this section were used to attach the square
stabilizer to the bottom of the cover.
Evidently, the hole is cross-shaped to provide
resistance and transfer rotational torque of
the rod to rotational movement of the funnel.
Aluminum T6063-T6 was chosen for its
exceptional strength, high shear modulus
value, and relatively accessible nature as a
building material.

In addition, the optical encoder is

attached also to the underside of the cover
into a threaded hole made on the bottom of
the cross-shaped
rod. Figure 4.3
provides a bottom-
up perspective of the cross-shaped rod, the
cover, the square stabilizer, and the optical
encoder. The Figure 4.2: Close-up of cross-
shaped hole.
figure reveals a key
hole made on the bottom face of the rod to
accommodate for the discreetly placed optical
encoder. Note that the optical encoder has
approximately a height of 0.45 inches. As a
result, the height of the arms of the funnel was
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made to be 1.5 inches to compensate for the

 intrusion of the optical encoder piece onto the pathway of the parts.

The cross-shaped hole was dimensioned with a

Figure 4.3: Close-up of optical
maximum diameter of 1.50 inches because of aluminum’s
encoder, screws.
relatively tensile nature (re: high value of shear modulus).
Consequently, a length of 0.5 inches for each “arm” of the cross was
considered sufficient to supply the torque for the movement of the weight of
the funnel. The height of Assembly A was chosen for its maximum durability
at a minimum cost of material and assembly. Once secured to Assembly B,
the Y funnel is suspended approximately 0.10 inches off of the conveyor belt
to eliminate opposing frictional forces.
Lastly, the motor is attached to the
cross shaped rod directly via a flexible
coupling and a motor output shaft adapter.
Figure 4.4 shows how the motor was
attached to the cross-shaped rod. The
flexible coupling (with two specified
screws) couples the dimensioned rod
protrusion from the cross-shaped body
with the motor output shaft adapter. The
motor is secured to a table-like apparatus,
a.k.a. Assembly B.

Figure 4.4: Exploded view of

DC Motor to output shaft to
flexible coupling in Assembly
A.
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 Assembly B

The Y Design incorporates a table-like apparatus that a) secures the

motor, b) supports the funnel, c) provides an optimum location for two
switches, and d) is attached to the side plates of the conveyor belt stand via
two McMaster screws that are compatible with the McMaster threaded
insert, Part Number 94615A113. Figure 5.1 shows this table apparatus
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along with the rest of the components of Assembly B.

 Preliminary analysis of measurements
The height of the table, shown in Figure 5.2 on the next page along
with the motor securing mechanism, was chosen to allow for a 0.1 inch
suspension of the belt by the funnel. The height also took into account the
belt placement inside of the conveyor belt stand, allowing flexibility for the
user to choose where to bolt the device according to their model of the
conveyor belt stand. The width of the table is 1.5 inches because when
attached to the belt stand, the edges of the legs in relation to the arms of
the funnel provide the perfect location for the placement of a switch. The
table is bolted with two threaded inserts (specified McMaster Part No.) on
each table leg on either side of the belt stand approximately 16 inches

Figure 5.1: Table apparatus et al of Assembly B

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 Figure 5.2: Height of table off of conveyor belt – allows for 0.10 in. suspension of Assembly A

away from the back end of the conveyor belt table. The
first bolt is placed one-inch on center from the edge of
the table, and the second one-inch on center from the
end of the leg. Figure 5.3 depicts the locations of the
holes on the table part that corresponds to the threaded
inserts.
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 Construction of Assembly B/Analysis of Construction
The
Figure 5.3: table
Locationpart is corresponding
of holes first boltedwith
to threaded
the side plates
inserts of
in stand the conveyor belt,
of conveyor belt.
approximately 16 inches away from the back edge away from the part
boxes. With a stabilized table, the
motor is then secured to the top of
the table with the securing device
as shown in Figure 5.4. Two screws
are used to fasten the part down
onto the table top. The tensile
strength and elasticity of Aluminum
T6063-T6 is sufficient for the
demands of this part, so no changes
were made to the composition of
the part.

Another important aspect of

the construction of Assembly B is
the location and placement of the two switches. The switches are directly
fastened on the arm of the table. No additional apparatus is needed for the
switches, and the table is placed in such a way to capture the movement of
Figure 5.4: Exploded view of motor securing the funnel arms. Figure 5.5 shows
device on top of table of Assembly B.
one of the arms of the funnel part
colliding with the switch just as the other end of the funnel has reached the
end of the desired
range of motion.
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Figure 5.5: Collision with

switch by funnel arm..
 Further Analysis

Combining Assembly A and Assembly B, the Y Design is complete.

Figure 6 shows an exploded view of the amalgamation. It is important to
remember that the securing part is to be fastened on last, after the
construction of Assembly A and the stabilizing of Assembly B.

Figure 6: Exploded view of Assembly A plus Assembly B, combined to make the Y Design for
sorting parts.
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 VI. COST ANALYSIS

Cost of Assembly A

Table 2 shows the detailed bill of materials for Assembly A. The

estimated cost of each part is included along with a subtotal for Assembly A.
Starting from Item No. 1, the Y-shaped funnel as shown in Figure 3.1 has the
stated dimensions because of the nature of the design—
Table 2: Bill of materials for
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 in order to fully capture the entire surface area of the belt, the diverging
Item Part no./name Description Source Material Qty. X =
no. cost Cost
CAD-MP-**** ea. $ total

1 0001 Y-shaped funnel, part Solidworks, Aluminum 1 ~35 $35

sorter original
manufacturing T6063-T6

2 0002 Y funnel cover Solidworks, Aluminum 1 ~23 $23

original
manufacturing T6063-T6

3 0003 Cross-shaped rod Solidworks, Aluminum 1 ~28 $28

original
manufacturing T6063-T6

4 0004 Square-shaped Solidworks, Aluminum 1 ~10 $10

stabilizer original
manufacturing T6063-T6

5 Machine screws Phillips pan-head 3/4" McMaster-Carr Steel, Zinc-plated 14 2.38 $2

screw
90272A151 /100

6 Motor output Hexagonal shaft Insty-Bit, USA Steel 1 ~5 $5

shaft adaptor adaptor, Hex Shank

7 Optical Encoder Optical encoder with Honeywell Stainless steel, 1 38.16 $38
0.160” vertical mount. brass, gold-plated
600-128-C24 terminals

8 Shaft Coupling 3/8”, 3/8” black set- McMaster-Carr Anodized 1 25.46 $26
screw, helical beam aluminum
2463K401 shaft coupling

9 DC Motor Right side, 3 Volts, 35 DC Gear Motors 1 19.95 $20

RPM

Subtotal: $187

arms had to be long enough to reach the edges of the table. The angle
between a diverging arm and its corresponding component that form the
actual funnel of the part would affect how long the arm extends. In the Y
Design, the angle is shown to be 150 degrees, which allows measurements
to be made based off of the 30,60,90 right triangle. Accordingly, these
angles signify the angular range of motion for the motor, although it is
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unnecessary for the motor to revolve a full 90 degrees.

 For Item No. 2, the funnel cover was made at a thickness of 0.25
inches to minimize the material needed without compromising the resistance
needed from the material. The funnel cover,
shown isolated in Figure 7.1, contains the cross-
shaped hole in anticipation of the cross-shaped
rod whose rotational torque supplied by the
motor will transfer to the cover and therefore to
the Y-shaped funnel. In
comparison, the cross-
shaped rod, Figure 7.2, is
much thicker. The
cylindrical protrusion from
Figure 7.1: Funnel cover part,
the top face of the rod is showing cross-shaped hole.
attached to the flexible
coupling, on which other end is the motor output shaft
adaptor and motor. As such, the materials needed for
the design have been starkly minimized by the
conservative nature of the Y Design. Lastly, the square
stabilizer was dimensioned at a minute 1.5 by 1.5 inch
Figure 7.2: Cross-
shaped rod part,
to correspond with the maximum diameter (1.5 in.) of
showing top face. the cross-shaped hole. In order to support the weight
of the design, the square-shaped stabilizer and its four screws adds another
level of safety, control, and stability to the design.

Design Y needed only one optical encoder, one flexible coupling, and
one hexagonal shaft adaptor. The optical encoder chosen has a mount of
length 0.160” which is sufficient for the purposes of the cross-shaped rod.
With the standard 128 pulses per channel per revolution, the encoder and its
rotary action is competent to capture the information regarding the total 60
degrees range of motion. Lastly, the DC motor chosen for Assembly A has a
specified 35 revolutions per minute with 4 Volts. Relating the RPM to
approximately 0.58 revolutions per second, the Gearhead DC Motor is
sufficient for the merely 0.167 revolutions per second required of the Y
Design.
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 Cost of Assembly B

The decisions for Assembly B were made in the same manner. The
following table, Table 3, details the bill of materials for Assembly B.

Table 3: Bill of materials for

Item Part no./name Description Source Material Qty. X cost =
no. ea. $ Cost
CAD-MP-**** total

10 0005 Supporting table Solidworks, Aluminum 1 ~25 $25

apparatus original
manufacturing T6063-T6

11 0006 Motor securing part Solidworks, Aluminum 1 ~15 $15

original
manufacturing T6063-T6

12 Machine screws Phillips pan-head 3/4" McMaster-Carr Steel, Zinc-plated 6 ~2.38 $0

screw
90272A151 /100

13 Switches Miniature snap-acting McMaster-Carr Plastic 2 6.12 $12

switches, 10 amps, ½
7779K140 hp @250 VAC, Roller
lever, Force 4.2 oz.,
Actuator Height 0.3”

14 Threaded Press-Fit knurled, McMaster-Carr Brass Alloy 360 4 $10.5 $10

Inserts 3/16”, length ¼”, Plain 2
finish
94615A113 /50

15 Machine screws Phillips pan, ¼”, 3-48 McMaster-Carr 18-8 Stainless 4 $8.13 $8
inch thread size, for Steel
91772A092 threaded inserts /100

Subtotal: $70

As stated in the design specifications, the supporting table’s

dimensions were crafted to ensure flexibility of placement along the edge of
the conveyor belt stand. At a suggested distance of 16 inches, the
placement of the threaded inserts and corresponding machine screws are
contingent on the belt location inside of the conveyor belt stand. As a result,
the table has a height of 14.75 inches to accommodate for the 7.25 inches
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above the perpendicular tangent line to the conveyor belt, and the range of
flexibility allowed by the 7.5 inches below.
 The motor securing part, item no. 11, has an inner height of 1.38
inches, analogous with the height of the motor. For this part, the material
composition was chosen to remain as Aluminum T6063-T6 because of its
relatively high shears modulus value and thus tensile strength. The motor is
fastened between the table and the securing device to prevent sliding along
the top of the table.

Conclusively, the approximated cost for Assembly A and Assembly B,

which combined forms the Y Design, totals to $257. This price includes both
Solidworks generated parts and McMaster-Carr, Honeywell, and Insty-Bit
manufactured parts.

VII. APPENDICES
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 Table of Contents
Page
I. Introduction---------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------- 2

II. Design
Specifications----------------------------------------------------------------
--------------- 3

III. Design
Concepts----------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------- 4 - 6

a. Design Concept
1-------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4

b. Design Concept
2-------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5

c. Design Concept
3-------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6

IV. Selection of Design

Approach--------------------------------------------------------------------
7-9

V. Design
Description-------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------- 10 - 18

a. Assembly
A-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
---- 10 - 14

b. Assembly
B-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
---- 14 - 18

VI. Cost
Analysis-----------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------ 19 - 22

a. Cost of Assembly
A---------------------------------------------------------------------- 19 -
21
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 b. Cost of Assembly
B---------------------------------------------------------------------- 21 -
22

VII. Appendices----------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------- 23 - 33

a. Table of
Contents-------------------------------------------------------------------
------ 23

b. Lists of Tables &

Figures----------------------------------------------------------------- 24
- 25

c. Solidworks Part Drawing

Sheets------------------------------------------------------ 26 - 31

d. Solidworks Assembly Drawing

Sheets----------------------------------------------- 32-33

List of Tables & Figures

Tables
Page #

1. Table 1: Comparison matrix of design

concepts--------------------------------------------------- 9

2. Table 2: Bill of Materials for Assembly

A------------------------------------------------------------ 19

3. Table 3: Bill of Materials for Assembly

B------------------------------------------------------------ 21
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Figures
 1. Figure 1: Scenario of conveyor belt, parts, and
boxes-------------------------------------------- 2

2. Figure 2.1: Design Concept

#2-------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5

3. Figure 2.2: Design Concept

#3-------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6

4. Figure 2.3: Design Concept #1 – Revolving Door, front

view------------------------------------ 4

5. Figure 2.4: Design Concept #1 – Revolving Door, top

view-------------------------------------- 4

6. Figure 3.1: The Y funnel – primary body of part

sorter-------------------------------------------10

7. Figure 3.2: Scenario of parts with distance approximation

through isolated Y
funnel.------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11

8. Figure 4.1: Exploded assembly view of Assembly A –

isometric
summary--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-- 12

9. Figure 4.2: Close-up of cross-shaped

hole.---------------------------------------------------------- 13

10. Figure 4.3: Close-up of optical encoder,

screws.---------------------------------------------------13

11. Figure 4.4: Exploded view of DC Motor to output

shaft to flexible coupling in Assembly
A.------------------------------------------------------------ 14

12. Figure 5.1: Table apparatus et al of Assembly

B----------------------------------------------------15

13. Figure 5.2: Height of table off of conveyor belt –

allows for 0.10 in. suspension of Assembly
A--------------------------------------------------------16

14. Figure 5.3: Location of holes corresponding with threaded

inserts in stand of conveyor
belt.----------------------------------------------------------------------16
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 List of Tables & Figures cont.

15. Figure 5.4: Exploded view of motor securing device on

top of table of Assembly
B.------------------------------------------------------------------------------17

16. Figure 5.5: Collision with switch by funnel

arm.----------------------------------------------------17

17. Figure 6: Exploded view of Assembly A plus Assembly B,

combined to make the Y Design for sorting
parts.-------------------------------------------------18

18. Figure 7.1: Funnel cover part, showing cross-shaped

hole.-------------------------------------20

19. Figure 7.2: Cross-shaped rod part, showing top

face.--------------------------------------------20
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