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US 11,966,215 B2Granted
Systems and methods for assembling structural components
AssigneeHouse of Design LLC
InventorsSean E. Ays, Shane Christopher Dittrich, Mike Aaron Luna
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Abstract
Systems and methods for assembling structural components are disclosed. The systems and methods consider a sequence, operations of the sequence, and an approach vector in placing structural members (including structural members with pre-attached fasteners) for assembling structural components.
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A structural component assembly system comprising:
- an assembly station comprising an assembly surface;
- an assembly tool configured to access the assembly surface;
- one or more memories having computer-readable instructions stored thereon;
- and
- one or more processors that execute the computer-readable instructions to:
- generate or modify an assembly sequence to assemble a structural component, the assembly sequence comprising one or more placement operations for each of a plurality of structural members of the structural component, each of the one or more placement operations comprising an approach vector comprising a direction and an offset;
- generate project data comprising the assembly sequence;
- and
- communicate the project data to the assembly station to utilize the assembly tool to place the plurality of the structural members on the assembly surface of the assembly station according to the direction and the offset of the approach vector for that structural member.
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A non-transitory computer-readable media comprising computer-readable instructions stored thereon that when executed by one or more processors associated with an assembly station cause the one or more processors to:
- generate or modify an assembly sequence to assemble a structural component at the assembly station, the assembly sequence comprising one or more placement operations for each of a plurality of structural members of the structural component, each of the one or more placement operations comprising an approach vector comprising a direction and an offset;
- generate project data comprising the assembly sequence;
- and
- communicate the project data to the assembly station to place the plurality of the structural members on the assembly surface of the assembly station according to the direction and the offset of the approach vector for that structural member.
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A method comprising:
- determining, by one or more processors executing computer-readable instructions stored on one or more memories, an assembly sequence to assemble a structural component at an assembly station, the assembly sequence comprising one or more placement operations for each of a plurality of structural members of the structural component, each of the one or more placement operations comprising an approach vector comprising a direction and an offset;
- generating, by the one or more processors, project data comprising the assembly sequence;
- and
- communicating, by the one or more processors, the project data to the assembly station to place the plurality of the structural members on the assembly surface of the assembly station according to the direction and the non-zero offset of the approach vector for that structural member.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.