ABSTRACT
This chapter illustrates the design and development aspects of a pneumatically operated door slam platform using a PLC-based controller for analyzing and checking the structural and functional integrity of vehicle door components. An overview of different components whose functionality can be checked using this platform is explored. This work also explains the pneumatic circuit for developing door slam platform. The proposed PLC automation system involves the sequential control of a number of processes carried out for pneumatic door slam platform, measurement of door opening and closing velocity, and to carry out the required number of continuous cycles. The control system based on Micrologix 1,400 Series-A from Allen-Bradley and Ladder logic program is coded in RS-Logix 500 to analyze the proposed control system. Imitation of the PLC program was undertaken using RS-Logix emulate-500.
