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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 29, 2021
Filed:
May. 16, 2019
General Inspection, Llc, Davisburg, MI (US);
Michael G. Nygaard, Grand Blanc, MI (US);
Nathan Andrew-Paul Kujacznski, Swartz Creek, MI (US);
Christopher Michael Alexander, Fenton, MI (US);
Laura L. Poletti, Grand Blanc, MI (US);
Gregory M. Nygaard, Clarkston, MI (US);
James W. St. Onge, Bloomfield Hills, MI (US);
General Inspection, LLC, Davisburg, MI (US);
Abstract
A method and system for inspecting unidentified mixed parts to identify the parts are provided. The system includes an inspection station which includes a vision-based robotic subsystem including a robot configured to pick up a self-supporting part and place the part on a fixtureless rotary stage so that a part axis of the part is substantially centered and aligned with a measurement axis of the inspection station during part rotation. A second subsystem optically measures a profile and features of the self-supporting part during part rotation. A processor is operable to compare the profile and the features of the part to be identified with the profile and corresponding features of stored templates to identify a template which matches the profile and features of the part to be identified and to generate and transmit an identification signal representing a part identification code for the part associated with a matched template.