System for determining identicalness amongst wire harnesses

A system (100b) for determining identicalness amongst wire harnesses, a first wire harness (20) is having one or more first connector ends (21) and one or more second connector ends (22) joined by one or more first wire segments (23) and a second wire harness (30) is having one or more third connector ends (31) and one or more fourth connector ends (32) joined by one or more second wire segments (33), the system (100b) includes an electrical parameter supply unit (10) adapted to supply one or more electrical parameters therefrom to the first wire harness (20) when the first connector end (21) connected to a first socket (41) of the electrical parameter supply unit (10) and the second connector end (22) is connected to a second socket (42) of the electrical parameter supply unit (10) and the electrical parameter supply unit (10) operated accordingly;

• and the electrical parameter supply unit (10) is adapted to supply one or more electrical parameters therefrom to the second wire harness (30) when the third connector end (31) connected to a third socket (52) of the electrical parameter supply unit (10) and the fourth connector end (32) connected to a fourth socket (53) of the electrical parameter supply unit (10) and the electrical parameter supply unit (10) operated accordingly, a workstation (210) and a display unit (13) connected to the workstation (210), characterized in that the system (100b) comprises:
• a first measuring unit (40ab) is having a first measuring pin (40ac), a second measuring pin (40bc), a third measuring pin (40ae) and a fourth measuring pin (40bh), the first measuring pin (40ac) is adapted to have a physical contact with the first socket (41) at a first position (50), the first position (50) is a position on the first socket (41) from a reference (50d) with a predefined first distance (43) therebetween;
• the second measuring pin (40bc) is adapted to have a physical contact with the first connector end (21) at a second position (60), the second position (60) is a position on the first connector end (21) from the reference (50d) with a predefined second distance (44) therebetween;
• the third measuring pin (40ae) is adapted to have a physical contact with the second socket (42) at a third position (70), the third position (70) is a position on the second socket (42) from the reference (50d) with a predefined third distance (45) therebetween, the magnitude of the predefined first distance (43) and the magnitude of the predefined third distance (45) is same;
• the fourth measuring pin (40bh) is adapted to have a physical contact with the second connector end (22) at a fourth position (180), the fourth position (180) is a position on the second connector end (22) from the reference (50d) with a predefined fourth distance (46) therebetween, the magnitude of the predefined second distance (44) and the magnitude of the predefined fourth distance (46) is same;
• wherein upon supplying a first predefined quantity of electrical parameters to the first wire harness (20), the first measuring unit (40ab) measures the quantity of electrical parameters between the first position (50) and the second position (60) and the quantity of electrical parameters between the third position (70) and the fourth position (180);
• a second measuring unit (40be) is having a fifth measuring pin (40e), a sixth measuring pin (400, a seventh measuring pin (40g) and an eighth measuring pin (40h);
• the fifth measuring pin (40e) is adapted to have a physical contact with the third socket (52) at a fifth position (50a), the fifth position (50a) is a position on the third socket (52) from the reference (50d) with a predefined fifth distance (47) therebetween, wherein the magnitude of the predefined first distance (43) and the predefined fifth distance (47) are same;
• the sixth measuring pin (400 is adapted to have a physical contact with the third connector end (31) at a sixth position (60a), the sixth position (60a) is a position on the third connector end (31) from the reference (50d) with a predefined sixth distance (48) therebetween;
• wherein the magnitude of the predefined second distance (44) and the predefined sixth distance (48) are same;
• the seventh measuring pin (40g) is adapted to have a physical contact with the fourth socket (53) at a seventh position (70a), the seventh position (70a) is a position on the fourth socket (53) from the reference (50d) with a predefined seventh distance (49) therebetween;
• wherein the magnitude of the predefined third distance (45) and the predefined seventh distance (49) are same;
• the eighth measuring pin (40h) is adapted to have a physical contact with the fourth connector end (32) at an eighth position (180a), the eighth position (180a) is a position on the fourth connector end (32) from the reference (50d) with a predefined eighth distance (51) therebetween, wherein the magnitude of the predefined fourth distance (46) and the predefined eighth distance (51) are same;
• wherein upon supplying a second predefined quantity of electrical parameters to the second wire harness (30), the second measuring unit (40ab) measures the quantity of electrical parameters between the fifth position (50a), the sixth position (60a) and the quantity of electrical parameters between the seventh position (70a) and the eighth position (180a);
• the workstation (210) connected to the first measuring unit (40ab) and the second measuring unit (40be), the first measuring unit (40ab) and the second measuring unit (40be) send information about measured electrical parameters of the first wire harness (20) and the second wire harness (30) to the workstation (210),
• wherein the first wire harness (20) is a standard wire harness and the measured electrical parameter of the first wire harness (20) is a standard quantity of electrical parameter,
• wherein the workstation (210) is adapted to compare the received measured electrical parameters of the first wire harness (20) and the second wire harness (30) to determine the identicalness between the first wire harness (20) and the second wire harness (30);
• the display unit (13) is adapted to display the determined identicalness details of the second wire harness (30) with respect to the first wire harness (20).

A method (200a) for determining identicalness amongst wire harnesses, a first wire harness (20) is having one or more first connector ends (21) and one or more second connector ends (22) joined by one or more first wire segments (23) and a second wire harness (20) is having one or more third connector ends (31) and one or more fourth connector ends (32) joined by one or more second wire segments (33),

• connecting the first connector end (21) to a first socket (41) of an electrical parameter supply unit (10) and the second connector end (22) to a second socket (42) of the electrical parameter supply unit (10), characterized in that method (200a) comprising the steps of:
• making physical contact between a first measuring pin (40a) of a measuring unit (40) and a first position (50), the first position (50) is a position on the first socket (41) from a reference (50b) with a predefined first distance (43) therebetween;
• making a physical contact between a second measuring pin (40b) of the measuring unit (40) and the first connector end (21) at a second position (60), the second position (60) is a position on the first connector end (21) from the reference (50b) with a predefined second distance (44) therebetween;
• making a physical contact between a third measuring pin (40c) of the measuring unit (40) and the second socket (42) at a third position (70), the third position (70) is a position on the second socket (42) from the reference (50b) with a predefined third distance (45) therebetween;
• making a physical contact between a fourth measuring pin (40d) of the measuring unit (40) and the second connector end (22) at a fourth position (180), the fourth position (180) is a position on the second connector end (22) from the reference (50b) with a predefined fourth distance (46) therebetween;
• supplying a first predefined quantity of electrical parameters to the first wire harness (20);
• measuring the quantity of electrical parameter between the first position (50) and the second position (60) and measuring the quantity of electrical parameter between the third position (70) and the fourth position (180) upon supplying a first predefined quantity of electrical parameters to the first wire harness (20);
• disconnecting the first wire harness (20) from the first socket (41) and second socket (42);
• connecting the second wire harness (30) to the first socket (41) and the second socket (42);
• making a physical contact between the first measuring pin (40a) and the first socket (41) at a fifth position (50a), the fifth position (50a) is a position on the first socket (41) from the reference (50c) with a predefined fifth distance (47) therebetween, wherein the magnitude of the predefined first distance (43) and the predefined fifth distance (47) are same;
• making a physical contact between the second measuring pin (40b) and the third connector end (31) at a sixth position (60a), the sixth position (60a) is a position on the third connector end (31) from the reference (50c) with a predefined sixth distance (48) therebetween;
• wherein the magnitude of the predefined second distance (44) and the predefined sixth distance (48) are same;
• making a physical contact between the third measuring pin (40c) and the fourth socket (42) at a seventh position (70a), the seventh position (70a) is a position on the fourth socket (42) from the reference (50c) with a predefined seventh distance (49) therebetween;
• wherein the magnitude of the predefined third distance (45) and the predefined seventh distance (49) are same;
• making a physical contact between the fourth measuring pin (40d) and the second socket (42) at an eighth position (180a), the eighth position (180a) is a position on the second socket (42) from the reference (50c) with a predefined eighth distance (51) therebetween;
• wherein the magnitude of the predefined fourth distance (46) and the predefined eighth distance (51) are same;
• supplying a second predefined quantity of electrical parameters to the second wire harness (30) by the electrical parameter supply unit (10), wherein the quantity of the first predefined quantity of electrical parameters and the second predefined quantity of electrical parameters is same;
• measuring the quantity of electrical parameter between the fifth position (50a) and the sixth position (60a) by the measuring unit (40) and measuring the quantity of electric parameter between the seventh position (70a) and the eighth position (180a) by the measuring unit (40);
• sending information about measured electrical parameters of the first wire harness and the second wire harness to a workstation (210) connected to the measuring unit (40), wherein the first wire harness (20) is a standard wire harness and the measured electrical parameter of the first wire harness (20) is a standard quantity of electrical parameter;
• comparing the received information about measured electrical parameters of the first wire harness (20) and the second wire harness (30) by the workstation (210) to determine the identicalness between the first wire harness (20) and the second wire harness (30);
• displaying the determined identicalness details of the second wire harness (30) with respect to the first wire harness (20) by a display unit (13) connected to the workstation (210).

A method (200b) for determining identicalness amongst wire harnesses, a first wire harness (20) is having one or more first connector ends (21) and one or more second connector ends (22) joined by one or more first wire segments (23) and a second wire harness (30) is having one or more third connector ends (31) and one or more fourth connector ends (32) joined by one or more second wire segments (33), connecting the first connector end (21) to a first socket (41) of an electrical parameter supply unit (10) and the second connector end (22) to a second socket (42) of the electrical parameter supply unit (10), characterized in that the method (200b) comprising the steps of;

• making a physical contact between a first measuring pin (40ac) of a first measuring unit (40ab) and the first socket (41) at a first position (50), the first position (50) is a position on the first socket (41) from a reference (50d) with a predefined first distance (43) therebetween;
• making a physical contact between a second measuring pin (40bc) of the first measuring unit (40ab) and the first connector end (21) at a second position (60), the second position (60) is a position on the first connector end (21) from the reference (50d) with a predefined second distance (44) therebetween;
• making a physical contact between a third measuring pin (40ae) of the first measuring unit (40ab) and the second socket (42) at a third position (70), the third position (70) is a position on the second socket (42) from the reference (50d) with a predefined third distance (45) therebetween;
• making a physical contact between a fourth measuring pin (40bh) of the first measuring unit (40ab) and the second connector end (22) at a fourth position (180), the fourth position (180) is a position on the second connector end (22) from the reference (50d) with a predefined fourth distance (46) therebetween;
• supplying a first predefined quantity of electrical parameters to the first wire harness (20),
• measuring the quantity of electrical parameters between the first position (50) and the second position (60) and measuring the quantity of electrical parameters between the third position (70) and the fourth position (180) by the first measuring unit (40ab);
• connecting the third connector end (31) to a third socket (52) of the electrical parameter supply unit (10) and the fourth connector end (32) to a fourth socket (53) of the electrical parameter supply unit (10);
• making a physical contact between a fifth measuring pin of the second measuring unit (40a) and the third socket (52) at a fifth position (50a), the fifth position (50a) is a position on the third socket (52) from the reference (50d) with a predefined fifth distance (47) therebetween, wherein the magnitude of the predefined first distance (41) and the predefined fifth distance (47) are same;
• making a physical contact between a sixth measuring pin (400 and the third connector end (31) at a sixth position (60a), the sixth position (60a) is a position on the third connector end (31) from the reference (50d) with a predefined sixth distance (48) therebetween;
• wherein the magnitude of the predefined second distance (44) and the predefined sixth distance (48) are same;
• making a physical contact between the seventh measuring pin (40g) and the fourth socket (53) at a seventh position (70a), the seventh position (70a) is a position on the fourth socket (53) from the reference (50d) with a predefined seventh distance (49) therebetween;
• wherein the magnitude of the predefined third distance (45) and the predefined seventh distance (49) are same;
• making a physical contact between the eighth measuring pin (40h) and the fourth connector end (32) at an eighth position (180a), the eighth position (180a) is a position on the second socket (53) from the reference (50d) with a predefined eighth distance (51) therebetween;
• wherein the magnitude of the predefined fourth distance (46) and the predefined eighth distance (51) are same;
• supplying a second predefined quantity of electrical parameters to the second wire harness (30), the quantity of the first predefined quantity of electrical parameters and the second predefined quantity of electrical parameters is same;
• measuring the quantity of electrical parameters between the fifth position (50a) and the sixth position (60a) by the first measuring unit (40ab) and measuring the quantity of electrical parameters between the seventh position (70a) and the eighth position (180a) by the second measuring unit (40be),
• sending information about measured electrical parameters of the first wire harness (20) and the second wire harness (30) to a workstation (210) by the first measuring unit (40ab) and the second measuring unit (40be) respectively,
• wherein the first wire harness (20) is a standard wire harness and the measured electrical parameter of the first wire harness (20) is a standard quantity of electrical parameter
• comparing the received measured electrical parameters of the first wire harness (20) and the second wire harness (30) to determine the identicalness between the first wire harness (20) and the second wire harness (30);
• displaying the determined identicalness details the second wire harness (30) with respect to the first wire harness (20) by a display unit (13) connected to the workstation (210).