公开(公告)号：US20190128802A1

公开(公告)日：2019-05-02

申请号：US15795297

申请日：2017-10-27

Applicant: Ford Motor Company

Inventor： Scott Adams ,  Tony Misovski ,  Mark Edward Nichols ,  Marina Menendez Baker

IPC: G01N21/3581 ,  G01J3/42 ,  G01J3/10 ,  H01L27/146

Abstract: A system for measuring a coating thickness on a target surface includes a terahertz spectroscopy device and a reference image projector. The terahertz spectroscopy device includes a radiation head that is operable to project a terahertz radiation beam onto the target surface and receive a reflected beam. The reference image projector includes a visible light device and is operable to project a reference image using the visible light device onto the target surface. A visual characteristic of the reference image indicates at least one of distance, rotational alignment, and angular alignment of the radiation head relative to the target surface.

公开(公告)号：US10323932B1

公开(公告)日：2019-06-18

申请号：US15856981

申请日：2017-12-28

Applicant: FORD MOTOR COMPANY

Inventor： Scott Adams ,  Marina Menendez Baker ,  Mark Edward Nichols ,  Tony Misovski

IPC: G01B11/06 ,  G01B11/00 ,  B65G49/00

CPC classification number: G01B11/0633 ,  B65G49/00 ,  B65G2201/0294 ,  G01B11/002

Abstract: An inspection station includes a conveyor, a first scanner, a second scanner, a controller, and an interface. The conveyor is configured to continuously transport a vehicle body through the station. The first scanner is configured to detect features of the vehicle body and associated feature coordinates relative to a global coordinate system. The second scanner is configured to detect paint thicknesses on surfaces of the vehicle body and associated paint thickness coordinates relative to the global coordinate system. The controller is programmed to map corresponding pairs of the feature coordinates and paint thickness coordinates into a single set of local coordinates having a datum defined by the vehicle body such that each of the local coordinates defines a location of one of the features relative to the datum and one of the paint thicknesses at the location. The interface is configured to display the features and corresponding paint thicknesses.

公开(公告)号：US10323931B2

公开(公告)日：2019-06-18

申请号：US15795479

申请日：2017-10-27

Applicant: Ford Motor Company

Inventor： Scott Adams ,  Marina Baker ,  Mark Nichols ,  Tony Misovski

IPC: G01B11/06 ,  G01N21/55 ,  G01N33/32 ,  B05B12/08 ,  B25J9/16

Abstract: The present disclosure is directed toward a method for aligning a radiation head of a terahertz sensor system with a target surface. The method includes: scanning a selected area of the target surface with a terahertz radiation beam emitted by the radiation head; sensing a peak amplitude for each reflected radiation signal from a plurality of reflected radiation signals received by the radiation head during the scanning of the selected area; and identifying a normal position of the radiation head with respect to the target surface based on a maximum peak amplitude from among the peak amplitudes of the reflected radiation signals.

公开(公告)号：US20190128661A1

公开(公告)日：2019-05-02

申请号：US15795479

申请日：2017-10-27

Applicant: Ford Motor Company

Inventor： Scott Adams ,  Marina Baker ,  Mark Nichols ,  Tony Misovski

IPC: G01B11/06 ,  B25J9/16 ,  G01N21/55 ,  G01N33/32 ,  B05B12/08

Abstract: The present disclosure is directed toward a method for aligning a radiation head of a terahertz sensor system with a target surface. The method includes: scanning a selected area of the target surface with a terahertz radiation beam emitted by the radiation head; sensing a peak amplitude for each reflected radiation signal from a plurality of reflected radiation signals received by the radiation head during the scanning of the selected area; and identifying a normal position of the radiation head with respect to the target surface based on a maximum peak amplitude from among the peak amplitudes of the reflected radiation signals.

公开(公告)号：US10254219B1

公开(公告)日：2019-04-09

申请号：US15795297

申请日：2017-10-27

Applicant: Ford Motor Company

Inventor： Scott Adams ,  Tony Misovski ,  Mark Edward Nichols ,  Marina Menendez Baker

IPC: G01N21/3581 ,  H01L27/146 ,  G01J3/10 ,  G01J3/42

Abstract: A system for measuring a coating thickness on a target surface includes a terahertz spectroscopy device and a reference image projector. The terahertz spectroscopy device includes a radiation head that is operable to project a terahertz radiation beam onto the target surface and receive a reflected beam. The reference image projector includes a visible light device and is operable to project a reference image using the visible light device onto the target surface. A visual characteristic of the reference image indicates at least one of distance, rotational alignment, and angular alignment of the radiation head relative to the target surface.

公开(公告)号：US10071482B2

公开(公告)日：2018-09-11

申请号：US14829888

申请日：2015-08-19

Applicant: FORD MOTOR COMPANY

Inventor： Mark Edward Nichols ,  Tony Misovski ,  Scott Adams ,  Aaron Fiala

IPC: B05B12/08 ,  B25J9/16 ,  B05D7/00 ,  B05B13/04

CPC classification number: B25J9/1679 ,  B05B12/084 ,  B05B13/0452 ,  B05D7/53 ,  B05D7/57 ,  G05B19/4207 ,  G05B2219/37398 ,  G05B2219/45065 ,  Y10S901/43

Abstract: A method comprising scanning a first painted surface of a first vehicle having two or more paint layers with a robotic terahertz radiation instrument to obtain a first painted surface thickness data and map for each of the two or more paint layers, comparing the first thickness map to a control map, and adjusting one or more paint application parameters based on a comparison of the first thickness map with the control map for painting a second surface of a second vehicle different than the first vehicle.

公开(公告)号：US20170050208A1

公开(公告)日：2017-02-23

申请号：US14829888

申请日：2015-08-19

Applicant: FORD MOTOR COMPANY

Inventor： Mark Edward Nichols ,  Tony Misovski ,  Scott Adams ,  Aaron Fiala

IPC: B05C11/10 ,  B25J9/16 ,  B05D7/00

CPC classification number: B25J9/1679 ,  B05B12/084 ,  B05B13/0452 ,  B05D7/53 ,  B05D7/57 ,  G05B19/4207 ,  G05B2219/37398 ,  G05B2219/45065 ,  Y10S901/43

Abstract: A method comprising scanning a first painted surface of a first vehicle having two or more paint layers with a robotic terahertz radiation instrument to obtain a first painted surface thickness data and map for each of the two or more paint layers, comparing the first thickness map to a control map, and adjusting one or more paint application parameters based on a comparison of the first thickness map with the control map for painting a second surface of a second vehicle different than the first vehicle.

Abstract translation: 一种方法，包括用机器人太赫兹辐射仪器扫描具有两个或更多个涂层的第一车辆的第一涂漆表面，以获得所述两个或更多个涂料层中的每一个的第一涂漆表面厚度数据和图，将第一厚度图与 控制图，并且基于第一厚度图与用于绘制不同于第一车辆的第二车辆的第二表面的控制图的比较来调整一个或多个涂漆应用参数。