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Re: Proposed Assembly Line Project
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lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto
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Thu, 18 Jan 2007 02:47:37 GMT
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In lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, Iain Hendry wrote:
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...Where there’s an initial “buffer” of free pallets, waiting to enter the
system, and then you have them advancing into one of several work cells.
Each work cell could be delegated out to an individual (some people could do
more than one cell, if they’re ambitious). Each cell would have a function
and we’d have to decide the assembly order of little rover, too.
And of course, before any of that begins, we have to nail down what the
assembly pallet will be on top of the carrier, so then everyone can work on
their own from there.
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There’s a lot of prework for organizing: The carrier and the assembly pallet at
minimum. Then deciding the building sequence.
Thankfully the building sequence is pretty top to bottom. One item (the
minifigure) needs to assembled before his legs are folded and he’s seated on the
car).
I think this would take a little bit more time than a day of work...but it would
certainly make sense to have build-days to get people enthused and pumped up
instead of staying cooped up all winter until a final day of integration.
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The track will have to be either 4.5V track or the new 9V plastic
non-electrified track.
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Can I ask a dumb question? How do you guarantee the pallet and carrier stay
stationary while a cell’s robot is trying to place something? Do you short the
motor and hope? Extend a pin to keep it from moving?
Calum
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Message has 3 Replies:
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| (...) Waitwaitwait, did they build you at the Honda factory? :) I don't think we should worry about the minifig (but that's moot). (...) Not a dumb question at all - to be honest I hadn't thought about it. Once the "press down" starts happening I (...) (18 years ago, 18-Jan-07, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, FTX)
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| [pardon the uninvited Yank, but I love the idea and have been lurking. And I'm hard to actually shut up, just ask Steve] (...) One thing you guys could consider is having different folks come up with different building sequences on their own, and (...) (18 years ago, 18-Jan-07, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
| | | Re: Proposed Assembly Line Project
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| (...) I was thinking something like this: (URL) open V could be on top of the carrier, and the wedge could be incorporated on everyone's press down mechanism, leading the motion and spring loaded. This would perform the final alignment of the (...) (18 years ago, 18-Jan-07, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Re: Proposed Assembly Line Project
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| (...) Well, I sort of imagined the layout of the entire thing would be more-or-less something like this: (URL) ...Where there's an initial "buffer" of free pallets, waiting to enter the system, and then you have them advancing into one of several (...) (18 years ago, 17-Jan-07, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, FTX)
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