Date on Honors Thesis

Spring 5-9-2024

Major

Engineering Physics

Examining Committee Member

James Rogers, PhD, Advisor

Examining Committee Member

Jordan Garcia, PhD, Committee Member

Examining Committee Member

James Hereford, PhD, Committee Member

Abstract/Description

This report details the complete mechanical design of an autonomous bottling automation system. This system is fully integrated with a bottling and packaging system. The scope of the full project is to successfully bottle and cap twelve small bottles (approximately 68 cm3) in under three minutes and thirty seconds. The bottles shall be filled with an “electrolyte” and water mixture, and the mixture should be fully mixed. To complete this task, two tanks will dispense liquid (one electrolyte, and one water) into the bottles. Each tank shall have a measuring chamber, that will fill with the correct amount of volume for the corresponding liquid, and then dispense the liquid into the bottle. Then the bottle shall move via a conveyor belt to the capping station, where two pistons shall push a cap onto the bottle and firmly secure the cap. The entire system will be programmed with an Allen Bradley PLC, and use an HMI interface for future machinists.

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