Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Method and system for error correction in automated wire contact insertion within a connector
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Application No.: US16906536Application Date: 2020-06-19
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Publication No.: US11670894B2Publication Date: 2023-06-06
- Inventor: Heiko Hoffmann
- Applicant: The Boeing Company
- Applicant Address: US IL Chicago
- Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANY
- Current Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANY
- Current Assignee Address: US IL Chicago
- Agency: Alston & Bird LLP
- Main IPC: B25J19/02
- IPC: B25J19/02 ; B25J9/16 ; H01R13/641 ; 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.
Public/Granted literature
- US20210399470A1 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ERROR CORRECTION IN AUTOMATED WIRE CONTACT INSERTION WITHIN A CONNECTOR Public/Granted day:2021-12-23
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