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Vibratory bowl feeders (VBF) are the most frequently used systems for automated sortingand feeding of bulk material. The current development process is time-consuming andexpensive, as it is done exclusively manually. Therefore, a method for physics simulationof VBF has been developed at the iwb which allows the shape optimization of predefinedorienting devices. On this basis, the presented paper introduces a physics simulationbased sensitivity analysis of the behavior of transported parts related to the topology ofthe orienting devices inside the VBF. These results provide a basis for the future developmentof an algorithm for the fully automated generation of orienting devices based on topology optimization.

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