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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 08, 2020
Filed:
May. 07, 2018
Cummins Enterprise Llc, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Honggang Wang, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Todd Striker, Malta, NY (US);
Matthew J. Alinger, Malta, NY (US);
CUMMINS ENTERPRISE LLC, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Abstract
Quality monitoring system and method for a fuel cell manufacturing line are disclosed. The system includes an image collection unit and a real-time quality control computer. The image collection unit is configured for generating a captured image of a surface of one fuel cell in the fuel cell manufacturing line. The computer is configured to receive the captured image and generate a set of feature vectors based on the captured image. The computer comprises a defect model repository comprising a defect detection model repository and a defect classification model repository, a defect detection module and a defect classification module. The defect detection module is configured to access the defect detection model repository and determine whether the fuel cell is defective based on the set of feature vectors and the defect detection model repository. The defect classification module is configured to access the defect classification model repository when the defect detection module determines the fuel cell is defective and determine a defect type of the defective fuel cell based on the set of feature vectors and the defect classification model repository.