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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 06, 2024
Filed:
Nov. 13, 2019
Rivian Ip Holdings, Llc, Plymouth, MI (US);
Nathaniel C. Wynn, Tustin, CA (US);
Rivian IP Holdings, LLC, Plymouth, MI (US);
Abstract
A frame is described for positioning a battery using a vision system to determine at least one weld point on the battery. The frame includes at least one visual reference feature detectable by the vision system. The reference feature is used by the vision system to determine the weld point(s). For example, the at least one visual reference feature includes a pair of stubs that define a line, and the at least one weld point is determined based on the line. In a further example, the pair of stubs correspond to respective batteries, which are arranged adjacent to one another within the frame. In a further example, respective centers of the stubs are lined up along a center line extending from respective centers of respective end faces of the respective batteries. The vision system includes vision circuitry, processing circuitry coupled to the vision circuitry, and a weld system.