Training Conveyor Line for Modelling Automated Production Processes

• Purpose: desktop motorised conveyor module for prototyping miniature industrial production and studying flow assembly, automated sorting and logistics together with a training robotic manipulator
• Payload: 500 g
• Effective conveying length: 600 mm
• Belt speed: 120 mm/s
• Acceleration: 1100 mm/s²
• Speed control: smooth stepless change of the belt speed from the software environment of the manipulator, for synchronisation with the operation of one or several manipulators
• Dimensions: 700 × 215 × 60 mm
• Weight: 4.2 kg
• Drive: stepper motor, connected to the stepper motor port of the training manipulator controller
• Power supply: from the controller of the training robotic manipulator to which the line is connected
• Photoelectric infrared object presence sensor: detection range 20 to 150 mm, discrete output signal — one when an object is in the detection zone and zero when the zone is free; supply voltage 4.5 to 5.5 V
• Colour sensor: recognition of red, green and blue, white LED illumination with switchable control, supply voltage 3 to 5 V
• Control: from the programmable controller of the training manipulator through the expansion ports for exchanging control signals; programmed stop or start of a branch of the robot scenario on the sensor signal
• Programming: single software environment of the manipulator — graphical blocks and text programming in Python
• Interface and learning materials language: Ukrainian
• Digital learning materials: 70 academic hours in a learning management system, access licence 12 months
• Kit manufacturer: UNOWA Sp. z o. o.; the kit includes the serial base device Dobot Mini Conveyor Belt (made in the PRC) together with software and teaching materials developed by UNOWA; the hardware design and technical characteristics of the base device are not changed

Kit Contents:

Conveyor Module

• Conveyor belt module, assembled: stepper motor drive with stepless speed control, effective conveying length 600 mm, payload 500 g, belt speed 120 mm/s, acceleration 1100 mm/s², dimensions 700 × 215 × 60 mm, weight 4.2 kg — 1 pc

Sensors

• Colour sensor for sorting objects, recognition of red, green and blue, white LED illumination with switchable control, supply voltage 3 to 5 V — 1 pc
• Photoelectric infrared sensor for object presence detection, detection range 20 to 150 mm, discrete object presence output, supply voltage 4.5 to 5.5 V — 1 pc

Learning Objects, Tools and Cables

• Set of learning objects: wooden blocks in different colours — 40 pcs; demonstration positioning board for laying out the scene — 1 pc
• Tool set for assembly and belt tension adjustment — 1 set
• Cables for connection to the manipulator controller and for control signal exchange — 1 set
• User manual — 1 pc

Software

• Software with a Ukrainian interface: conveyor control from the single software environment of the manipulator, stepless belt speed control, programmed stop on a sensor signal, motion logic programming with graphical blocks and with text in Python

An AI assistant integrated into the learning management system works alongside the digital course. It is built on Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) technology and forms its answers from a localised knowledge base aligned with the national curriculum of Ukraine.

AI Assistant Functions

• Task selection: automated selection of research tasks and experiments matching the topic of the lesson
• Methodological support: step-by-step description of the procedure for conducting experimental research
• Error analysis: identification of typical student errors and personalised recommendations for correcting them
• Adaptive difficulty: adaptation of task difficulty to different levels of student preparation
• Reports and conclusions: support in compiling reports on research results and in structuring the conclusions drawn from experiments
• Knowledge base: operation on a localised knowledge base aligned with the national curriculum of Ukraine
• Licence: right of access to the software and materials valid for 12 months
• Language: content, interface and learning materials exclusively in Ukrainian

The AI assistant is an integral part of the kit and is supplied with it. Access is provided on the edu.unowa.eu platform.