Method for optimizing the configuration of a pick and place machine
US5390283A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 23, 1992 |
| Grant date | Feb 14, 1995 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 23, 2012 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH05K13/085
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A genetic algorithm is used to search for optimal configurations of a computer controlled pick and place machine, which places parts on printed circuit boards. Configurations include: assigning grippers to pipettes of the machine; assigning parts, destined for the printed circuit boards, to feeders of the machine; assigning parts to pipettes; and determining time intervals and orders in which parts are to be placed. The genetic algorithm is applied to chromosome strings representing parameters for determining machine configuration. A heuristic layout generator generates machine configurations from the chromosome strings.
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