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公开(公告)号：US20230099434A1
公开(公告)日：2023-03-30
申请号：US17448984
申请日：2021-09-27
发明人： Miguel Arturo Saez , John Patrick Spicer , Eric Siemen , Kenneth J. Gosinski , Mitchell L. Washer
摘要： Methods and systems for assembling components such as for manufacturing vehicles are provided. An exemplary method includes grasping components with assembly robots and determining, with an optic robot, an identity, location, and orientation of each component. Further, the method includes determining a location adjustment and/or an orientation adjustment needed to align the components for joining based on the location and orientation of each component. The method also includes directing a respective assembly robot to move a respective component based on the location adjustment and/or the orientation adjustment to align the components for joining. The method further includes fastening, with a fastening robot, the components to each other to form a joined component.
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公开(公告)号：US20170157714A1
公开(公告)日：2017-06-08
申请号：US15433274
申请日：2017-02-15
发明人： John Patrick Spicer , Jeffrey A. Abell , Michael Anthony Wincek , Debejyo Chakraborty , Jennifer Bracey , Hui Wang , Peter W. Tavora , Jeffrey S. Davis , Daniel C. Hutchinson , Ronald L. Reardon , Shawn Utz
CPC分类号： B23K31/125 , B23K20/10 , H01M2/26
摘要： A method includes receiving, during a vibration welding process, a set of sensory signals from a collection of sensors positioned with respect to a work piece during formation of a weld on or within the work piece. The method also includes receiving control signals from a welding controller during the process, with the control signals causing the welding horn to vibrate at a calibrated frequency, and processing the received sensory and control signals using a host machine. Additionally, the method includes displaying a predicted weld quality status on a surface of the work piece using a status projector. The method may include identifying and display a quality status of a suspect weld. The laser projector may project a laser beam directly onto or immediately adjacent to the suspect welds, e.g., as a red, green, blue laser or a gas laser having a switched color filter.
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公开(公告)号：US09604305B2
公开(公告)日：2017-03-28
申请号：US13624233
申请日：2012-09-21
发明人： John Patrick Spicer , Jeffrey A. Abell , Michael Anthony Wincek , Debejyo Chakraborty , Jennifer Bracey , Hui Wang , Peter W. Tavora , Jeffrey S. Davis , Daniel C. Hutchinson , Ronald L. Reardon , Shawn Utz
CPC分类号： B23K31/125 , B23K20/10 , H01M2/26
摘要： A system includes a host machine and a status projector. The host machine is in electrical communication with a collection of sensors and with a welding controller that generates control signals for controlling the welding horn. The host machine is configured to execute a method to thereby process the sensory and control signals, as well as predict a quality status of a weld that is formed using the welding horn, including identifying any suspect welds. The host machine then activates the status projector to illuminate the suspect welds. This may occur directly on the welds using a laser projector, or on a surface of the work piece in proximity to the welds. The system and method may be used in the ultrasonic welding of battery tabs of a multi-cell battery pack in a particular embodiment. The welding horn and welding controller may also be part of the system.
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4.发明申请公开(公告)号：US20160346865A1
公开(公告)日：2016-12-01
申请号：US14722563
申请日：2015-05-27
CPC分类号： B23K11/115 , B23K11/185 , B23K11/20 , B23K11/312 , B23K11/314 , B23K2103/04 , B23K2103/10 , B23K2103/20
摘要： A method of resistance spot welding workpiece stack-ups of different combinations of steel workpieces and aluminum workpieces includes several steps. In one step, a workpiece stack-up is brought between a first weld gun arm and a second weld gun arm. The first weld gun arm includes a first welding electrode, and the second weld gun arm includes a carrier that supports a second welding electrode and a third welding electrode. Another step involves rotating the carrier and passing electrical current through the workpiece stack-up using the first welding electrode in conjunction with either the second welding electrode or the third welding electrode depending on which electrode has been rotated into facing alignment with the first welding electrode.
摘要翻译： 钢工件和铝工件的不同组合的电阻点焊工件叠层方法包括几个步骤。 在一个步骤中，工件叠置在第一焊枪臂和第二焊枪臂之间。 第一焊枪臂包括第一焊接电极，第二焊枪臂包括支撑第二焊接电极和第三焊接电极的载体。 另一步骤是根据哪个电极已经旋转成与第一焊接电极面对齐，使第一焊接电极与第二焊接电极或第三焊接电极结合，使载体旋转并使电流通过工件叠层。
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公开(公告)号：US20160288280A1
公开(公告)日：2016-10-06
申请号：US14674687
申请日：2015-03-31
IPC分类号： B23P21/00
CPC分类号： B23P21/00 , B23P21/002 , B23P21/004 , B25J5/007 , B25J9/0018 , B25J9/0093 , B25J9/0096 , B25J15/04 , B25J19/023 , G05B19/41815 , G05B19/4182 , Y10T29/49829 , Y10T29/49904 , Y10T29/53048 , Y10T29/53052 , Y10T29/53091 , Y10T29/53365 , Y10T29/53539
摘要： A reconfigurable autonomous workstation includes a multi-faced superstructure including a horizontally-arranged frame section supported on a plurality of posts. The posts form a plurality of vertical faces arranged between adjacent pairs of the posts, the faces including first and second faces and a power distribution and position reference face. A controllable robotic arm suspends from the rectangular frame section, and a work table fixedly couples to the power distribution and position reference face. A plurality of conveyor tables are fixedly coupled to the work table including a first conveyor table through the first face and a second conveyor table through the second face. A vision system monitors the work table and each of the conveyor tables. A programmable controller monitors signal inputs from the vision system to identify and determine orientation of the component on the first conveyor table and control the robotic arm to execute an assembly task.
摘要翻译： 可重构自主工作站包括多面上层结构，包括支撑在多个柱上的水平布置的框架段。 支柱形成布置在相邻的立柱对之间的多个垂直面，所述表面包括第一和第二面以及功率分布和位置参考面。 可控机械手臂从矩形框架部分悬挂，工作台固定地连接到配电和位置参考面。 多个输送台固定地联接到工作台上，该工作台包括通过第一面的第一输送台和通过第二面的第二输送台。 视觉系统监视工作台和每个传送台。 可编程控制器监视来自视觉系统的信号输入，以识别和确定部件在第一传送器台上的方向，并控制机器人臂执行装配任务。
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公开(公告)号：US08757469B2
公开(公告)日：2014-06-24
申请号：US13632670
申请日：2012-10-01
发明人： Jeffrey A Abell , John Patrick Spicer , Michael Anthony Wincek , Hui Wang , Debejyo Chakraborty
IPC分类号： B23K1/06 , B23K5/20 , B23K20/00 , B23K20/10 , G05B11/00 , G05B11/06 , B23K20/12 , G05B1/00 , G05B1/01 , G05B1/04 , G05B11/01 , G05B19/00 , G05B19/02 , G05B19/04 , G05B19/18
CPC分类号： G06N99/005 , B23K20/10 , B23K20/106 , B23K20/12 , G05B1/00 , G05B1/01 , G05B1/04 , G05B11/00 , G05B11/01 , G05B11/011 , G05B19/00 , G05B19/02 , G05B19/04 , G05B19/18 , G05B23/0221
摘要： A system includes host and learning machines in electrical communication with sensors positioned with respect to an item of interest, e.g., a weld, and memory. The host executes instructions from memory to predict a binary quality status of the item. The learning machine receives signals from the sensor(s), identifies candidate features, and extracts features from the candidates that are more predictive of the binary quality status relative to other candidate features. The learning machine maps the extracted features to a dimensional space that includes most of the items from a passing binary class and excludes all or most of the items from a failing binary class. The host also compares the received signals for a subsequent item of interest to the dimensional space to thereby predict, in real time, the binary quality status of the subsequent item of interest.
摘要翻译： 系统包括与相对于感兴趣的物体定位的传感器例如焊接和存储器进行电气通信的主机和学习机器。 主机执行来自内存的指令来预测项目的二进制质量状态。 学习机器从传感器接收信号，识别候选特征，并从相对于其他候选特征更加预测二进制质量状态的候选中提取特征。 学习机器将提取的特征映射到包含来自传递二进制类的大多数项目的维空间，并且从失败的二进制类中排除所有或大部分项目。 主机还将用于随后的感兴趣项目的接收信号与尺寸空间进行比较，从而实时地预测随后的感兴趣项目的二进制质量状态。
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公开(公告)号：US12005532B2
公开(公告)日：2024-06-11
申请号：US17405433
申请日：2021-08-18
发明人： Debejyo Chakraborty , Miguel Arturo Saez , John Patrick Spicer , Pei-chung Wang , Spyros P Mellas , Wayne Cai , James M Ward
CPC分类号： B23K9/0956 , B23K9/0953 , B23K9/125
摘要： Systems, methods, and apparatuses of a welding system are disclosed and include a first stage of a scanning device for scanning weld parts to generate a three-dimensional (3D) profile of a weld target wherein the 3D profile captures matching imperfections of a meeting together of the set of weld parts when performing the weld operation; and the second stage of a monitoring device to monitor the weld operation and to generate a data of high-resolution measurements of the weld operation; wherein the first stage further includes the monitoring device determining a weld schedule based on the 3D profile, and to adjust the weld schedule while the weld operation progresses to adapt to predicted distortion based on the 3D profile and to sensed distortion; wherein the second stage further includes a plurality of sensors to sense a set of components associated with the weld operation to generate high-resolution data of measurements.
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公开(公告)号：US20230182301A1
公开(公告)日：2023-06-15
申请号：US17550217
申请日：2021-12-14
CPC分类号： B25J9/1669 , B25J17/0208 , B25J15/0028 , G05B2219/39001 , G05B2219/39466
摘要： A compliant end effector includes a robot mounting bracket and a component support member. The component support member includes a side surface and a top surface. A component clamping system includes a first clamp member operable to move toward the side surface of the component support member and a second clamp member operable to move toward the top surface of the component support member. A controller is operatively connected to the clamping system. The controller is configured to engage the first and second clamp members as the component gripping and manipulating system is in a set position and release the first clamp member and the second clamp member allowing a portion of a component held by the component clamping system to move with one or more degrees of freedom when the component gripping and manipulating system is moving to the set position.
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公开(公告)号：US09815155B2
公开(公告)日：2017-11-14
申请号：US14674687
申请日：2015-03-31
CPC分类号： B23P21/00 , B23P21/002 , B23P21/004 , B25J5/007 , B25J9/0018 , B25J9/0093 , B25J9/0096 , B25J15/04 , B25J19/023 , G05B19/41815 , G05B19/4182 , Y10T29/49829 , Y10T29/49904 , Y10T29/53048 , Y10T29/53052 , Y10T29/53091 , Y10T29/53365 , Y10T29/53539
摘要： A reconfigurable autonomous workstation includes a multi-faced superstructure including a horizontally-arranged frame section supported on a plurality of posts. The posts form a plurality of vertical faces arranged between adjacent pairs of the posts, the faces including first and second faces and a power distribution and position reference face. A controllable robotic arm suspends from the rectangular frame section, and a work table fixedly couples to the power distribution and position reference face. A plurality of conveyor tables are fixedly coupled to the work table including a first conveyor table through the first face and a second conveyor table through the second face. A vision system monitors the work table and each of the conveyor tables. A programmable controller monitors signal inputs from the vision system to identify and determine orientation of the component on the first conveyor table and control the robotic arm to execute an assembly task.
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公开(公告)号：US09658612B2
公开(公告)日：2017-05-23
申请号：US14557923
申请日：2014-12-02
IPC分类号： G05B19/4065 , B23K20/10 , B23K20/26 , B23K31/12 , B23K101/36
CPC分类号： G05B19/4065 , B23K20/10 , B23K20/26 , B23K31/12 , B23K2101/006 , B23K2101/36 , G05B2219/45146
摘要： A vibration welding system includes vibration welding equipment having a welding horn and anvil, a host machine, a check station, and a welding robot. At least one displacement sensor is positioned with respect to one of the welding equipment and the check station. The robot moves the horn and anvil via an arm to the check station, when a threshold condition is met, i.e., a predetermined amount of time has elapsed or a predetermined number of welds have been completed. The robot moves the horn and anvil to the check station, activates the at least one displacement sensor, at the check station, and determines a status condition of the welding equipment by processing the received signals. The status condition may be one of the alignment of the vibration welding equipment and the wear or degradation of the vibration welding equipment.
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