Automatic waste sorting

Pellenc ST, a leader in intelligent sorting for waste treatment, has given its new generation of machines a brand-new embedded control/command. The arrival of new sensors and increasingly complex algorithms requires indeed the highest level of performance from the data processing pipeline. Awarded thanks to a modern, scalable and efficient demonstrator, Robopec‘s experts worked closely with Pellenc ST‘s ones for more than a year to implement and develop a set of processes that offer new perspectives to industry in the sector.

Our main contributions to this project are:

• ROS‘ expertise in designing a distributed and scalable architecture
• Multi-sensor time and spatial fusion: spectrometers, metal detectors, profilometer, cameras
• Analysis and ejection control on continuous streams of materials at 3 m/s
• Guaranteed loop time of a few milliseconds
• Machine on duty 24/7
• Configuration and maintenance MMI
• Training and skills transfer