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US 2015/0020948 A1Published application
Automated detection of urethane application
AssigneeGM Global Technology Operations LLC
InventorsCRAIG R. STEVENSON, DAVID GROLL, RAYMOND J. PUDLIK, MARK R. SEIPEL
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Abstract
A detection of urethane applied to a workpiece, and more particularly to automated infrared detection of urethane application on a workpiece in order to detect improper application of the urethane.
Claims20
A method of urethane application to a workpiece, comprising the steps of:
- (a) applying a bead of urethane onto a predetermined location of a surface of the workpiece;
- (b) orienting the surface toward an infrared detector;
- (c) generating an infrared image of the surface and the bead;
- and
- (d) determining whether the bead application meets a predetermined requirement.
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A system for urethane application on a workpiece comprising:
- a robot configured to secure the workpiece for urethane application;
- a urethane applicator configured to apply a bead of urethane to the workpiece;
- an infrared detector configured to create an infrared image of the workpiece after urethane application;
- and
- a controller configured to determine whether the bead application meets a predetermined requirement.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.