A method of assembling vehicle parts, the method including: measuring at least one of a dimension or a characteristic of each of plural types of vehicle parts, and, for types of vehicle parts of which there are plural in stock, measuring at least one of a dimension or a characteristic of each one of the plural vehicle parts that are in stock; determining a combination of the plural types of vehicle parts by selecting specific vehicle parts from among the types of vehicle parts of which there are plural in stock, such that the selected specific vehicle parts closely approximate specific vehicle specification reference values; and assembling the plural types of vehicle parts in accordance with the combination that has been determined.

A robot system includes at least one robot, a first sensor, at least one second sensor, and circuitry. The at least one robot is to work on a workpiece. The first sensor is to detect a three-dimensional shape of the workpiece. The at least one second sensor is to detect a three-dimensional position of the workpiece. The circuitry is configured to control the at least one robot based on teaching data. The circuitry is configured to correct the teaching data according to the three-dimensional shape detected by the first sensor. The circuitry is configured to correct the teaching data according to the three-dimensional position detected by the at least one second sensor.

A method for manufacturing a vehicle, in which, on a production line of a vehicle-manufacturing plant, attachments are mounted on a vehicle body, to each of which an attachment transponder is fastened, which, after the particular attachment is installed in the vehicle, is detected with the aid of an RFID reading device for the purpose of a construction state documentation, a belt retractor of a safety belt assembly being installed as an attachment in a cavity of a vehicle body column formed as a hollow girder on the production line. A belt retractor transponder is assigned to the belt retractor. The belt retractor transponder is not fastened directly to the belt retractor but rather to a belt strap of the belt retractor outside the body column cavity.

A vehicle assembly system includes a vehicle chassis of a vehicle; at least one object sensor mounted to the vehicle chassis, where the at least one object sensor generates sensor data based on at least one detected object; a vehicle controller mounted to the vehicle chassis and configured to receive the sensor data from the at least one object sensor, where, during assembly, the vehicle controller is configured with production control software that enables the vehicle controller to generate production object data from the sensor data, monitor for a safety event based on the production object data, and generate a safety event signal in response to detecting the safety event; and a safety controller configured to receive the safety event signal from the vehicle controller and alter a movement of a surveilled machine corresponding to the safety event.

A method, system and computer program product of detecting vehicle defects includes creating a first design graph, receiving information related to a defective design of a vehicle associated with the first design graph, tagging a defective part in the first design graph with defect information, comparing the first design graph with other design graphs using a graph-matching technique, determining that a second design graph matches the first design graph, the second design graph representing a potentially anomalous design, identifying a plurality of candidate vehicles that incorporate the potentially anomalous design, and recommending the candidate vehicles as service candidates.

There is provided an adjustment jig. A fixing unit has a plate shape and is detachably fixed to an attachment unit of a sensor provided on a vehicle side. An extension unit is provided to extend from the fixing unit. A suspension unit is suspended from the extension unit.

There is provided an adjustment jig. A fixing unit has a plate shape and is detachably fixed to an attachment unit of a sensor provided on a vehicle side. An extension unit is provided to extend from the fixing unit. A suspension unit is suspended from the extension unit.

A method that is able to measure the gap and flush of vehicle parts by means of a measuring tunnel. The method is able to determine the coordinates in 3D of the edges or ends of two adjacent parts of a vehicle. The measuring tunnel includes several video cameras, LED lights, a conveyor, a position encoder that measures the movement of the vehicle; a total station that measures fixed points of the measuring tunnel structure; a calibration chessboard and a calibration pattern; processing and storage means to store images taken by the video cameras, Computer-Aided-Design files of the vehicles and an edge recognition algorithm.

A welded steel part obtained by welding a first sheet with a second sheet, at least one with a coating of aluminum alloy. The welding uses a welding wire which, after melting and cooling, constitutes a weld bead connecting the first sheet to the second sheet and being part of said welded steel part. The respective peripheral edge of the first and second sheets are in a joggled edge type configuration in which the peripheral edge of the first sheet is arranged above, and on or near the upper face of an end portion of the peripheral edge of the second sheet which is extended by an inclined junction portion, at least one part of the upper face of the inclined junction portion delimits at least laterally with the edge of the peripheral edge of the first sheet a groove receiving the weld bead, the inclined joining portion extending by a welding portion in longitudinal continuity with the peripheral edge of the first sheet.

The present invention relates to a liquid injection system for a vehicle, including: at least one or more consoles adapted to check a leakage on a vehicle moved along a production line and to supply liquids to the vehicle; and a circulation rail having a working section disposed in parallel with the production line and a pit section in which the consoles are repaired and the liquids are refilled to the consoles, so as to allow the consoles to be circulated along the working section and the pit section thereof. accordingly, the liquid injection system can circulate the consoles using the track type circulation rail, thereby minimizing the time loss generated in liquid injection processes to improve the productivity of the vehicle.