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Automating an Industrial Dishwashing System Using Hardware-in-the-Loop PLC Simulation with Factory I/O

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Location

Portland, Oregon

Publication Date

June 23, 2024

Start Date

June 23, 2024

End Date

July 12, 2024

Conference Session

Hands-On Learning in ET II

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Engineering Technology Division (ETD)

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Paniz Khanmohammadi Hazaveh Michigan Technological University

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Dr. Hazaveh received her PhD in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the Michigan Technological University in 2018 with a focus on Single Electron Transistors. She is the program director for BS in EET and Mechatronics and an associate teaching professor in the Department of applied Computing at Michigan Tech.

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Nathir Rawashdeh Michigan Technological University

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Nathir Rawashdeh has been a faculty member in the Department of Applied Computing at Michigan Tech, since 2019. Prior, he was an Associate Professor in the Mechatronics Engineering Department at the German Jordanian University, where he spent 10 years. His industrial experience includes 5 years in software development. He was a senior software engineer in the Laser Color Science and Imaging Department, at Lexmark International, Inc. in Lexington, Kentucky, and with MathWorks, Inc. in Natick-Massachusetts working on software quality engineering for embedded DSP programming using MATLAB and Simulink. His research focus is on unmanned vehicle perception, image analysis, control systems, and mechatronics. Dr. Rawashdeh is a Senior Member of the IEEE. He has worked on projects funded by the NSF, Ford, and the European Commission.

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Dunsten Michael Xavier Dsouza

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Joshua Olusola Michigan Technological University

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Joshua Albrecht Michigan Technological University

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Eric Houck

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Abstract

While industrial automation is growing in many industries, the hospitality industry has not seen much technological innovation recently. This leaves a wealth of potential for the implementation of automated solutions, especially at large-scale operations, like university dining halls or cruise ship restaurants. This paper details a student project developed in the advanced programmable logic controllers class. It is part of the master program in mechatronics. Students work in groups in a creative setting, where they learn to integrate various automation technologies and learn to write scientific publications. The project implements the automation of a student dining hall dishwashing system using the Hardware-in-the-Loop HiL method. HiL is a powerful way to mitigate risks or accidents in a real-world scenario, leading to costly damages. For testing, we have used the Factory IO simulation software. It provides a realistic simulation environment for virtual plants with low real-time latency. An Allen-Bradley CompactLogix controller provided control of the simulated environment through communication over Ethernet/IP protocol. System control was established through PLC ladder logic from RSLogix 5000. A custom human-machine interface was designed using FactoryTalk View Studio to monitor and control the system's operation. Finally, with the advent of Industry 4.0 and IIOT, a SCADA system was integrated into the system using Node-Red and MQTT to create live dashboards for monitoring and control of the HiL system.

Hazaveh, P. K., & Rawashdeh, N., & Dsouza, D. M. X., & Olusola, J., & Albrecht, J., & Houck, E. (2024, June), Automating an Industrial Dishwashing System Using Hardware-in-the-Loop PLC Simulation with Factory I/O Paper presented at 2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Portland, Oregon. https://peer.asee.org/46632

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