KBE rules oriented to resources management in coordinates inspection by contact

Different proposals have been presented along last years with the purpose of automating the process of dimensional inspection planning with coordinate measuring machines (CMM) and touch probe technology. These proposals have focused mainly on particular items such as analysis of accessibility, orientation of the part or trajectory paths among surfaces or inspection points. The main limitation of these proposals is in the use of a predefined probe configuration, although current technology allows automatic probe change for improving the inspection process. In this paper, detailed rules are explained for developing a knowledge based engineering (KBE) application. These rules make it possible to incorporate the selection of the most appropriate configuration of sensor group with the basis of precision.