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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Jun. 10, 2025

Filed:

Sep. 13, 2022
Applicant:

GM Global Technology Operations Llc, Detroit, MI (US);

Inventors:

Miguel Arturo Saez, Clarkston, MI (US);

John P. Spicer, Plymouth, MI (US);

James W. Wells, Rochester Hills, MI (US);

Chris A. Ihrke, Hartland, MI (US);

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B25J 9/16 (2006.01); B23K 37/02 (2006.01); B23K 101/00 (2006.01); B25J 9/00 (2006.01); B25J 11/00 (2006.01); B25J 13/08 (2006.01); G06K 7/14 (2006.01); G06T 1/00 (2006.01); G06T 7/00 (2017.01); G06T 7/70 (2017.01); H04N 23/90 (2023.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B25J 9/1697 (2013.01); B23K 37/0229 (2013.01); B25J 9/0009 (2013.01); B25J 9/0093 (2013.01); B25J 11/0055 (2013.01); B25J 13/08 (2013.01); G06K 7/1417 (2013.01); G06T 1/0014 (2013.01); G06T 7/0004 (2013.01); G06T 7/70 (2017.01); H04N 23/90 (2023.01); B23K 2101/006 (2018.08); G06T 2207/30108 (2013.01); G06T 2207/30204 (2013.01); G06T 2207/30248 (2013.01);
Abstract

A vehicle frame inspection and cutting system includes: a frame moving device configured to support a vehicle frame and to transport the vehicle frame; an inspection robot including a first camera configured to capture first images of a side of the vehicle frame; a cutting robot configured to cut holes through vehicle frames and including an identifier disposed on an outer surface of the cutting robot; a second camera disposed vertically above the frame moving device, the inspection robot, and the cutting robot and configured to capture second images vertically downwardly; a control module configured to, based on the first images and the second images: move and actuate the cutting robot and position a cutting tool of the cutting robot at a target location on the vehicle frame; and cut a hole through the vehicle frame at the target location.


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