Transfer station

[Lok24]

Hi all,

today I want to show some models I created for the exhibition „Fantasie und Technik“ in Abtsgemünd, Germany on 2./3. december 2017.

All models were operated with only an EV3 Set(+1 small motor in one modelll), the motors and sensors have been plugged in just a few minutes from model to model, here the visitors could help.

It was important to me that the mindstorms components are not hidden, visible and out,. to reveal their function. The models should show that it is also worth about the travelling robots to automate homemade models.   There are almost no transmissions, which would unnecessarily complicate the whole thing, most everything is powered directly from the motor shaft.  

Most of the models could be operated with different programs. All were operated almost exclusively by the visitors.

 And here ist he transfer station …
"Gravel" from the truck is transferred to small waggons with the loading station, the whole process is controlled  by mindstorms EV3.  It's again a model in which shows the Mindstorms components

To illustrate the features a short schematic. The truck part (right) and the charging unit fort he train (left) work completely independently of each other, so one player can use the truck, others ride the train. Everything else is controlled by EV3.  

The IR sensor (1) in the blue part determines whether the truck is in position, then closes the barrier (2) and the truck  is tilted (3). In the yellow part the touch sensor (4), the color sensor (5) checks whether it is empty, if so the motor (6) oft he conveyor belt starts.

The truck

The train

The conveyor consists of two standard-LEGO conveyor belts

 

In the picture the fill level indicator and the touch sensor, if the orange indicator on the waggon matches the column the conveyor belt starts

 

A view from the rear, there is almost no visible mindstorms technology….

 

A short video on youtube (1:40)

 

 

The „train“-part oft he program

cu
Werner

 

 

Edited December 23, 2017 by Lok24

[Jody Meyer]

That is awesome. I always try to do something else with my ev3 set, this took some good thought well executed. 

[Aventador2004]

Nice, 3rd one this morning I like.

[Boulderer]

Again, thank you for bringing Mindstorms to the forums. A theme that gets too little attention.