Advanced Surfaces Design Team UIT Automation Project

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Advanced Surfaces Design TeamUIT Automation
Project

• Team Members
• Tom Peterson
• Pete Noll
• Chris Seale
• Bryce Baker
• Faculty Advisor
• Dr. Wern
• Industry Sponsor
• Advanced Surfaces and Processes, Inc.

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Project BackgroundElectro-Spark Deposition
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Ultrasonic Impact Treatment
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Primary customer needs for this project

• Automate the use of the existing UIT gun
• Perform UIT on a minimum 2 inch square flat
  surface
• Provide oxidation/debris removal during UIT
  operation
• Solution should be cost effective
• Automation to be more consistent, accurate and
  safer than when done by hand

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Main Design Targets

• Automate existing handheld UIT application
• Ability to treat minimum 2 inch square flat
  specimen area
• Ability to provide an impact force to the work
  surface that is adjustable from 0 15 lbs
• Adjustable feed rate in the X and Y directions
• Ability to treat specimens of different
  thicknesses
• Ability to treat various specimen shapes
• Total cost less than 1000
• Combined weight less than 1500 lbs

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Alternative Solutions

• Possible automation solutions
• Robotic Arm
• Modular Servo Racks

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Design Solution

• XY Table
• Pneumatically actuated UIT gun
• XY Table positions specimen
• Fully adjustable mounting capabilities
• Integrated with ESD coating process
• Gas shielding apparatus
• Adaptable for future optimization

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Pneumatics and Operation
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Analysis/Testing
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Results
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UIT With Gas Shielding
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Our Thanks To

• Sean OConnell
• John Kelley
• Bob Turpin
• Dan Danks
• Dr. Wood
• Dr. Wern