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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 04, 2022
Filed:
Feb. 03, 2020
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Kenneth Yesh, Dearborn, MI (US);
Anthony Mario D'Amato, Canton, MI (US);
Shankar Narayan Mohan, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Mario Anthony Santillo, Canton, MI (US);
Gregory P. Linkowski, Dearborn, MI (US);
Meghna Menon, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A system and method for reconfiguring a factory having equipment at different workstations throughout the factory includes a plurality of mobile transporters configured to engage and transport the equipment to the different workstations throughout the factory. Each mobile transporter includes a transmitter, a receiver, at least one proximity sensor, and an engagement mechanism for engaging the equipment. A factory configuration module includes a 3D model of the factory and a plurality of predetermined factory configurations. A supervisory control module is in communication with the plurality of mobile transporters, the equipment, and the factory configuration module. The plurality of mobile transporters are configured to receive instructions from the supervisory control module to engage and reposition the equipment throughout the factory based on the predetermined factory configurations and dynamic inputs.