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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 07, 2025
Filed:
Apr. 22, 2022
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Lars E. Blacken, Bothell, WA (US);
Heiko Hoffmann, Simi Valley, CA (US);
Damien O. Martin, Everett, WA (US);
Jeffrey McCaskey, Chicago, IL (US);
Bradley J. Mitchell, Snohomish, WA (US);
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
A method, system and computer program product are provided for automated insertion of a wire contact into an insertion hole of a connector. Methods include: controlling a robot having an end-effector to position a wire contact proximate to a connector using a wire gripper and a separator device of the end-effector; controlling the robot to advance the separator device between two or more wires previously connected to the connector; controlling the robot to align the wire contact with a insertion hole of the connector; controlling the robot to advance the wire contact toward the insertion hole of the connector and at least partially insert the wire contact into the insertion hole; controlling the robot to release the wire contact from the wire gripper; and controlling the robot to withdraw the wire gripper and the separator device from between the two or more wires previously connected to the connector.