RECONFIGURABLE ASSEMBLY WORK STATION

摘要

A reconfigurable autonomous workstation includes a multi-faced superstructure including a horizontally-arranged frame section supported on a plurality of posts. The posts form a plurality of vertical faces arranged between adjacent pairs of the posts, the faces including first and second faces and a power distribution and position reference face. A controllable robotic arm suspends from the rectangular frame section, and a work table fixedly couples to the power distribution and position reference face. A plurality of conveyor tables are fixedly coupled to the work table including a first conveyor table through the first face and a second conveyor table through the second face. A vision system monitors the work table and each of the conveyor tables. A programmable controller monitors signal inputs from the vision system to identify and determine orientation of the component on the first conveyor table and control the robotic arm to execute an assembly task.

主权项

1. A reconfigurable autonomous workstation for assembling components into an assembled product, the workstation comprising:
a multi-faced superstructure including a horizontally-arranged frame section supported on a plurality of posts, the posts forming a plurality of vertical faces, each face arranged between adjacent pairs of the posts, the faces including first and second faces and a power distribution and position reference face; a controllable robotic arm suspended from the rectangular frame section; a work table fixedly coupled to the power distribution and position reference face; a plurality of conveyor tables including a first conveyor table fixedly coupled to the work table through the first face and a second conveyor table fixedly coupled to the work table through the second face; a vision system monitoring the work table and monitoring each of the conveyor tables; and a programmable controller executing a control routine operative to:
monitor signal inputs from the vision system to identify and determine orientation of a first component on the first conveyor table,control the robotic arm to pick the first component from the first conveyor table and execute an assembly task with the first component at the work table to produce a work product,determine if the work product is an assembled product, andcontrol the robotic arm to transfer the assembled product onto the second conveyor table.