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.

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.