Expert system for teaching robots in a flexible manufacturing line

The present paper proposes an expert system designed for teaching a robot in a flexible manufacturing line. The system can be used for acquiring data, monitoring the fabrication cells and in the knowledge acquisition process. An essential problem is teaching the robot in a way that it can act in any situation met in the manufacturing line. Using the vision system the robot can perceive its external environment; it offers the robot hints about the path it has to follow. The goal is to teach the robot so that it can act independently, without human intervention.