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.