Device for automatically mounting a connector-housing

    公开(公告)号:US10804667B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-10-13

    申请号:US15318704

    申请日:2015-06-15

    Inventor: Markus Larisch

    Abstract: A device for automatically mounting a connector-housing with a contact-part attached to an electrical line includes a holder, a movable-gripper, an alignment-station, a camera, and a control-device. The holder fixes the connector-housing. The movable-gripper holds the contact-part and inserts the contact-part into a cavity of the connector-housing. The alignment-station includes an alignment-gripper that holds the contact-part and rotates the contact-part about a rotation-axis parallel to an insertion-direction. The camera determines an actual-rotational-position of the contact-part held by the alignment-gripper in relation to the rotation-axis. The control-device compares the actual-rotational-position with a predetermined-rotational-position based on the characteristics and arrangement of the connector-housing. The control-device further controls the alignment-gripper to perform a corrective rotational movement based on the result of the comparison.

    Safe-To-Proceed System for an Automated Vehicle

    公开(公告)号:US20190304308A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-10-03

    申请号:US16303075

    申请日:2017-05-04

    Abstract: A safe-to-proceed system (10) for operating an automated vehicle proximate to an intersection (14) includes an intersection-detector (18), a vehicle-detector (20), and a controller (24). The intersection-detector (18) is suitable for use on a host-vehicle (12). The intersection-detector (18) is used to determine when a host-vehicle (12) is proximate to an intersection (14). The vehicle-detector (20) is also suitable for use on the host-vehicle (12). The vehicle-detector (20) is used to estimate a stopping-distance (22) of an other-vehicle (16) approaching the intersection (14). The controller (24) is in communication with the intersection-detector (18) and the vehicle-detector (20). The controller (24) is configured to prevent the host-vehicle (12) from entering the intersection (14) when the stopping-distance (22) indicates that the other-vehicle (16) will enter the intersection (14) before stopping.

    WIRING-HARNESS CONTROL FOR ROBOTIC INSTALLATION

    公开(公告)号:US20190115733A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-04-18

    申请号:US15784780

    申请日:2017-10-16

    Abstract: A wiring-harness retaining device is configured to retain a predetermined-point of a wiring-harness in a predetermined-position. The device includes a substrate and a retention-feature. The substrate defines a surface. The retention-feature is disposed on the surface. The retention-device is configured to retain the wiring-harness to the surface until a removal-force applied to the wiring-harness exceeds a predetermined-threshold. The predetermined-point of the wiring-harness is presented to an assembler in the predetermined-position.

    CABLE-ASSEMBLY FOR ROBOTIC INSTALLATION
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    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20180375306A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-12-27

    申请号:US15634291

    申请日:2017-06-27

    Abstract: A cable-retaining-device is configured to use with a robotic actuator. The cable-retaining-device includes a generally cylindrically shaped body defining a longitudinal-axis. A mesial-portion of the body defines a passage configured to receive a cable extending longitudinally along an entire length of the body. A distal-portion of the body defines a slot extending radially about the longitudinal-axis. The cable-retaining-device also includes a cable-retaining-band disposed within the slot and radially encircling the cable-retaining-device.

    Control system with a handling knob

    公开(公告)号:US10150223B2

    公开(公告)日:2018-12-11

    申请号:US15513592

    申请日:2015-08-05

    Abstract: A control device intended for a user to choose and select functions in a vehicle includes a knob that can be manipulated in rotation about a main axis with respect to a fixed support. The knob comprises a neutral position in which the main axis coincides with a neutral axis that is fixed with respect to the support. The control device also comprises a printed circuit board on which the knob and at least one direction sensor are fixed. The printed circuit board is mounted with the ability to pivot with respect to the support about an axis transverse overall to the neutral axis so as to come to occupy at least a first activated position in which the main axis is inclined with respect to the neutral axis when the knob is moved in a direction orthogonal to the neutral axis. The direction sensor is intended to detect the activated position.

    Sealed electrical connector assembly and wire seal

    公开(公告)号:US10148032B1

    公开(公告)日:2018-12-04

    申请号:US15614012

    申请日:2017-06-05

    Abstract: A seal that is configured to engage an elongate element, such as a wire cable, and a cavity wall is presented. The seal includes a seal body that is formed of a compliant material such as a silicone rubber. The seal has an outer surface that engages the cavity surface. The seal body defines a gallery extending therethrough and surrounded by an inner surface of the seal body. The seal body has a forward surface extending from a forward edge of the outer surface to a forward edge of the inner surface and a rearward surface extending from a rearward edge of the outer surface to a rearward edge of the inner surface. The seal further includes a support element formed of a rigid material, such as glass filled polyester or NYLON, extending through the seal body in a direction substantially parallel to the inner surface.

    Automated vehicle radar system with auto-alignment for azimuth, elevation, and vehicle speed-scaling-error

    公开(公告)号:US10114106B2

    公开(公告)日:2018-10-30

    申请号:US15216866

    申请日:2016-07-22

    Abstract: In accordance with one embodiment, a radar system with auto-alignment suitable for use in an automated vehicle is provided. The system includes a radar-sensor, a speed-sensor, and a controller. The radar-sensor is used to detect objects present in a field-of-view proximate to a host-vehicle on which the radar-sensor is mounted. The radar-sensor is operable to determine a measured-range-rate (dRm), a measured-azimuth-angle (Am), and a measured-elevation-angle (Em) to each of at least three objects present in the field-of-view. The speed-sensor is used to determine a measured-speed (Sm) of the host-vehicle. The controller is in communication with the radar-sensor and the speed-sensor. The controller is configured to simultaneously determine a speed-scaling-error (Bs) of the measured-speed, an azimuth-misalignment (Ba) of the radar-sensor, and an elevation-misalignment (Be) of the radar-sensor based on the measured-range-rate, the measured-azimuth-angle, and the measured-elevation-angle to each of the at least three objects, while the host-vehicle is moving.

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