ROBOTIC ARM FOR POSITIONING AN ARTIFICIAL VISION SYSTEM FOR TOOL WEAR MONITORING IN THE TURNING MACHINING

Abstract

The wear’s condition of the cutting tool during the manufacturing process is one of the factors that most influence the finish of the final product. Insertion monitoring can prevent part loss during machining. In addition to avoiding exchange before the actual need. Thus, the aim of this study was to build a robotic arm to automate the process of image acquisition in turning process. For this, a robotic manipulator was developed that automatically acquires the image of the lathe insert and analyzes its integrity with the aid of software. In this work, we developed the mechanical, electronic and programming parts, The robot can position the digital microscope and obtain high accuracy and repeatable of the systems.