Design of a Control System for a Vending Machine.
Murena, Eriyeti Sibanda, Vennan Sibanda, Solomon Mpofu, Khumbulani
Murena, Eriyeti
Sibanda, Vennan
Sibanda, Solomon
Mpofu, Khumbulani
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Abstract
Vending machines are available in many public places for vending of items like snacks, beverages, newspapers, tickets and smoking cigarettes Recently developed vending machine requires a control system to offer a variety of products to the general public. In this light, this paper, therefore, is aimed at developing a control system for the developed vending machine by developing various inputs required to make the machine function efficiently. The system controls and monitors the vending machine functions, namely: alarm system, product dispensing, refrigeration and payment system. The microcomputer capitalises on the evolution of high-performance processors and stable operating systems to implement control requirements. The project shall use intelligent vending machine input/output board to link other machine peripherals. The control system shall enable the machine to handle coin, mobile and point of sale terminal payment options. Implementation of the control system enhances flexibility in payment, remote machine monitoring and inventory control, and improved user experience through the integration of digital touch screen user interfaces and high-speed transaction processing.
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30th CIRP Design 2020 (CIRP Design 2020).
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2020-01-01
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Elsevier
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Control system, Vending Machine, High performance