Patent №
US 6,567,162
Granted
2003-05-20
Filed 2001
Owner
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN, THE
Lab
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AI components
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Assignment
Recorded
Dataset
AIPD
2023_r1 edition
Application
09871065
An inspection apparatus, system and method for inspecting parts during a manufacturing process. The apparatus comprises a conveyor line for moving a part during a manufacturing process and a plurality of sensors and cameras mounted on stationary supports around the conveyor line. The conveyor line may be a part of or adjacent to the production line. The sensors measure a characteristic of a first part and produce an inspection output, and can be reconfigured for inspection of at least one different characteristic of a second part or for re-inspection of the first part at a different stage of the manufacturing process. The apparatus may include a computer system that receives the sensor inspection outputs and produces operator-accessible information. The apparatus may include means for identification of the parts. Alternatively, the parts may be stationary and the supports on which the sensors are mounted may be moving relative to the parts.
AI classification
Ownership
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN, THE
assignment · 118720801
Assignors
KOREN, YORAM, KATZ, REUVEN
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