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Description
10Lines OÜ is an Estonian company developing autonomous parking lot drawing robots, that makes the drawing line process more faster and without any premarking. The additional activities call project is targeted to development of an intermediate mass production version of the final parking lot drawing robot mass production version. The current intermediate version of mass production provides an opportunity for additional testing of drawing machines under operating conditions and for error correction.
Two additional functionalities are in specific focus. Firstly, today''s parking lot drawing robots can only draw straight lines. Often immediate overdrawing is also necessary and, depending on the object, making lines with a radius in addition to straight lines. Thus, the development process aims to further develop the solution for making lines with a radius and overdrawing possibilities. Also, the level of indoor drawing is not sufficient for the drawing robot compared to outdoor drawing. In addition to outdoor marking, the product portfolio of most 10lines customers includes indoor marking tasks (i.e. parking garages). Today, the indoor drawing capability of the 10lines robot is not high enough to perform tasks there. Thus, the project also aims to further develop the drawing robot''s ability to make lines for better indoor conditions.
Summary of project results
The project focused on developing drawing robots, with the aim of replacing current inefficient and manual methods with a better quality, more accurate and more cost-effective solution. This enables to make the work faster and more accurate, and remove manual labour and inaccuracies from the process.
During the project implementation, the development were done in the robot''s electronics, mechanics and its software.
The goal of developing the robot''s mechanics was to make it easier to use and assemble the robot. The design of the parts was optimised in order to expand the number of possible suppliers from whom to purchase production services. When selecting fasteners, the components used in different parts of the robot were standardised. 3D printing technology was applied in the design and production of various parts of the robot.
Robot''s electronics has increased the reliability and the ease of finding errors in case of possible problems. The robot''s printed circuit boards have undergone significant improvements. A control panel has been developed, which significantly improves the customer''s user experience and at the same time increases the safety and reliability of the robot. As a result of the development of the robot wiring harness, it is possible to produce wiring harnesses efficiently and with a minimised chance of error.
The latest technologies and approaches have been introduced in the robot software in order to be able to scale the number of robots quickly and, if necessary, introduce changes to the software with minimal costs and minimal inconvenience for customers. The robot''s user software has been supplemented with important functionalities. By testing the robots and listening to feedback from customers, we have improved the drawing software and received very good feedback from entrepreneurs in the field both in Estonia and the USA.
As a result of the project, the robot user can conveniently choose which parts of the drawing project and in what order the robot wants to work without having to spend time on it. The robot user can control the robot to the next place where the work needs to be performed and the robot automatically starts drawing from the nearest element to be drawn. Thus, the main objectives of the project have been met. The development of the 10Lines drawing robot has reached a version of the robot that can be produced in large quantities and has achieved stable quality and reliability.