DEVELOPMENT OF AN AUTOMATED FIXTURE SET-UP SYSTEM FOR INSPECTION

This paper presents an automated fixture set-up for inspection. The sy stem comprises a workplace with magazines, locators and a baseplate. A n articulated robot, the SCORBOT-ER VII is used to automate the system . A C-program is developed and used to execute robot arm movements bas ed on user input. The C-program also establishes locating postions for a rectangular workpiece and determines the set-up of the locating fix tures via points. The program is therefore a useful interface to other small-scale expert systems for fixture design and graphical simulator s. The set-lip of the fixtures can be performed for other complex shap es if locating points are known, and input into the robot controller u sing the C-program.