J. Patrick Spicer
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View article: Quality status display for a vibration welding process
Quality status display for a vibration welding process Open
A method includes receiving, during a vibration welding process, a set of sensory signals from a collection of sensors positioned with respect to a work piece during formation of a weld on or within the work piece. The method also includes…
View article: Automatic monitoring of vibration welding equipment
Automatic monitoring of vibration welding equipment Open
A vibration welding system includes vibration welding equipment having a welding horn and anvil, a host device, a check station, and a robot. The robot moves the horn and anvil via an arm to the check station. Sensors, e.g., temperature se…
View article: Binary classification of items of interest in a repeatable process
Binary classification of items of interest in a repeatable process Open
A system includes host and learning machines in electrical communication with sensors positioned with respect to an item of interest, e.g., a weld, and memory. The host executes instructions from memory to predict a binary quality status o…
View article: Automatic monitoring of the alignment and wear of vibration welding equipment
Automatic monitoring of the alignment and wear of vibration welding equipment Open
A vibration welding system includes vibration welding equipment having a welding horn and anvil, a host machine, a check station, and a welding robot. At least one displacement sensor is positioned with respect to one of the welding equipm…
View article: Reconfigurable assembly work station
Reconfigurable assembly work station Open
A reconfigurable autonomous workstation includes a multi-faced superstructure including a horizontally-arranged frame section supported on a plurality of posts. The posts form a plurality of vertical faces arranged between adjacent pairs o…
View article: Clamp force and alignment checking device
Clamp force and alignment checking device Open
A check fixture measures a total clamp force applied by a welder device. The welder device includes a welding horn having a plurality of weld pads and welding anvil having a plurality of weld pads. The check fixture includes a base member …