发明名称 |
Automated identification and assembly of shoe parts |
摘要 |
Manufacturing and assembly of a shoe or a portion of a shoe is enhanced by automated placement and assembly of shoe parts. For example, a part-recognition system analyzes an image of a shoe part to identify the part and determine a location of the part. Once the part is identified and located, the part can be manipulated by an automated manufacturing tool. |
申请公布号 |
US9084451(B2) |
申请公布日期 |
2015.07.21 |
申请号 |
US201414267503 |
申请日期 |
2014.05.01 |
申请人 |
NIKE, Inc. |
发明人 |
Regan Patrick Conall;Lee Kuo-Hung;Chang Chih-Chi;Jean Ming-Feng;Liao Chang-Chu |
分类号 |
G06F19/00;A43D11/00;A43D9/00;A43D21/12;A43D21/16;G06K9/00;G01N21/00;G02B27/32;A43D95/00 |
主分类号 |
G06F19/00 |
代理机构 |
Shook, Hardy & Bacon LLP |
代理人 |
Shook, Hardy & Bacon LLP |
主权项 |
1. A method for positioning and assembling a shoe part in an automated manner during a shoe-manufacturing process, the method comprising:
receiving an image depicting a two-dimensional representation of an attachment shoe part which is to be attached to a base shoe part; determining one or more pixel coordinates of the image; converting, by a computer processor, the one or more pixel coordinates of the image to a geometric coordinate of a geometric coordinate system which maps a three-dimensional space within which the attachment shoe part is positioned and a pick-up tool operates; determining another geometric coordinate of the geometric coordinate system by analyzing a different image depicting a two-dimensional representation of the base shoe part to which the attachment shoe part will be attached; and transferring, by the pick-up tool, the attachment shoe part to the other geometric coordinate, thereby moving the attachment shoe part to a location in the three-dimensional space at which the attachment shoe part is to be attached to the base shoe part. |
地址 |
Beaverton OR US |