Design and Implementation of Automation System for Water Leakage Test in Vehicle

Abstract

In this study, design and implementation of automation system for water leakage test, which is one of the quality control tests, in vehicle is explained in detail in order to ensure continuous operation and without interruption of serial production line. Before vehicles are transferred to the next assembly station, it is ensured that all the vehicles are tested at the same standard pressure values and at equal duration in the proposed pressurized water test system. The minimum energy and water consumption has been aimed during carrying out these processes. For this purpose, some design changes have been made compared to conventional systems. Thus, up to 40% energy and up to 80% water savings have been achieved. In addition, by making the system independent from the operators, the proposed automation system prevents the production process from being interrupted or the system running unnecessarily.

Keywords

• Industrial automation systems
• Automotive applications
• PLC
• Water leakage test of vehicles