DeboFlex
Description
The Deboflex project has the goal to create a unique robotic system for the automatic deskinning, defatting and deboning of the foreāend of a pig. These tasks, currently all performed by hand, are very heavy and high-tech robot technology is aimed to help the human worker.
The three major advantages of robotic deboning are: (1) an improved market responsiveness due to the higher process flexibility, (2) a reduced number of slaughtered animals as result of a higher efficiency and (3) an increased food safety as it becomes easier to trace the products towards their origin.
In first instance, the focus is on the realization of a functional model for automatic deskinning and defatting as these two processes are the most time consuming. Research comprises: (1) adaptation of the hand held tools to make them compatible with a robotic arm, (2) real-time, color based skin, fat and muscles recognition, (3) integration of force measurement and (4) path planning and trajectory generation for the free-form and compliant products.
Aditional information
- Start date:
- 01-05-2011
- End date:
- 01-05-2013
- Involved TU/e employees:
- Involved external partners:
- Subsidy:
- Agentschap NL, Pieken in de Delta
- Brabantse Ontwikkelings Maatschappij
- Provincie Noord Brabant
- Provincie Limburg
- Keywords:
- Robotics
- Mechanical design
- Vision
- Force feedback
- Freeform and compliant object manipulation
- Cooperative control
- Real time path planning