Integration of manufacturing control functions using a multi-functional vision system

• Main Author: CROTHERS, PHILLIP JOHN
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 23.07.2015
• Subjects: AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; CALCULATING; COMPUTING; CONTROL OR REGULATING SYSTEMS IN GENERAL; CONTROLLING; COSMONAUTICS; COUNTING; DATA PROCESSING SYSTEMS OR METHODS, SPECIALLY ADAPTED FORADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL, SUPERVISORYOR FORECASTING PURPOSES; DESIGNING, MANUFACTURING, ASSEMBLING, CLEANING, MAINTAINING ORREPAIRING AIRCRAFT, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING; FUNCTIONAL ELEMENTS OF SUCH SYSTEMS; GROUND OR AIRCRAFT-CARRIER-DECK INSTALLATIONS SPECIALLYADAPTED FOR USE IN CONNECTION WITH AIRCRAFT; HANDLING, TRANSPORTING, TESTING OR INSPECTING AIRCRAFTCOMPONENTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL; MONITORING OR TESTING ARRANGEMENTS FOR SUCH SYSTEMS ORELEMENTS; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; PHYSICS; REGULATING; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE,COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL, SUPERVISORY OR FORECASTINGPURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; TRANSPORTING

INTEGRATION OF MANUFACTURING CONTROL FUNCTIONS USING A MULTI-FUNCTIONAL VISION SYSTEM A manufacturing control system comprises a vision system 20 for viewing operations within a manufacturing area 24 and for producing vision data 28 representing the viewed operations. A systems control 26 analyzes the vision data 28, and controls at least two control functions 50, 52, 54 or 56 related to the manufacturing operations based on the analyzed vision data 28. 3253238_1 IRN: 974860 42-- 42 8 2 -- 0- 74b Q aaaaaaaa-72 74a 78 42 MONITOR MANUFACTURING AREA WITH VISION SYSTEM TRIGGER VISION SYSTEM 92 (E.G. USING MANUFACTURING AREA EVENT) SELECT/LOCATE OBJECT(S) FOR VIEWING 94 gg, VIEW SELECTED OBJECT(S) AND 96 'N 8 6 RECORD DIGITAL VISION DATA 98 LOCATE OBJECT FEATURES OF INTEREST AND EXTRACT VIS |ANALYZE EXTrRACTED VISION DATA .- 100 102 PERFORM MANUFACTURING CONTROL FUNCTIONS BASED ON THE ANALYSIS OF THE EXTRACTED VISION DATA