A genetic algorithm (GA) solution of inspection path planning system for multiple tasks inspection on co-ordinate measuring machine (CMM)

The use of a co-ordinate measuring machine (CMM) is wide spread throughout the manufacturing industry. In spite of this, generative inspection planning for a CMM, especially by using artificial intelligence (AI) techniques, is not well developed. This paper presents an approach of using a genetic algorithm technique to carry out the inspection path planning for a CMM, in a multi-component inspection application. This path planning system applies genetic algorithm theory to establish an optimiser and to develop a learning function.