Honda Motor Co., Ltd.

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Toshiyuki Kondo

Saeko Komatsu

Eisaku Hasegawa

Akira Nakashima

Shinji Sawada

Kensaku Kaneyasu

Takao Shibayama

Nobuhiro Nanba

Yoshikazu Hayakawa

Kenji Fujimoto

Takashi Uno

Hiroaki Sakamoto

The grip position calculator determines a grip position where the fingers can grip a workpiece in any orientation of the workpiece. The calculator then determines an initial position where the finger tips can grip the workpiece and set the initial position as a point of calculation. Then an allowable gripping force is calculated which is an index that indicates an allowable force to be applied to the workpiece at point. Then other allowable forces are calculated for a plurality of points near the point of calculation. Then the point of calculation is selected as a possible gripping position if the allowable force a point is greater than any of the allowable forces. Otherwise, one of the points is selected for another point of calculation where the greatest allowable force (De) has been calculated and return to calculating an allowable gripping force.

Grip position calculator and method of calculating grip position

A method for mounting a soft member on a longitudinal member by pressing the soft member against the longitudinal member by a roller. The roller is rotated using a servomotor so that the peripheral speed (V) of the pressing surface of the roller, which forms the outer peripheral surface of the roller, is equal to a transfer speed (V) at which the roller is transferred along the longitudinal member or the peripheral speed is larger by 10% max. than the transfer speed (V) partly in a roller transfer route. The soft member is pulled back in the opposite direction of the roller transfer direction by the rotating force of the roller to prevent the soft member from being loosened.

Soft member mounting method and apparatus

An automobile run channel fitting device for fitting a run channel into an automobile door sash comprising a pair of robot armsandwhich act in harmony and a run channel fitting jigattached to each robot arm, wherein the run channel fitting jigcomprises an upper roller unitadapted to push the run channel to fit it into an upper sash, a rotatable lower rolleradapted to push the run channel to fit it into a lower sash, and a lower roller supporting meansadapted to support the lower rollerand insert the lower rollerinto a gap formed between an inner panel and an outer panel. The lower roller supporting meanscomprises a sliding mechanism, a bending sectionand a roller supporting section

Automobile run channel fitting method and device

A method of installing an open seal on a flange provided at a door installation opening of a vehicle, the installation being made by pressing the seal against the flange by a roller. A side face of the open seal temporarily installed on the flange is pressed by the tapered outer peripheral surface of a flange formed at one end of the roller body. Then, a back face of the open seal is pressed by the roller towards the flange. The roller is moved along the flange with constant pressing force.

Method and device for installing open seal

Distance meters measure distances from a reference position to a first area including an upper pitch circle portion and a second area including a lower pitch circle portion. Center coordinates of the hub is calculated based on respective center coordinates of two hub bolts included within the first and second areas. Coordinates of three points defining apexes of a triangle are acquired. Inclination angle of the hub relative to a vertical plane is calculated based on the coordinates of the three points, and an orientation of each of the hub bolts is calculated based on the center coordinates of the hub and the center coordinates of the hub bolt.

Hub posture detection method and apparatus

An automobile run channel installing method for installing a run channel in a sash of an automobile door is provided. The method involves setting a run channel to a conveyance device having only a pair of arms, the run channel having a concave section and only two corner sections; pushing both corner sections of the run channel into corner sections of an upper portion of the sash, respectively; pressing and fitting an upper-sash roller of the arm into the concave section of the run channel to move from the corner section of the upper sash; and pressing and fitting a lower-sash roller of the arm into the concave section of the run channel to move from a higher portion to a lower portion of a lower portion of the sash and to fit the run channel into the lower sash.

Method for installing run channel for automobile

A three-dimensional shape measuring method and a measuring apparatus thereof that allow the operation of a robot to be readily taught and set in a short time when a three-dimensional measuring device mounted on the robot is caused to move along the surface of a work, thereby measuring the shape of the work. A block data representative of measurement operation that causes the three-dimensional measuring device, which is a laser scanner, to move along the surface of the work is set and recorded. Then longitudinally copying (Step S) and laterally copying (Step S) block data is longitudinally and laterally copied after entering the size and basic shape type of the work. Then the shape of the work is measured on the basis of the copied block data.

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Tochigi, Japan

Toshiyuki Kondo