The AS5 Angle Sensor is product at OEM Controls that must be calibrated and tested for quality assurance. This is done by taking measurements at multiple angles and comparing them to a testbench. At the moment, this process is done manually, using an angle table and a mounting apparatous. This process requires an engineer to take 32 measurements on 6 different planes. We aim to use a collaborative robot arm, or a cobot, to automate the testing process, thus freeing up an engineer from a tedious task as well as improving the efficiency of the process. We need to choose a model of robot arm to work with, as well as create a Python program that handles both communications between the robot and the board, as well as the interface in which an engineer can use to calibrate and run the quality assurance process.

Our team collaborated with Computer Science & Engineering 39 on this project.