AUTOMATED

DATA
COLLECTION
Priya Sharma

M.Tech (Robotics & Automation)

Indira Gandhi Delhi Technical University For
Women

Monitoring, gathering, and organizing data about processes,

materials, and operations from people, machines, or controls.

Ability to collect and store data from production systems to

use for population of forms and records. Data can be
collected manually or automatically in real time increments

Data Detail

1.

obtain the operational production and parametric data

associated with the production equipment and processes.

2.

provide real-time status of equipment and production

processes and a history of production and parametric data.

Factors combined to make automatic data

collection technology much more reliable
and accessible:

Emergence of high speed Ethernet - Tremendous

decrease in the cost of network cards, adapters, and
other hardware, thus allowing Ethernet to replace the
outdated, slow, and expensive dedicated serial
networks.
Data collection software can now use a web browser
to display and manipulate data and email to distribute
reports - Eliminated the need to install maintenanceintensive client software on workstations.
Use of SQL to fetch information from database system
Easier to communicate with the equipment -allows for
interoperability of different devices.
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PROBLEMS WITH MANUALLY

COLLECTED
DATA and bias, tedious
not timely, inaccurate
for number of different types of machines
and controllers.
Human Intervention time delay,
monotonous, fatigue
any problems with the initial data
collection can start a ripple effect that
results in a negative impact on business.
Overcome by Automated collection
of data
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TRENDS IN AUTOMATIC DATA COLLECTION TECHNOLOGY

Using today's technology, most of

problems associated with the manual input
methods can be eliminated.
Biometric:

Biometric ADC systems consist of sensors that

capture an individuals characteristic or trait,
digitizes the image pattern, and then compares
the image to stored patterns for identification.
Biometric ADC are popular because they offer
the most accurate and reliable means for
identification.
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Electromagnetic:

Electromagnetic ADC a tag and antenna to the physical object

that is to be tracked. The tag contains memory that used to
identify the object that is being tracked in wireless manner.
The tag can be read by a reader whenever the object resides
within the electromagnetic field generated by the reader.
Technology is based on the use of radio frequency to identify
physical objects this technology involves attaching
For example: RFID (Radio Frequency Identifiers) Tags
Hundreds or even thousands of tags can be identified at the
same time at distance of 3m with a single reader antenna and
6m between two reader antennas.
At 13.56 MHz can store 512 bits, new versions working in the
915 MHz range
Unsuitable on metal, high temperatures, - for the better and
the worse

RADIO FREQUENCY TAGS

transponder (tag) is programmed with information

reader has an antenna which sends radio signals to activate tag,
read or write it
types of tags

active (has battery)

read and write

passive (activated by reader)

often read-only

noncontact, non line-of-sight

APPLICATION:

railroad cars, commercial trucks

automobiles on assembly lines

parts carriers in hazardous environments

toll collection on highways

theft prevention in retail

WHY RFID?

tags can be used in harsh conditions

usually housed in protective packaging

tags can be read over distances greater than

90 feet
tags can be read through snow, grime,
cutting fluid, paint, etc.
tags can be read at high speed
more costly than bar code
lack of standardization between
manufacturers
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magnetic:

Magnetic ADC Technology involves using magnetic stripe cards, but also may
include the use of magnetic ink character recognition (micr).
micr is most widely used in the banking industry. example: credit cards, bank
cards
low cost
low storage capacity
contact reader
can be rewritten
easily damaged (less easily for high coercivity stripes)

Smart Cards:
Smart card technology has the ability to store a massive amount of information.
Smart cards are similar, albeit slightly thicker, than credit cards.
They also differ in that they contain a microprocessor, memory circuits, and a
battery. Smart cards are used on a daily basis by over 60% of the French
population

can be rewritten

can execute programs

Optical:
Bar coding is an example of optical technology.Sophisticated laser
readers read the bar code and send the data represented by that
code directly to the computer for processing. The optical-mark form is
another example of optical technology.
The source document becomes the input medium.
The source document is directly read by an optical-mark reader
(OMR) or opticalcharacter reader (OCR).
The computer records the data to magnetic tape, which is then input
to the
computer.
OCR and OMR input are generally suitable only for high-volume input
activities.
For 2 D BARCODE

Portable Data Base

Formats
Stacked
Matrix

PDF417

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BAR CODE READERS

handheld or fixed mount

contact wands (pens)

laser scanners

slow, inexpensive
longer distance scanning
fixed or handheld
can read stacked bar codes

image scanners

fixed or handheld
can read stacked bar or matrix codes

VOICE DATA COLLECTION

hands free
easy to use
must be trained to recognize operator

Touch:

Touched-based ADC systems include touch screens,

buttons, and pen-based computing technology.
Touch screen technology has been very popular in
restaurant or point-of-sale business applications.
Pen-based computing is popular for applications that
require handwriting recognition.

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Data Collection System Components

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DATA COLLECTION LOCAL HMI

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IMPROVED PROFITABILITY

Through the use of Automated Data

Collection an Organization can:

Reduce Maintenance Cost

By helping to predict equipment failures prior to

catastrophic failures.
Reducing cost of having parts delivered overnight.
Reducing parts inventory

Increase Uptime of Equipment.

Predicting failures which allows scheduled

downtime without disrupting production.
Reducing failures by improving overall
maintenance on equipment.

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APPLICATION IN FORD ENGINE

PLANT

RFID tags: manufacturing info and test data

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FORD (CONTINUED)

Essex Engine Plant, Windsor Ontario

700,000 engines/year, 12 varieties
engine work sequence loaded into the tag
each station asks tag for its operations
test data written to tag

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