US 12,286,315 B2
System and method for quality control in manufacture of parts
Ziqiang Sheng, Troy, MI (US); Anthony Vincent Tocco, Macomb, MI (US); Timothy J. Byrd, Goodrich, MI (US); Ronald Schabel, Lapeer, MI (US); Shane L. Johnson, Davison, MI (US); Jason W. Whaley, Lake Orion, MI (US); Michael J. Watson, Grand Blanc, MI (US); and Kleber M. Cabral, Auburn Hills, MI (US)
Assigned to GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC, Detroit, MI (US)
Filed by GM Global Technology Operations LLC, Detroit, MI (US)
Filed on Mar. 11, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/692,763.
Prior Publication US 2023/0286761 A1, Sep. 14, 2023
Int. Cl. G06F 7/00 (2006.01); B65G 47/91 (2006.01); G06F 30/15 (2020.01); G06F 119/18 (2020.01)
CPC B65G 47/917 (2013.01) [G06F 30/15 (2020.01); B65G 2201/0294 (2013.01); B65G 2203/0225 (2013.01); B65G 2203/0233 (2013.01); B65G 2203/041 (2013.01); G06F 2119/18 (2020.01)] 20 Claims
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1. A method of manufacturing a vehicle, comprising:
creating, at a processor, a first model representing a part of the vehicle and a second model representing a surface onto which the part is to be placed;
placing, via the processor, the first model at a selected drop orientation and a selected drop height with respect to the second model;
simulating, at the processor, a drop of the first model onto the second model;
determine a change in a dimension of the first model resulting from the simulated drop; and
dropping the part onto the surface at the selected drop orientation and the selected drop height when the change in the dimension of the first model meets a criterion.
 
8. A system for manufacturing a vehicle, comprising:
a camera configured to obtain an image of a part that is to be assembled to the vehicle;
a transport device configured to orient the part with respect to a surface and to drop the part onto the surface; and
a processor configured to:
create a first model representing the part and a second model representing the surface from the image;
place the first model at a selected drop orientation and a selected drop height with respect to the second model;
simulate a drop of the first model onto the second model; and
determine a change in a dimension of the first model resulting from the simulated drop.