Advances in Automatic Feature Inspection with a Robot UR5e Programmed Using Force or Impact Commands

A complete integration between advanced manufacturing systems and automated robotic systems is one of the pillars that supports the future of intelligent manufacturing. For this reason, this article proposes using a UR5e collaborative robot as part of the feature inspection system in manufactured parts. The objective is to enable, as a measurement tool using the force and position sensors incorporated in the robotic system, to capture the dimensional data of a piece in a studio case. The precision, the control system, and the robotic system’s speed are evaluated in manufacturing features’ measurement tasks, enabling a digital measurement with which a closed-loop inspection can be applied. This article presents the results and experimental advances obtained in estimating the dimensional values of a piece manufactured through additive manufacturing.