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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 26, 2026
Filed:
Jan. 31, 2024
GM Global Technology Operations Llc, Detroit, MI (US);
Sean Robert Wagner, Shelby Township, MI (US);
John S. Agapiou, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Bradley Allen Newcomb, Troy, MI (US);
Erik Brandon Golm, Sterling Heights, MI (US);
GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Abstract
An insulation inspection system includes: a support for a part being inspected; brushes including respective sets of conductive bristles, where the sets of conductive bristles brush against respective insulated portions of the part; at least one motor configured to at least one of i) move the part relative to the brushes, and ii) one or more of the brushes relative to the part; and a control module configured to i) control the at least one motor to follow a movement profile, and ii) during movement of at least one of the part and the one or more of the brushes, detect a defect in insulative material of the part due to a short circuit between one or more of the conductive bristles of the brushes and an exposed conductive element of the part in a location of the defect.