HANGING TROLLEY SYSTEM WITH BRAKE
Granted: November 7, 2024
Application Number:
20240367693
A hanging trolley system includes a body, a plurality of first support wheels, and a brake system. The body includes upper and lower portions. The first support wheels are coupled to the upper portion of the body for rotation relative thereto about corresponding first axes that are parallel to each other. The first support wheels are configured to roll on an upward facing first surface of a rail to support the body on the rail. The brake system includes a traction wheel, a first…
STAMPING TOOL WITH A SUB PAD WITHIN A FORMING STEEL AND METHOD OF FORMING A PANEL FROM A SHEET METAL WORKPIECE
Granted: September 19, 2024
Application Number:
20240307943
A stamping tool includes a lower pad, upper pad, forming steel, and sub-pad. The lower pad includes a lower forming surface recessed in a first direction between a first lower pad surface and the second lower pad surface. The upper pad is movable along a second direction. In an extended position, the upper pad holds a workpiece against the first lower pad surface. The forming steel includes a first forming surface and is movable along the first direction. In an extended position, the…
SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MONITORING OBSTRUCTIONS IN A CONDUIT OF A STAMPING ENVIRONMENT
Granted: September 5, 2024
Application Number:
20240293856
A method includes obtaining stamping system data from a stamping system data controller and vibration data from one or more vibration sensors disposed at the conduit; selecting a baseline vibration threshold and a frequency filter from among a plurality of frequency filters based on the stamping system data; generating a plurality of measured vibration values based on the vibration data and the frequency filter, where each measured vibration value from among the plurality of measured…
COIL ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SAME
Granted: August 29, 2024
Application Number:
20240290535
A coil assembly includes a mounting structure and a coil member. The mounting structure includes at least one surface and at least one locking member disposed on the at least one surface. The coil member is wound around a central axis of the mounting structure and secured to the at least one surface of the mounting structure by the at least one locking member.
RETAINER FOR SECURING COMPONENT TO STRUCTURE
Granted: August 22, 2024
Application Number:
20240280125
A retainer that includes a body portion. The body portion defines a first aperture open through a first side of the body portion, a second aperture open through a second side of the body portion, a third aperture open through a third side of the body portion, and a fourth aperture open through a fourth side of the body portion. The first aperture is in communication with the second aperture to define a first pathway through the body portion in which a strap is receivable. The third…
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GLOBALLY WAKING UP A FLEET OF AUTONOMOUSLY GUIDED VEHICLES
Granted: August 8, 2024
Application Number:
20240262383
A method for activating a wake-up module of an autonomous guided vehicle (AGV) when the AGV is operating in a standby state, determining whether a global wake-up command was broadcasted by a fleet management system, and activating an on-state associated with the AGV in response to determining that the global wake-up command was broadcasted by the fleet management system.
TOOLING ASSEMBLY WITH INTERNAL COOLANT PASSAGES FOR MACHINES
Granted: August 8, 2024
Application Number:
20240261919
A tooling assembly for a machine having an automatic tool changing system includes a tool body disposed about a rotational axis and defining an internal passage operable to flow a fluid therein. The internal passage includes an inlet, stem channel, first and second curved channels, and first and second transition portions. The inlet is configured to receive the fluid from the machine. First and second outlets are open through an exterior of the tool body. The stem channel is in fluid…
ALIGNMENT SYSTEM FOR STATOR CORE
Granted: July 11, 2024
Application Number:
20240235348
An alignment tool for positioning an end plate on a core shaft of a stator core includes a central shaft disposed about a central axis and an outer body. The central shaft has a proximal end and extends in an axial direction therefrom to a free distal end. The outer body includes a base portion, a support portion and a push portion. The base portion is coupled to the proximal end of the central shaft. The support portion is spaced apart from the central shaft and extends from the base…
SYSTEM AND METHOD OF ADJUSTING THE AUTOMATED PLANT MARSHALING BASED ON DYNAMIC RF SIGNALS
Granted: June 6, 2024
Application Number:
20240184301
A method for controlling vehicle movement includes: obtaining, by a vehicle, at least one radio frequency (RF) signal metric for a plurality of RF signals broadcasted in a manufacturing environment; broadcasting, by the vehicle, a vehicle message when the at least one RF signal metric satisfies at least one RF communication issue condition; generating, by an infrastructure system, an RF map based on the vehicle message and at least one additional vehicle message from at least one…
SYSTEM AND METHOD OF JOINING AN EXISTING AUTOMATED VEHICLE MARSHALING CONVOY USING WIRELESS COMMUNICATION
Granted: June 6, 2024
Application Number:
20240185724
A method for transmitting a request to join a marshaling convoy, receiving routing-localization information in response to the request, and controlling one or more sub-systems within a vehicle to enter a marshaling convoy based on the routing-localization information and a marshaling message, wherein the marshaling message causes the marshaling convoy to accommodate the vehicle.
SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CALIBRATING A VEHICLE STEERING ANGLE BY LEVERAGING A STEERING PINION ANGLE OFFSET AND A WHEEL ALIGNMENT FUNNEL
Granted: June 6, 2024
Application Number:
20240182112
A system for calibrating a vehicle includes a funnel-type wheel alignment system and an infrastructure system. The infrastructure system is configured to autonomously control a movement of the vehicle within the funnel-type wheel alignment system based on an autonomous marshaling routine and selectively adjust one or more parameters of the autonomous marshaling routine based on one or more calibration metrics generated by the funnel-type wheel alignment system. The funnel-type wheel…
SYSTEM AND METHOD TO VALIDATE MARSHALING INSTRUCTIONS RECEIVED BY INFRASTRUCTURE ENABLED MARSHALING SYSTEM
Granted: June 6, 2024
Application Number:
20240182070
A method includes calculating, by a vehicle system, a pose information for a vehicle having the vehicle system, determining, by the vehicle system, whether the calculated pose information matches that of a vehicle pose information received from an infrastructure system, updating, by the vehicle system, a current pose of the vehicle based on the calculated pose information, transmitting, by the vehicle system, a notification regarding the inaccurate pose information to the infrastructure…
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CALIBRATING STEERING ANGLE OFFSET USING INFRASTRUCTURE SENSORS
Granted: June 6, 2024
Application Number:
20240182016
A method for the determination of pose information associated with a vehicle, the determination of a steering angle offset of the vehicle using an offset determination model configured to learn the steering angle offset of the vehicle, and the transmission of one or more steering angle offset commands to the vehicle.
METHOD OF FORMING A BATTERY ELECTRODE MICROSTRUCTURE TO REDUCE TORTUOSITY
Granted: May 23, 2024
Application Number:
20240170640
A method of manufacturing a battery electrode includes casting a solid battery electrode from a slurry including electrode particles, a binder, and a solvent, wherein residual solvent remains after the casting and the binder remains at least partially elastic. The solid battery electrode then undergoes flash-freezing such that the residual solvent forms dendritic ice having a pattern, and then the dendritic ice is removed from the solid battery electrode, thereby rearranging the…
SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PREDICTING AN INCOMING ROTATIONAL BALANCE OF AN UNFINISHED WORKPIECE
Granted: May 16, 2024
Application Number:
20240161268
A method for predicting an incoming rotational balance of an unfinished workpiece includes obtaining image data of the unfinished workpiece, generating a virtual representation of the unfinished workpiece based on the image data, segmenting the virtual representation into one or more target meshes, determining one or more parameters of the one or more target meshes, where the one or more parameters comprise a volume, a center of gravity, or a combination thereof, and determining a…
ULTRASONIC ATOMIZER WITH ACOUSTIC FOCUSING DEVICE
Granted: May 16, 2024
Application Number:
20240157389
An atomizer for applying a coating includes a nozzle plate, an actuator, and an acoustic focusing device. The nozzle plate defines at least one aperture. The actuator is configured to oscillate to form pressure waves within a fluid to eject the fluid from the nozzle plate. The acoustic focusing device focuses the pressure waves toward the apertures.
METHOD AND SYSTEM OF AUTOMATED VEHICLE BODY ROUTING SYSTEM EMPLOYING PREDICTED VEHICLE BODY IMPERFECTIONS AND VISION DETECTION SYSTEM
Granted: April 18, 2024
Application Number:
20240124079
A method of directing a vehicle body through a paint process includes obtaining, by a vehicle manufacturing system, process operation data from a vehicle body process. The process operation data is indicative of an operation state of an identified machine performing a selected body operation as part of the vehicle body process. The method includes determining, by the vehicle manufacturing system, whether a recognized fault has occurred based on the process operation data, identifying a…
SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GENERATING SYNTHETIC IMAGES OF A TRAINING DATABASE
Granted: April 11, 2024
Application Number:
20240119119
A method includes generating one or more nominal images of at least a portion of a digital twin of an environment, defining one or more anomalous characteristics of the one or more components, generating one or more anomalous images of the portion of the digital twin of the environment based on the field of view and the one or more anomalous characteristics, performing a tessellation routine and a texture mapping routine on the one or more nominal images and the one or more anomalous…
PARKING PAWL SPRING PRE-TENSIONING AND ASSEMBLY TOOL SYSTEM AND METHOD
Granted: April 11, 2024
Application Number:
20240116159
A tool system for installing a parking pawl includes a tool that includes a base, a plate, and an actuator. The base includes a base surface configured to support a parking pawl in a predetermined position. The plate includes a protrusion that extends upward from a front portion of the plate. A rear portion of the plate is coupled to a front portion of the base. The plate is movable relative to the base between a retention position in which the protrusion is positioned to retain a pawl…
DUAL TORQUE AND INJECTION MOLDING DEVICE
Granted: March 21, 2024
Application Number:
20240091999
A tool for driving a threaded fastener includes a driver head, a motor, and an injector. The driver head includes a spindle rotatable about an axis. A distal end of the spindle defines a plurality of drive surfaces configured to engage mating drive surfaces on the fastener to rotate the fastener about the axis. The driver head defines a fluid passage having an outlet proximate to the distal end of the spindle. The motor is drivingly coupled to the spindle to rotate the spindle about the…
