Pick and place machine with improved inspection
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1. A method of inspecting component placement using an inspection system within an electronics assembly machine, the method comprising:
- performing a component placement inspection to obtain component placement inspection information relative to a component on a workpiece at a placement location;
obtaining positional information relative to the placement location; and
associating the component placement inspection information with the positional information.
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Embodiments of the present invention provide correlation between positional information relative to the workpiece and inspection information acquired relative to the workpiece. This correlation helps a user or technician quickly identify the physical location, on the workpiece, to which the inspection information pertains. Component inspection information can then be provided to an operator along with an indication of a position of the inspected component on the workpiece.
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19 Claims
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1. A method of inspecting component placement using an inspection system within an electronics assembly machine, the method comprising:
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performing a component placement inspection to obtain component placement inspection information relative to a component on a workpiece at a placement location;
obtaining positional information relative to the placement location; and
associating the component placement inspection information with the positional information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A component placement inspection system within an electronics assembly machine, the system comprising:
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a camera disposed to acquire a plurality of images of a component placement location on a workpiece;
a position measurement system configured to provide an indication of workpiece position; and
a processing system coupled to the camera and to the position measurement system, the processing system being adapted to associate data relative to the acquired images with the workpiece position. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A component placement inspection system within an electronics assembly machine, the system comprising:
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means for generating component placement inspection information within the electronics assembly machine;
means for measuring workpiece position;
means for associating data relative to the acquired images with the workpiece position.
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