Design of Universal Test Bench for The Pneumatic System

Abstract

This paper is about designing, manufacturing, and building the universal test bench for checking various pneumatic components. This test bench is used to check the functionality of the pneumatic component after they have been repaired. The design part focused more on the mechanical structure and pneumatic system. The whole design process was carried out with safety and design for assembly in mind. The mechanical structure consisted of key parts namely air compressor, FRL unit, reservoir, pneumatic lines, PLC unit & universal test bench. The universal test bench consists of three main portions namely test rig for pneumatic valves, test rig for pneumatic cylinders & test rig for air compressor. For each part the concepts were generated, evaluated and selected to obtain the most promising concept for further development. The methodologies applied in the design included; identification of need, concept generation and concept selection. Development of concepts involved CAD modeling calculations and selection of appropriate materials.