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SUMMARY:Motion filtering: Marshalling\, steering and sorting - Adrian Mars
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DTSTART:20161012T180000Z
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CONTACT:Andrew Clarke
DESCRIPTION:*Motion filtering: Marshalling\, steering and sorting*\nor\n*E
 xtracting order from chaos\, by reinventing the wheel\, roller and conveyo
 r*\n\n*History of conveying*\nThe 19th century saw the introduction of whe
 els\, rollers and conveyors to manufacturing\, which were able to move thi
 ngs forward in straight lines.\nThese ‘1st generation product handling d
 evices’ were key to early automation\, as you no longer had to pick ever
 ything up by hand\, move it and put it down again\, but in modern terms th
 ey are far from perfect because every belt transfer and contact with the p
 roduct degrades any initial regimentation\, making automation increasingly
  tricky.\nFrom the 1990s\, ‘2nd generation product handling systems’ s
 tarted to become available\, ‘cunning conveyers’ able not only to move
  products forward but also able to simultaneously manoeuvre product to exa
 ctly where you want it. \nAdrian Marshall and his food engineering consult
 ancy ‘Crafty Tech’ have been key in devising such 2nd generation produ
 ct handling solutions for bulk flows of soft\, sticky and irregular foodst
 uffs. \nSuch systems range from taking a chaotic random feed and producing
  neat batched segregated rows\, to imposing a chosen format / orientation 
 to bulk flows of products\, so as to simplify subsequent processes.\n\n*Mo
 tion filtering*		\nThe motion filtering technique which Adrian has develop
 ed creates a ‘universal source motion’\, and then selectively ‘filte
 rs out’ parts of it which are then applied… it’s is a really neat wa
 y of generating complex movements.\nThere’s obviously mathematics and mo
 delling underpinning the choice of universal motion and its filtering\, bu
 t with appropriate control systems\, the maths lies hidden under simple (a
 lbeit cunning and elegant) mechanics.\nMotion filtering is behind many of 
 Adrian’s 2nd generation product handling techniques\, his ‘Marshalling
  Yard’ row aligner which is a sensor-less system which restores order to
  bulk flows by mimicking the action of surfers riding waves is probably th
 e most well-known example\, winning a Design Council Millennium Product aw
 ard. \nThe talk will describe the motion filtering technique\, and illustr
 ate its practical application\, from its origin printing on pancakes\, thr
 ough its re-expression re-orientating individual brussel sprouts\, creatin
 g ordered rows of pies from a chaotic feeds\, to novel wheels that facilit
 ate moving heavy tanks of chocolate around the factory.\nIf time allows he
 ’ll outline his plans for a locally steerable ‘Motion surface’ capab
 le of directed movement of multiple objects\, in all directions.\nThere wi
 ll be videos of the big machines\, but smaller devices will be demonstrate
 d live!\n\nThe examples use \n•	wheels that do more than turn\, \n•	ro
 llers that do more than roll\, \n•	conveyors that do more than convey\n
LOCATION:Schlumberger Cambridge Research\, High Cross\, Madingley Road\, C
 B3 0EL
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