Asea Brown Boveri Transformer-Winding Project

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About the project

The goal of the ABB Transformer-Winding Project is to increase the production speed and quality of transformer winding through sensing and automation. Important results thus far include:

• Development and implementation of winding algorithms for non-axisymmetric smooth and polygonal shapes guaranteeing closure of helically wound filament layers and reducing material buildup and waste.
• Development of a touchscreen-based user interface for winding machine operators.
• Development of a vision-based method of measuring the gap between adjacent conductors on a rotating, non-axisymmetric mandrel.
• Development of a vision-based control scheme which minimizes the gapping between adjacent conductors and prevents conductor jumping by maintaining a constant winding pitch.

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Researchers

Dr. Pradeep Khosla

• CMU Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering
• Co-Principal Investigator
• pkk@cs.cmu.edu

Dr. John Dolan

• Project Scientist, The Robotics Institute
• Co-Principal Investigator
• jmd@cs.cmu.edu

C.J. Taylor

• Visiting Research Scientist
• cjtaylor@cs.cmu.edu

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Relevant Papers

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