AUTOMATED VISION INSPECTION OF A SIDE CURTAIN AIRBAG ASSEMBLY
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1. A side curtain airbag assembly comprising:
- an inflatable cushion; and
a sock for housing the cushion in a folded state,wherein at least one of the cushion and sock includes a plurality of spaced markings arrayed along its respective longitudinal extent, each marking is defined by at least two indicia including a first indicium and a second indicium, each of the first indicium and second indicium is formed from a plurality of similarly shaped and sized interconnected pixels which together provide for first and second indicia having a predetermined height and width.
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Abstract
A side curtain airbag assembly includes an inflatable cushion and a sock for housing the cushion in a folded state. At least one of the cushion and sock includes a plurality of spaced markings arrayed along its respective longitudinal extent. Each marking is defined by at least two indicia including a first indicium and a second indicium. Each of the first indicium and second indicium is formed from a plurality of similarly shaped and sized interconnected pixels which together provide for first and second indicia having a predetermined height and width
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16 Claims
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1. A side curtain airbag assembly comprising:
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an inflatable cushion; and a sock for housing the cushion in a folded state, wherein at least one of the cushion and sock includes a plurality of spaced markings arrayed along its respective longitudinal extent, each marking is defined by at least two indicia including a first indicium and a second indicium, each of the first indicium and second indicium is formed from a plurality of similarly shaped and sized interconnected pixels which together provide for first and second indicia having a predetermined height and width. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method of accessing an installed condition of a side curtain airbag assembly comprising:
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providing a plurality of spaced markings along a length of a cushion or sock of the side curtain airbag assembly; defining each marking by at least two indicia including a first indicium and a second indicium having a shape differing from a shape of the first indicium, each of the first indicium and second indicium being formed from a plurality of similarly shaped and sized interconnected pixels; capturing images with a detector of the first and second indicia of the plurality of markings; and comparing the captured images of the first and second indicia of the plurality of marking with master images of the first and second indicia of the plurality of markings with a controller in communication with the detector to determine presence of each of the plurality of markings. - View Dependent Claims (14)
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15. A part for installation on an associated body comprising:
a part body including a plurality of spaced markings arrayed along a longitudinal extent of the part body, each marking is defined by at least two indicia including a first indicium and a second indicium, the first indicium being uniquely shaped compared to a shape of the second indicium, each of the first indicium and second indicium is formed from a plurality of similarly shaped and sized interconnected polygonal shaped pixels, the plurality of markings allowing for determination of an installed state of the part. - View Dependent Claims (16)
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