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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 30, 2024
Filed:
Feb. 23, 2023
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Kerry Lance Paskell, Detroit, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A manufacturing system includes a plurality of first autonomous mobile robots (AMRs), a plurality of second AMRs, and a central management system. Each first AMR transports a body from among multiple bodies for multiple vehicles, and each second AMR transports a chassis from multiple chassis for the multiple vehicles. The central management system is configured to direct the plurality of the first AMRs into a first assembly line process, direct the plurality of the second AMRs into a second assembly line process, and direct an identified second AMR of the plurality of the second AMRs to move behind an identified first AMR of the plurality of the first AMRs. The identified second AMR is transporting a selected chassis from among the plurality of chassis, the identified first AMR is transporting a selected body from among the plurality of bodies, and the selected body is associated with the selected chassis.