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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 03, 2020
Filed:
Aug. 23, 2016
Board of Regents, the University of Texas System, Austin, TX (US);
David Espalin, El Paso, TX (US);
Daniel Marquez, El Paso, TX (US);
Alfonso Fernandez, El Paso, TX (US);
Chiyen Kim, El Paso, TX (US);
Eric MacDonald, El Paso, TX (US);
Ryan Wicker, El Paso, TX (US);
Board of Regents, The University of Texas System, Austin, TX (US);
Abstract
An apparatus, system, and method for automatically dispensing and embedding components into three-dimensional parts. In an example embodiment, a direct wire embedding head can be fixed on an automation motion system. The direct wire embedding head begins and terminates an embedded wire pattern on a layer or on a surface of a three-dimensional part in order to automatically create the embedded wire pattern. A sensor is located on an embedding surface wherein the embedded wire pattern is embedded. The sensor can measure the distance between the direct wire embedding head and the embedding surface. A predefined distance can be maintained to ensure successful embedding results for the embedded wire pattern by automatically adjusting a position of the direct wire embedding head in response to feedback from the sensor.