Browse Topic: Pneumatic systems
This SAE Standard establishes a test method and a definition for disclosing the performance of suction/blower fans when applied to self-propelled sweepers that solely use a pneumatic conveyance means for the collection and transfer of “sweepings” into a collection hopper.
The Container trailers are used worldwide to transport goods & materials especially e-commerce applications with valuable materials. These container trailers are presently locked with a mechanical locking system and often broken and unlocked by unauthorized people. During transportation time, the driver stops the vehicle for natural calls, food or any other breakdown, the attempt is made to steal the materials. Many cases were known only after damages are done. It has become a serious issue nowadays in the transportation industry. To avoid these problems, we have designed and developed a system that operates pneumatically with digital locking control. The system is designed to ensure proper safety by rigid mechanical locking. It is actuated by a pneumatic system consisting of Directional control valve & pneumatic cylinders. The lock and unlock inputs are given through digitally and the digital controller provides the appropriate input to solenoid operated direction control valve. Based on the position of Direction control valves, the pneumatic cylinders lock or unlock the mechanical locking system. The safety system is integrated along with the digital pin locking. The system is designed with the concept of fool-proof and fail-safe. In the event of no Pneumatic or electrical supply failure, the system remains in lock condition only. Except the authorized person, others cannot open the containers without the authorization pin. Also, the system provides a technologically improved version of the safety locking system like geo-fencing. We can lock and unlock the container with geological identity. The safety locking system improves confidence among the transporters and ensures safety at the highest level.
This specification covers a corrosion- and heat-resistant steel in the form of two types of thin-wall, close-tolerance hydraulic tubing 0.125 to 2.00 inches (3.18 to 50.8 mm), inclusive, in nominal OD.
Traditional robotics has been supported mainly by the automotive industry, so the performance of these devices was adapted to the needs of transportation manufacturers. Envisioning smaller and more lightweight robotics, designers realized that cobots could be used for millions of assembly tasks now being carried out by humans. Following traditional thinking, every cobot in use today is based on electric motors and drives. Something new is on the horizon, however: a cobot based on pneumatic technology that will change the paradigm of a cobot itself and open the door to new ways of thinking about robotic design. Pneumatics will simplify components and make it easy to operate these collaborative units.
While the U.S. historically has had much lower energy costs than in other parts of the world, today’s volatile energy market combined with the initiatives of many corporations to reduce carbon emissions has placed a renewed focus on manufacturing and energy usage. Designing a new pneumatic system or renovating an existing one through smart design concepts offers significant opportunities to lower energy consumption and improve machine performance. These smart design concepts also lead to more robust and easier to maintain pneumatic systems.
As part of the High-Speed, Highly Efficient Rotor (HSHER) program, a novel trailing-edge flap concept is evaluated. A finely tuned internal laminate topology, coupled with a lightweight pneumatic actuation system, enable a performant trailing-edge flap technology that does not require electronic or mechanical actuators within the rotor blade. The trailing-edge flap is experimentally shown to provide a 12-degree range of motion between the downward and upward deflected configurations under pressures which can be generated passively by the rotation of the rotor blade. The structure is shown to be sufficiently stiff against aerodynamic pressures and moments, is resilient to strains resulting from large blade deflections, and can hold its shape in the event of pneumatic actuator failure. Additionally, the test data confirmed the strong predictive capability of the finite element analysis for highly-compliant laminate designs such as this. The design is highly customizable and can accommodate a wide variety of airfoils, flap parameters, and loading scenarios. Details of the design, fabrication, and testing of the trailing-edge flap are presented.
Pneumatics have been used in automated machines for well over 100 years, with pneumatic technology developing and evolving for over 1,000 years in some form or another; for example, as boat sails.
Engineers have created a four-legged soft robot that doesn’t need any electronics to work. The robot only needs a constant source of pressurized air for all its functions including its controls and locomotion systems. Applications include robots that can operate in environments where electronics cannot function such as MRI machines or mine shafts. Soft robots are of particular interest because they easily adapt to their environment and operate safely near humans.
The article theoretically substantiates the choice of the full-load curve of a pneumatic power unit and a pneumatic power unit combined with an internal combustion engine by the example of a compact wheeled vehicle. The aim is to prove the possibility of using a pneumatic power unit for moving the compact wheeled vehicle taking into account work processes of a pneumatic power unit and an internal combustion engine. The unique feature of the considered theoretical approach in justifying the choice of the full-load curve of a pneumatic power unit and a pneumatic power unit combined with an internal combustion engine is comparison of operating modes of units being a part of a vehicle and the using the capacity of different units combination with similar burn processes at 800-1000 RPM-1. The suggested principle of combining power units with different work processes allows to determine the feasibility of sharing a pneumatic power unit and an internal combustion engine in heavy traffic on busy road sections in cities and megalopolises. The review part of the paper provides the analysis of scientific publications about the possibility of using a pneumatic power unit as an alternative unit by means of which the wheeled vehicle can be moved. The performed analysis of the combined full-load curve of a pneumatic power unit with an internal combustion engine shows the possibility of using compressed air as an alternative source to ensure the moving a compact wheeled vehicle in the urban cycle under the conditions of a busy road with heavy traffic.
As the automation industry advances toward digital transformation, some think that proven manufacturing technologies like pneumatics may become “outdated.” However, pneumatic technologies such as control valves continue to evolve, incorporating sensors, industrial network interfaces, wireless technology, and complex digital control features that can significantly improve automation applications through access to smarter, actionable information.
Leaves of a plant shift and turn toward the sunlight throughout the day. Some manmade materials can mimic this slow but steady reaction to light energy, usually triggered by lasers or focused ambient light. Researchers discovered a way to speed up this effect enough that its performance can compete against electrical and pneumatic systems.
Valve and tube manufacturers continue to battle the problem of fitting pipes and tubing together quickly and reliably. The spring drive fitting addresses this challenge, bridging the gap between solutions for small-diameter tube fittings commonly seen in high-pressure, low-flow-area pneumatic systems and solutions for large flanges used in low-pressure, high-flow-area hydraulic systems.
Soft actuators with pneumatic network have innovative potential applications in medical and rehabilitation areas. The performance of this kind of actuators is determined by the design of chambers and the properties of the active extensible layer and the passive inextensible layer. In this article, actuator with isosceles trapezoidal chambers is proposed. Orthogonal experiment design and finite element method are used to optimize the structure of actuators. Results indicate that adding constrain-limiting paper in the passive layer can significantly reduce the bending radius. Position of the paper in the passive layer also affects the bending radius. Actuators with trapezoidal chambers can have a smaller bending radius compared with that with rectangle chambers. The bending radius decreases as the ratio of short base to long base of trapezoid decreases. Increasing the number density of chambers can further reduce the bending radius. In addition, we find that the optimized actuator not only has a smallest bending radius but also can exert a largest force at its tip.
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