公开(公告)号：US5272805A

公开(公告)日：1993-12-28

申请号：US949441

申请日：1992-09-22

申请人： Hadi A. Akeel ,  Lane A. Hautau

发明人： Hadi A. Akeel ,  Lane A. Hautau

IPC分类号： B23K37/047 ,  B23P21/00 ,  B62D65/02 ,  G05B19/418 ,  B23P19/04

CPC分类号： B23P21/00 ,  B23K37/047 ,  B62D65/02 ,  G05B19/41805 ,  B23P2700/50 ,  G05B2219/50052 ,  Y02P90/04 ,  Y10T29/53052 ,  Y10T29/53313 ,  Y10T29/534

摘要： A method and system for the flexible assembly of components into an assembly at an assembly station within an assembly area in an adaptive, programmable fashion. Several programmable locators mounted on a platform work cooperatively to receive and support components or parts having critical positioning features at approximate locations. The programmable locators then move the components so that the critical positioning features and hence the components are at desired locations. Thereafter, part position and orientation are constrained at retaining locations while the components are in their desired locations. Processing equipment at least partially joins the retained components either at the assembly station or at a separate processing station. One of the programmable locators may provide one of the retaining locations. Preferably, at least one sensor mounted on one of the programmable locators provides at least one feedback signal for a control means which controls at least one programmable locator to adapt its position with respect to at least one critical feature of its part to thereby relocate the part. In this way, verification of the accuracy of the positioning and holding is provided.

摘要翻译： 一种方法和系统，用于将组件灵活地组装成组装区域内的装配工位，并以自适应的可编程方式组装在组装区域内。 安装在平台上的几个可编程定位器协同工作，以在近似位置接收和支持具有关键定位特征的组件或部件。 然后，可编程定位器移动组件，使得关键定位特征以及因此组件处于所需位置。 此后，部件位置和取向被约束在保持位置，同时部件处于其所需的位置。 处理设备至少部分地在组装站或在单独的处理站处连接保留的组件。 可编程定位器之一可以提供保持位置之一。 优选地，安装在可编程定位器之一上的至少一个传感器提供用于控制装置的至少一个反馈信号，该控制装置控制至少一个可编程定位器以相对于其部分的至少一个关键特征来适应其位置，从而重新定位部件 。 以这种方式，提供了定位和保持的精度的验证。

公开(公告)号：US5239739A

公开(公告)日：1993-08-31

申请号：US959454

申请日：1992-10-09

申请人： Hadi A. Akeel ,  Lane A. Hautau

发明人： Hadi A. Akeel ,  Lane A. Hautau

IPC分类号： B23P19/00 ,  B23K37/047 ,  B23P21/00 ,  B62D65/00 ,  B62D65/02 ,  G05B19/418

CPC分类号： B23K37/047 ,  B23P21/00 ,  B62D65/02 ,  G05B19/41805 ,  B23P2700/50 ,  G05B2219/50052 ,  Y02P90/04 ,  Y10T29/49829 ,  Y10T29/49899 ,  Y10T29/49904 ,  Y10T29/53052

摘要： A method and system for the flexible assembly of components into an assembly at an assembly station within an assembly area in an adaptive, programmable fashion. Several programmable locators mounted on a platform work cooperatively to receive and support components or parts having critical positioning features at approximate locations. The programmable locators then move the components so that the critical positioning features and hence the components are at desired locations. Thereafter, part position and orientation are constrained at retaining locations while the components are in their desired locations. Processing equipment at least partially joins the retained components either at the assembly station or at a separate processing station. One of the programmable locators may provide one of the retaining locations. Preferably, at least one sensor mounted on one of the programmable locators provides at least one feedback signal for a control means which controls at least one programmable locator to adapt its position with respect to at least one critical feature of its part to thereby relocate the part. In this way, verification of the accuracy of the positioning and holding is provided.

摘要翻译： 一种方法和系统，用于将组件灵活地组装成组装区域内的装配工位，并以自适应的可编程方式组装在组装区域内。 安装在平台上的几个可编程定位器协同工作，以在近似位置接收和支持具有关键定位特征的组件或部件。 然后，可编程定位器移动组件，使得关键定位特征以及因此组件处于所需位置。 此后，部件位置和取向被约束在保持位置，同时部件处于其所需的位置。 处理设备至少部分地在组装站或在单独的处理站处连接保留的组件。 可编程定位器之一可以提供保持位置之一。 优选地，安装在可编程定位器之一上的至少一个传感器提供用于控制装置的至少一个反馈信号，该控制装置控制至少一个可编程定位器以相对于其部分的至少一个关键特征来适应其位置，从而重新定位部件 。 以这种方式，提供了定位和保持的精度的验证。