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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 29, 2025
Filed:
Mar. 11, 2022
GM Global Technology Operations Llc, Detroit, MI (US);
Ziqiang Sheng, Troy, MI (US);
Anthony Vincent Tocco, Macomb, MI (US);
Timothy J. Byrd, Goodrich, MI (US);
Ronald Schabel, Lapeer, MI (US);
Shane L. Johnson, Davison, MI (US);
Jason W. Whaley, Lake Orion, MI (US);
Michael J. Watson, Grand Blanc, MI (US);
Kleber M. Cabral, Auburn Hills, MI (US);
GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Abstract
A system performs a method of manufacturing a vehicle. The system includes a camera, a transport device, and a processor. The camera obtains an image of a part that is to be assembled to the vehicle. The transport device orients the part with respect to a surface and drops the part onto the surface. The processor creates a first model representing the part and a second model representing the surface from the image, places the first model at a selected drop orientation and a selected drop height with respect to the second model, simulates a drop of the first model onto the second model, and determines a change in a dimension of the first model resulting from the simulated drop. The part is dropped onto the surface at the selected drop orientation and the selected drop height when the change in the dimension of the first model meets a criterion.