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ISSN 2395-1621 Automatic Vessel Filling System Using

Raspberry-pi
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Pallavi Vivek Shete, #2Minal V. Raundale, #3Shahanas Sainudheen K.,
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Prof. D. S Bhosale
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[email protected]

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Department of Electronics and Telecommunication
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Prof Department of Electronics and Telecommunication

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ABSTRACT ARTICLE INFO

Filling is a task carried out by a machine that packages liquid products such as cold Article History
drinks or water. Traditional methods of bottle filling involved placing bottles onto a Received: 28th May 2016
conveyor and filling only one bottle at a time. This method is time consuming and
expensive. Our paper aims at filling of bottles. The filling operation takes place in a Received in revised form :
synchronized manner. It also includes a user-defined volume selection menu through
28th May 2016
which the user can input the desired volume to be filled in the bottles. The entire system
is more flexible and time saving. The filling operations are controlled using a Accepted: 31st May 2016
microcontroller (arm 7 processor using raspberry-pi). This is because raspberry-pi is
Published online :
very flexible, cost effective, space efficient and reduces complexity. By programming the
raspberry-pi in python we control the entire system. Raspberry-pi is used to monitor the 1st June 2016
process.

Keywords: Bottle filling, Traditional method, Raspberry-pi, Monitoring, Python

I. INTRODUCTION

The field of automation has had a notable impact in a Objective:

wide range of industries beyond manufacturing. Automation The main objective of the project is to Design and Develop a
is the use of control systems and information technologies to Automatic liquid filling in bottles by using Raspberry Pi. To
reduce the need for human work in the production of goods develop a filling machine which can fill different sizes of
and services. In the scope of industrialization, automation is a containers on the bases of height same principle can be used
step beyond mechanization. Whereas mechanization provides in different industries like medicine, oil, chemical industries
human operators with machinery to assist them with the for filling liquid to different sized component by one
muscular requirements of work, automation greatly decreases machine.
the need for human sensory and mental requirements as well.
Automation plays an increasingly important role in the world II. LITERATURE SURVEY
economy. One of the important applications of automation is
in the soft drink and other beverage industries, where a Bottle Filling Machine Based On Geneva Mechanism
particular liquid has to be filled continuously. For these kinds
of applications. The trend is moving away from the Finding
individual device or machine toward continuous automation This project was discussed about the design and
solutions. Totally Integrated Automation puts this continuity implementation of automated multiple water filling machine
into consistent practice. Totally Integrated Automation using Geneva mechanism. Generally, the function of the
covers the complete production line, from receipt of goods, machine is to fill the water automatically into bottles through
the production process, filling and packaging, to shipment of a moving bottle plate. This project is the combination of
goods. Our project is also an application of automation Geneva and electrical synchronous motor system. This
wherein we have developed a vessel filling and capping project is divided into four sections, the loading section, the
system .The various processes are controlled using a bottle plate section and filling section, where the whole
RASPBERRY PI. sections is controlled by Geneva. The entire system is more
flexible and time saving.

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Conclusion III. BLOCK DIAGRAM

The thesis presents a automated liquid filling to bottles of

different height using Geneva mechanism. A total control is
made in a filling is achieved. The present system will
provides a great deal of applications in the field of
automation, especially in mass production industries where
there are large number of components to be processed and
handled in a short period of time and there‟s need for
increased production. The solenoid valve to this system
developed is flexible, quickly and easily. This will increase
the total production output; this increase in production can
yield significant financial benefits and savings. This concept
can be used in beverage and food industries, milk industries,
medicine industries, mineral water, chemical product
industries and manufacturing industries.

Microcontroller Based Automated Water Level Sensing and

Controlling: Design and Implementation Issue
Fig 1. Block diagram of process

Finding Once the bottles are detected in the input side the conveyor
motor switches ON and it starts moving in the forward
In this paper we introduce the notion of water level
direction. The bottles then reach the desired position for
monitoring and management within the context of electrical
filling and the conveyor stops. The corresponding pumps in
conductivity of the water. More specifically, we investigate
process tank switch ON and filling operation takes place. For
the microcontroller based water level sensing and controlling
e.g. if only bottle 1 is present then pump 1 switches ON and
in a wired and wireless environment. Water Level
pump 2 and pump 3 remain switched OFF. There are three
management approach would help in reducing the home
tanks present in the filling side namely: process tank,
power consumption and as well as water overflow.
concentrate tank (tank 1) and tank to store water (tank
Furthermore, it can indicate the amount of water in the tank
2).Tank 1 and tank 2 have low level and high level sensors
that can support Global Water types including cellular data
(LLS and HLS) respectively. Process tank has three level
loggers, satellite data transmission systems for remote water
sensors (LLS, HLS and MLS).MLS is used to denote the
monitoring system. Moreover, cellular phones with relative
middle level of the tank. When the liquid in the process tank
high computation power and high quality graphical user
reaches below low level (LLS) pumps in tank 1 and tank 2
interface became available recently. From the users
switches on and the process tanks get filled. When the level
perspective it is required to reuse such valuable resource in a
of liquid reaches high level (HLS) the pumps in tank 1 and 2
mobile application. Finally, we proposed a web and cellular
switch off. The whole system is only works on the
based monitoring service protocol would determine and
commands of raspberry-pi processor. Motor operation and
senses water level globally.
pump operation is monitor by kit itself. As per the signals
coming from main kit the conveyer belt moves. The
Conclusion
switching of relay is done by raspberry-pi kit itself. Level
sensor plays an important role in automatic vessel filling
Water is one of the most important basic needs for all living
system. This system is useful for filling any liquid in
beings. But unfortunately a huge amount of water is being
particular vessel.
wasted by uncontrolled use. Some other automated water
level monitoring system is also offered so far but most of the
IV.CIRCUIT DIAGRAM
method has some shortness in practice. We tried to overcome
these problems and implemented an efficient automated
water level monitoring and controlling system. Our intension
of this research work was to establish a flexible, economical
and easy configurable system which can solve our water
losing problem. We have been used a low cost PIC 16F84A
microcontroller in this system which is the key point to
reduce cost. We have successfully experiment the system in
lab and therefore proposed a web based water level
monitoring and controlling network which flexibility would
offer us to control this system from any place via internet
even with different type of devices. This could have a
substantial benefit from this research work for efficient
management of water.

Fig 2. Circuit diagram

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V. RESULT [3] Ray C. Johnson, Senior De.lgn Engineer Eastman Kodak

Co., Rochester, N. Y., “Geneva Mechanisms to minimize
We have successfully done the process of vessel filling contact stress and torsional vibration”.
automatically by using raspberry –pi technology. Large
number of vessel having same dimensions is filled with any [4] Geoff Klempner and IsidorKerszenbaum, “Principles of
liquid in mass quantity. operationof Synchronous machines”, ISBN 0-471-61447-5
Copyright! 2004 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

[5] Prof. A.K. Mallik, “Kinematics of Machines”,

Department of Civil Engineering Indian Institute of
Technology,

VI. CONCLUSION

Here we have completed the project report where in we have

learnt a lot of practical implementation aspects such as
simulation techniques, hardware implementation, power
handling capacity and so on. Automation plays an
increasingly important role in the world economy. One of the
important applications of automation is in the soft drink and
other beverage industries, where a particular liquid has to be
filled continuously. The trend is moving away from the
individual device or machine toward continuous automation
solutions. Our project is also an application of automation
where in we have developed a vessel filling system .The
various processes are controlled using a RASPBERRY PI.

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[2] Dinesh Kumar N, Chintam V.B. Aditya Kumar, Alekya B,

and Bhanushree P, “Automatic bottle filling, capping and
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