Methods and systems for verifying the alignment of vehicle devices
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorKerry Lance Paskell
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Abstract
A method for verifying an alignment of one or more devices of a vehicle in a manufacturing environment includes selecting an alignment verification routine to be performed by an autonomous alignment verification mobile robot (AAVMR) and autonomously positioning the AAVMR based on a position of the vehicle and one or more displacements associated with the alignment verification routine. The method includes performing, using the AAVMR, the alignment verification routine to generate one or more alignment characteristics associated with the one or more devices and broadcasting a notification based on the one or more alignment characteristics.
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A method for verifying an alignment of one or more devices of a vehicle in a manufacturing environment, the method comprising:
- selecting an alignment verification routine to be performed by an autonomous alignment verification mobile robot (AAVMR);
- autonomously positioning the AAVMR based on a position of the vehicle and one or more displacements associated with the alignment verification routine, wherein the one or more displacements associated with the alignment verification routine are based on a height of an autonomous production transportation mobile robot (APTMR) configured to transport the vehicle;
- performing, using the AAVMR, the alignment verification routine to generate one or more alignment characteristics associated with the one or more devices;
- and
- broadcasting a notification based on the one or more alignment characteristics.
A system for verifying an alignment of one or more devices of a vehicle in a manufacturing environment, the system comprising:
- one or more processors and one or more nontransitory computer-readable mediums storing instructions that are executable by the one or more processors, wherein the instructions comprise:
- selecting an alignment verification routine to be performed by an autonomous alignment verification mobile robot (AAVMR), wherein the AAVMR comprises an image sensor;
- autonomously positioning the AAVMR based on a position of the vehicle and one or more displacements associated with the alignment verification routine, wherein the one or more displacements associated with the alignment verification routine are based on height of an autonomous production transportation mobile robot (APTMR) configured to transport the vehicle;
- performing, using the AAVMR, the alignment verification routine to generate one or more alignment characteristics associated with the one or more devices;
- and
- broadcasting a notification based on the one or more alignment characteristics.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.