INSPECTION ISLANDS WITH MEASURING ROBOTS

The sector of mass production inspection on the shop floor has modern characteristics which call for systems able to supply data and indications on the situation of the production process which, in most cases is operated by completely automatic installations. This requirement can only be satisfied if systems able to generate and process a considerable amount of data are available and which, based on significant times, shift, day and week, can supply the information on the running of the plant. The purpose of the automatic inspection area system is to satisfy the new inspection demands, and forsees the PAG measuring robot along the production lines, served by a loading robot and co-ordinated by a HOST computer able to establish by self-adaption the most suitable inspection cycles according to the previous measuring data revealed. There are different types of inspection programs, one program concerns the general inspection of the entire piece in order to check at the beginning of the shift that the dimensions respond to the requirements. Other inspections are aimed at keeping under control only the more critical or more important dimensions. The pieces, if within tolerance, are taken onto the line for further working, if out of tolerance they are numbered and together with the attached chart indicating the inspection carried out and the dimensions out of tolerance are then deposited in a reject line. The HOST computer besides controlling the various operation phases, gives an immediate feedback to production about the inspection results so as to avoid the formation of rejects, and it also processes the data collected during the various working cycles thus obtaining statistical and graphic elaborations for Quality Control.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • ISATA 84, "In Pursuit of Technical Excellence". Proceedings Volume 2. International Symposium on Automotive Technology and Automation with particular reference to Vehicle Management Systems and Flexible Manufacturing Systems, Milan, Italy 24-28 September 1984.
• Corporate Authors:

  Automotive Automotion Limited

  42 Lloyd Park Avenue
  Croydon CRO 5SB, Surrey,   England 

  Alfa Romeo Auto SpA

  Milan,   Italy 
• Authors:
  • Canna, F
• Publication Date: 1984

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Photos;
• Pagination: 17 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Automation; Automobile industry; Inspection; Motor vehicles; Production; Quality control; Robots
• Subject Areas: Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00399975
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Report/Paper Numbers: ISATA 84101, HS-038 515
• Files: HSL, USDOT
• Created Date: Nov 30 1985 12:00AM