TS Spring Operation

The transportation process covers the transportation of a load from Bay 1 to Bay 2 by the trolley and the returning of the trolley to Bay 1 from Bay 2. Included are the system states involved in this process and the actions required to move the system from one state to the next. The critical activities occurring in the trolley during the transportation process are described. The operation of the springs are described with illustrations. And the way in which an operator interacts with the system is also described.

The spring operations are broken down into seven states.

State 1: The trolley is at rest at Bay 1; there is no load on the trolley. The four springs are at rest. The dish clamps are disengaged; and the compression plate clamps are engaged.
State 2: A load has been placed on the dish in the trolley. The springs are compressed under the load.
State 3: The trolley is in transit between Bay 1 and Bay 2; the compression plate clamps are disengaged.
State 4: The trolley is at rest at Bay 2; the load is on the trolley. The compression plate clamps are engaged.
State 5: The load is removed from the dish. The trolley remains at rest at Bay 2.
State 6: The compression plate clamps have been disengaged and the trolley is in transit between Bay 2 and Bay 1 with no load.
State 7: The trolley is at rest at Bay 1; there is no load on the trolley. The compression plate clamps are engaged.

States 1 to 3 are illustrated here >>

States 4 to 6 are illustrated here >>

State 7 is illustrated here >>

State-Transition Diagram

The transition between the different system states during operation is described in a state-transition diagram. The different states are shown; the actions taken at each state are listed; and the transitions between the states as a result of these actions are shown. The process is shown in graph form.

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