发明名称 Collar installation end effector
摘要 An assembly tool includes a head and an actuator system. The head includes a collar swaging tool that is moveable along a first axis substantially perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the assembly tool. A sensor system detects a first position of the head within the confined space, and a second position of the collar swaging tool relative to the target object. The actuator system positions the head within the confined space, and the collar swaging tool relative to the target object.
申请公布号 US9370819(B2) 申请公布日期 2016.06.21
申请号 US201213437532 申请日期 2012.04.02
申请人 The Boeing Company 发明人 Erickson Chris J.
分类号 B23Q17/00;B21J15/02;B21J15/28;B25J9/16 主分类号 B23Q17/00
代理机构 Armstrong Teasdale LLP 代理人 Armstrong Teasdale LLP
主权项 1. A method of coupling a collar to a fastener in a confined space, said method comprising: detecting, using a first subsystem of a sensor system, a first position of a head of an assembly tool within the confined space, the head including a collar swaging tool that is moveable along a first axis, wherein the first subsystem comprises a first camera and is disposed on the assembly tool; positioning, using an actuator system, the head within the confined space, the actuator system communicatively coupled to the sensor system; moving a backlight coupled to the head from a home position to a deployed position, wherein the backlight in the deployed position creates a silhouette shadow of the fastener; detecting, using a second subsystem of the sensor system, a second position of the collar swaging tool relative to the fastener, wherein the second subsystem comprises a plurality of second cameras disposed on the assembly tool, wherein each second camera captures at least one image of the fastener from a respective angle to determine the second position, the backlight and at least one second camera of the plurality of second cameras being positioned on a common side of the fastener; feeding, using an arm of a collar dispensing system, the collar to a plurality of fingers of the automated collar dispensing system; and automatically moving the collar swaging tool along the first axis to position the collar swaging tool relative to the fastener based on the detected second position.
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