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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 05, 2011
Filed:
Jan. 06, 2009
Fangming Gu, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Chengyin Yuan, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Stephan R. Biller, Birmingham, MI (US);
Fangming Gu, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Chengyin Yuan, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Stephan R. Biller, Birmingham, MI (US);
GM Global Technology Operations LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Abstract
A method of testing a physical manufacturing automation system for manufactured work pieces is provided via a testing system and includes connecting a computer-simulated manufacturing automation system to a controller of the physical manufacturing automation system, wherein the computer-simulated manufacturing automation system is configured to represent a portion of the physical manufacturing automation system, including a simulated work piece. The method then includes concurrently running the physical manufacturing automation system and the computer-simulated manufacturing automation system via the controller, with the physical automation system running in the absence of the physical work pieces.