Object recognition system for sorting municipal solid waste

Abstract

Object recognition system for sorting municipal solid waste

Karelin A.E., Kozhemyachenko A.V., Lemeshko M.A.

Incoming article date: 15.05.2022

Recently, the main principles in the field of municipal solid waste management are recycling and reuse of secondary resources. Information technologies are widely used in modern waste management technologies. Problematic is the issue of recognition of the sorting object on the waste conveyor. There are various robotic systems for automated separation of sorting objects. The article provides a description of the system in the process of "recognition - capture - movement" of a sorting object on a common conveyor. A group of sensors is used to identify objects on the conveyor, while simultaneously fixing the coordinates of each identified object on the surface of the conveyor belt. Information about the coordinates and properties of each identified object is transmitted over the communication line to the control panel by manipulators, which capture individual identified objects and mix them into special containers.

Keywords: sorting, waste, automation, recognition systems, sensors, manipulators