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公开(公告)号：US20230344186A1
公开(公告)日：2023-10-26
申请号：US17660327
申请日：2022-04-22
Applicant: THE BOEING COMPANY
Inventor： Michael CUI , Heiko HOFFMANN , Bradley J. MITCHELL
CPC classification number: H01R43/20 , G06T7/0004 , G06T7/55 , G06T7/136 , G06T7/60 , B25J9/1687
Abstract: A method, system and computer program product are provided for determining wire contact insertion based on image analysis. Methods include: acquiring at least one image of a connector having a plurality of wire contact insertion holes; identifying a wire contact within a wire contact insertion hole of the plurality of wire contact insertion holes; determining that the wire contact insertion hole is a correct wire contact insertion hole; determining that the wire contact has been fully inserted into the correct wire contact insertion hole; and providing feedback indicating that the wire contact is fully inserted into the correct wire contact insertion hole. The feedback includes in some cases a first indicator indicating that the wire contact is in the correct wire contact insertion hole and a second indicator indicating that the wire contact is fully inserted into the correct wire contact insertion hole.
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公开(公告)号：US20230344185A1
公开(公告)日：2023-10-26
申请号：US17660320
申请日：2022-04-22
Applicant: THE BOEING COMPANY
Inventor： Lars E. BLACKEN , Heiko HOFFMANN , Damien O. MARTIN , Jeffrey MCCASKEY , Bradley J. MITCHELL
IPC: H01R43/20 , B25J9/16 , G05B19/4155
CPC classification number: H01R43/20 , B25J9/1687 , G05B19/4155 , G05B2219/50391
Abstract: A method, system and computer program product are provided for automated insertion of a wire contact into an insertion hole of a connector. Methods include: controlling a robot having an end-effector to position a wire contact proximate to a connector using a wire gripper and a separator device of the end-effector; controlling the robot to advance the separator device between two or more wires previously connected to the connector; controlling the robot to align the wire contact with a insertion hole of the connector; controlling the robot to advance the wire contact toward the insertion hole of the connector and at least partially insert the wire contact into the insertion hole; controlling the robot to release the wire contact from the wire gripper; and controlling the robot to withdraw the wire gripper and the separator device from between the two or more wires previously connected to the connector.
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3.发明申请公开(公告)号：US20210399470A1
公开(公告)日：2021-12-23
申请号：US16906536
申请日：2020-06-19
Applicant: The Boeing Company
Inventor： Heiko HOFFMANN
IPC: H01R13/641 , B25J19/02 , B25J9/16 , G06T7/70
Abstract: A method, system and computer program product are provided for correction of automated insertion of a wire contact into a target hole of a connector. Methods include controlling a robot having an end-effector to: align the wire contact with the target hole of the connector; advance the wire contact toward and into the target hole of the connector; cease insertion in response to a force between the wire contact and the connector exceeding a predefined value; determining a depth of insertion; in response to the depth of insertion being above a predefined depth, perform a pull test on the inserted wire contact; in response to the depth of insertion being below a predetermined depth, identify an error condition using visual feedback; determine a number of corrective operations performed and perform error correction if the number is below a predefined number, while withdrawing the wire contact otherwise.
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公开(公告)号：US20210044070A1
公开(公告)日：2021-02-11
申请号：US16536598
申请日：2019-08-09
Applicant: The Boeing Company
Inventor： Alexander GRABER-TILTON , Richard J. PATRICK , Heiko HOFFMANN
Abstract: A method, system and computer program product are provided for aligning and inserting a wire contact within a target hole of a connector to facilitate the automated insertion of the wire ends of a wire bundle assembly into the wire contact insertion holes of a connector. Methods may include: obtaining captured images, from at least two image capture devices attached to an end-effector of a robot, of a wire gripper of the end-effector; causing the robot to advance the end-effector to move the wire contact within a predetermined distance of the connector; causing the robot to advance the end-effector to move the wire contact toward the connector a predetermined additional amount more; and identifying, based on movement of the wire contact the predetermined additional amount more, if alignment is correct from force feedback at the wire gripper.
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5.发明申请公开(公告)号：US20210044069A1
公开(公告)日：2021-02-11
申请号：US16536622
申请日：2019-08-09
Applicant: The Boeing Company
Inventor： Heiko HOFFMANN
Abstract: A method, system and computer program product are provided for aligning wire contacts with wire contact insertion holes of a connector to facilitate the automated insertion of the wire ends of a wire bundle assembly into the wire contact insertion holes of a connector. Methods may include: obtaining captured images from at least two image capture devices attached to an end-effector of a robot of a wire gripper of the end-effector; detecting, within at least one image from each of the at least two image capture devices, a wire contact; detecting, within at least one image from each of the at least two image capture devices, one or more insertion holes of the connector; identifying corrective movement for the robot end-effector that aligns a target hole of the one or more insertion holes of the connector with the wire connector; and causing the robot to move the end-effector according to the identified corrective movement.
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