US 12,222,704 B2
Robotic assisted tool and die making systems and methods
Raj Sohmshetty, Canton, MI (US); Kyle Saul, Berkley, MI (US); Ramesh Parameswaran, Farmington Hills, MI (US); and Elizabeth Bullard, Royal Oak, MI (US)
Assigned to Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US)
Filed by Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US)
Filed on Jul. 27, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/874,775.
Prior Publication US 2024/0036550 A1, Feb. 1, 2024
Int. Cl. G05B 13/02 (2006.01); G05B 19/4155 (2006.01)
CPC G05B 19/4155 (2013.01) [G05B 13/0265 (2013.01); G05B 2219/40269 (2013.01); G05B 2219/45031 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
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1. A method for automating a die fabrication process, the method comprising:
obtaining, by one or more controllers, die sensor data from one or more die sensors and image data from one or more image sensors;
generating, by the one or more controllers, a command to perform one or more machining tool operations based on the die sensor data and the image data;
controlling, by the one or more controllers, a machining tool to perform the one or more machining tool operations;
selectively adjusting, by the one or more controllers, a position of a robotic arm based on the one or more machining tool operations; and
training, by the one or more controllers, an artificial intelligence system to autonomously perform the die fabrication process based on the one or more machining tool operations, the position of the robotic arm, the image data, the die sensor data, or a combination thereof.