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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 09, 2011
Filed:
Sep. 25, 2008
Chengyin Yuan, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Fangming Gu, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Stephan R. Biller, Birmingham, MI (US);
Leandro G. Barajas, Troy, MI (US);
Chengyin Yuan, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Fangming Gu, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Stephan R. Biller, Birmingham, MI (US);
Leandro G. Barajas, Troy, MI (US);
GM Global Technology Operations LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Abstract
An integrated real and virtual manufacturing automation system that employs a programmable logic controller that controls part flow between a real machine in the real world part of the system and a virtual machine in the virtual world part of the system using virtually coupled sensors and actuators. A real world sensor senses the position of the real world machine and a real world actuator actuates the real world machine. Likewise, a virtual world sensor senses the position of the virtual world machine and a virtual world actuator actuates the virtual world machine. An interface device transfers signals between the virtual world part of the system and the real world part of the system, and an input/output device processes signals sent to the programmable logic controller and signals sent from the programmable logic controller.