最近，专家们已经意识到，除非制造业的所有方面都得到整合，否则制造系统的全面自动化将是不可能的。在目前的工作中，机器视觉系统引导通用6R机器人沿着平面路径进行平面多边形物体的喷漆。视觉系统提供了一个智能接口，用于计算新零件和未知零件的喷漆路径。计算出末端执行器路径后，采用迭代方法求解一般6R机械手的逆运动学。 路径生成软件与机器人控制器连接，以引导机器人末端执行器沿着规定的路径。开发的智能系统可以很容易地适应装配、焊接和其他需要机器人操作的操作。

IN RECENT TIMES, EXPERTS HAVE REALIZED THAT UNLESS ALL ASPECTS OF MANUFACTURING ARE INTEGRATED, TOTAL AUTOMATION OF THE MANUFACTURING SYSTEM WOULD BE IMPOSSIBLE. IN THE PRESENT WORK, A MACHINE VISION SYSTEM HAS GUIDED A GENERAL 6R ROBOT ALONG A PLANAR PATH FOR SPRAY PAINTING OF FLAT POLYGONAL OBJECTS. THE VISION SYSTEM PROFIDES AN INTELLIGENT INTERFACE TO CALCULATE THE SPRAY PAINTING PATH FOR NEW AND UNKNOWN PARTS. ONCE THE END EFFECTOR PATH IS CALCULATED, AN ITERATIVE APPROACH SOLVES THE INVERSE KINEMATICS OF A GENERAL 6R MANIPULATOR. THE PATH GENERATION SOFTWARE INTERFACES TO THE ROBOT CONTROLLER TO DIRECT THE ROBOT END EFFECTOR ALONG THE PRESCRIBED PATH. THE DEVELOPED INTELLIGENT SYSTEM CAN EASILY BE ADAPTED TO ASSEMBLY, WELDING, AND OTHER OPERATIONS THAT REQUIRE ROBOT MANEUVER.