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公开(公告)号:US11465236B2
公开(公告)日:2022-10-11
申请号:US16583782
申请日:2019-09-26
Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
Inventor: John Forrest
IPC: B23K26/08 , B23K26/211 , G05B19/418 , B23K1/005
Abstract: Presented are intelligent non-autogenous metalworking systems and control logic for automated wire-to-beam alignment, methods for making/using such systems, and robot-borne laser welding/brazing heads with closed-loop control for real-time wire alignment. A method for controlling operation of a non-autogenous workpiece processing system includes a system controller receiving sensor signals from a position sensor indicative of a location of filler wire discharged into a joint region by a wire feeder. Using the received sensor signals, the controller determines a displacement between the wire location and a location of a beam emitted onto the joint region by a beam emitter. If the wire displacement is greater than a threshold wire displacement value, the controller responsively determines a corrective force calculated to reduce wire displacement to below the threshold wire displacement value. The controller then commands the actuator to pivot the processing head to thereby apply the corrective force to the discharging filler wire.
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公开(公告)号:US20210094120A1
公开(公告)日:2021-04-01
申请号:US16583782
申请日:2019-09-26
Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
Inventor: John Forrest
IPC: B23K26/08 , B23K26/211 , B23K1/005 , G05B19/418
Abstract: Presented are intelligent non-autogenous metalworking systems and control logic for automated wire-to-beam alignment, methods for making/using such systems, and robot-borne laser welding/brazing heads with closed-loop control for real-time wire alignment. A method for controlling operation of a non-autogenous workpiece processing system includes a system controller receiving sensor signals from a position sensor indicative of a location of filler wire discharged into a joint region by a wire feeder. Using the received sensor signals, the controller determines a displacement between the wire location and a location of a beam emitted onto the joint region by a beam emitter. If the wire displacement is greater than a threshold wire displacement value, the controller responsively determines a corrective force calculated to reduce wire displacement to below the threshold wire displacement value. The controller then commands the actuator to pivot the processing head to thereby apply the corrective force to the discharging filler wire.
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公开(公告)号:US10481577B2
公开(公告)日:2019-11-19
申请号:US15440616
申请日:2017-02-23
Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
Inventor: John Forrest , Joshua Solomon , Michael Poss
IPC: G05B19/402 , B23K26/03 , B23K26/04 , G05B19/18 , B23K1/005 , B23K26/14 , B23K101/00
Abstract: A method for object distance detection and focal positioning in relation thereto. The method comprising the steps of: (a) identifying (via a computing device) a desired distance among a plurality of designated sites on an object; (b) adjusting a focus (via an autofocus device) onto the plurality of designated sites; (c) calculating (via an image recognition module) the actual distance among the plurality of designated sites; (d) determining (via the image recognition module) if error exist between the actual distance and the desired distance; and (e) wherein (in no particular order) repeating the steps of (b), (c), and (d) until no substantial error exists between the actual distance and the desired distance.
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公开(公告)号:US20180239331A1
公开(公告)日:2018-08-23
申请号:US15440616
申请日:2017-02-23
Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
Inventor: John Forrest , Joshua Solomon , Michael Poss
IPC: G05B19/402 , G05B19/18 , B23K26/03 , B23K26/04
CPC classification number: G05B19/402 , B23K1/0056 , B23K26/032 , B23K26/048 , B23K26/1464 , B23K2101/006 , G05B19/182 , G05B2219/36414 , G05B2219/45138
Abstract: A method for object distance detection and focal positioning in relation thereto. The method comprising the steps of: (a) identifying (via a computing device) a desired distance among a plurality of designated sites on an object; (b) adjusting a focus (via an autofocus device) onto the plurality of designated sites; (c) calculating (via an image recognition module) the actual distance among the plurality of designated sites; (d) determining (via the image recognition module) if error exist between the actual distance and the desired distance; and (e) wherein (in no particular order) repeating the steps of (b), (c), and (d) until no substantial error exists between the actual distance and the desired distance.
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公开(公告)号:US20240116133A1
公开(公告)日:2024-04-11
申请号:US18045585
申请日:2022-10-11
Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
Inventor: Junjie Ma , John Forrest , William A. Keller , Baixuan Yang , Michael G. Poss , Blair E. Carlson
IPC: B23K26/042 , B23K26/06 , B23K26/211 , B23K26/70
CPC classification number: B23K26/042 , B23K26/0648 , B23K26/211 , B23K26/705
Abstract: Systems and methods determine alignment between a wire and a laser beam in laser joining. A system for checking alignment of a wire relative to a beam of a laser includes a controller configured to align, by tooling, the beam with a sensor system. A laser generates the beam across the wire, with the beam directed to the sensor system. The sensor system measures light intensity of the beam. A processor computes a feature parameter representative of an alignment between the wire and the beam. The processor determines whether the feature parameter is within the process specifications.
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公开(公告)号:US20230294195A1
公开(公告)日:2023-09-21
申请号:US17695297
申请日:2022-03-15
Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
Inventor: John Forrest , Brian Dellamora
CPC classification number: B23K9/1336 , B23K9/0953 , B23K9/0956 , B23K9/125
Abstract: A welding setup includes an adjustable material feed system for a consumable welding wire. Speed sensors measure the speed of the wire progressing through the material feed system. A control module controls the material feed system to draw the wire into the material feed system and progress the wire to a working end of the welding setup. Speed data is sampled from the speed sensor during diagnostic duration and wire slip may be determined from the speed data and a reference speed.
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