Method and system for alignment of wire contact with wire contact insertion holes of a connector
US11171459B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 9, 2019 |
| Grant date | Nov 9, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 9, 2039 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06T2207/30152
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method, system and computer program product are provided for aligning wire contacts with wire contact insertion holes of a connector to facilitate the automated insertion of the wire ends of a wire bundle assembly into the wire contact insertion holes of a connector. Methods may include: obtaining captured images from at least two image capture devices attached to an end-effector of a robot of a wire gripper of the end-effector; detecting, within at least one image from each of the at least two image capture devices, a wire contact; detecting, within at least one image from each of the at least two image capture devices, one or more insertion holes of the connector; identifying corrective movement for the robot end-effector that aligns a target hole of the one or more insertion holes of the connector with the wire connector; and causing the robot to move the end-effector according to the identified corrective movement.
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