Flowchart for the system
For this section, the first step in implementing a quality system is to first design a system flow based on the requirements. We can graphically represent this process in Figure 18.1. The process represented by the flowchart is straightforward and nearly mirrors the requirements. The process will start with sorting the parts from greatest to largest. After the parts are sorted, the robot will measure the largest and smallest parts. The system will then check the part range; if the parts are determined to be 4 mm and 3 mm for the largest and smallest part respectively, the robot will send them down the packaging line. If the parts are less than 4.5 but larger than 4 mm for the largest and are less than 3 mm but more than 2 mm for the smallest, the part will be tagged as needing rework and sent down that line:
Figure 18.1 – System process
From the preceding diagram, this system is a great candidate for a state machine. The...
