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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 25, 2010
Filed:
Sep. 02, 2005
Eugene M. Mondrusov, Novi, MI (US);
Ben Giacona, Grosse Pointe Woods, MI (US);
Brian Hoy, Brighton, MI (US);
Dan Pellerin, Howell, MI (US);
Eugene M. Mondrusov, Novi, MI (US);
Ben Giacona, Grosse Pointe Woods, MI (US);
Brian Hoy, Brighton, MI (US);
Dan Pellerin, Howell, MI (US);
Durr Systems, Inc., Plymouth, MI (US);
Abstract
A valve stem installation system () includes a conveyor () for moving wheel (). A controller () is adaptable for segmenting the wheel () into a plurality of sections (S-S). A detector () identifies and signals a general location of the aperture () to the controller () to identify a target section (S) transmitted to the controller () by a first signal. A robotic manipulator () is operably connected to the controller () and adaptable for inserting the valve stem into the aperture (). A sensor () is connected to the robotic manipulator () and is adaptable for visually identifying the target section (S) and transmitting the general location of the aperture () within the target section by a second signal. The controller () generates a target signal transmitted to the robotic manipulator () to increase the speed and accuracy of mating the valve stem into the aperture () in response to the target signal.