Tooling system and method for installing hybrid module with clutch and torque convertor into transmission assembly

A tooling system for assembling a hybrid vehicle transmission assembly that includes a hybrid module and a transmission module, the tooling system comprising:

• a positioning device configured to position the hybrid module relative to a transmission housing of the transmission module;
• a support structure;
• a gripper supported by the support structure and configured to grip an input shaft of the hybrid module;
• a clutch actuator configured to actuate a clutch of the hybrid module;
• a rotational actuator drivingly coupled to the gripper and configured to rotate the gripper about an assembly axis;
• a force sensor configured to detect resistance to axially translation of the hybrid module toward the transmission module;
• and
• a controller in communication with the positioning device, the gripper, the clutch actuator, the rotational actuator, and the force sensor, the controller being configured to control operation of the clutch actuator, the positioning device, the gripper, and the rotational actuator such that an operation is performed that includes the clutch actuator actuating the clutch to engage, the gripper gripping the input shaft of the hybrid module, the rotational actuator rotating the gripper to rotate the input shaft of the hybrid module relative to an input shaft of the transmission module, and the positioning device translating the hybrid module toward the transmission module to seat a housing of the hybrid module on the transmission housing,
• wherein the controller is configured to operate the rotational actuator to rotate the input shaft of the hybrid module in response to the force sensor detecting a force exceeding a threshold force.