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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 20, 2008
Filed:
Sep. 13, 2006
Alan Baumgartner, Livonia, MI (US);
Alan Baumgartner, Livonia, MI (US);
Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
Systems and methods to select a location to perform a process are provided. In at least one embodiment, a system receives tool data defining a tool including its location within a manufacturing facility and process data defining a process for assembling at least a portion of a vehicle. The system stores the tool data in memory. The system automatically determines whether the tool data satisfies a selected process definition. The system outputs a representation of the tool's location along a first axis, a representation of the process along a second axis, and a representation relative to the first axis and the second axis indicating that the tool satisfies the process if the tool data satisfies the process definition thereby enabling a user to select a location to perform the process.