Adaptive vehicle manufacturing system and method
First Claim
1. An adaptive vehicle manufacturing method for reducing vibrations and improving interior sound performance, comprising:
- assembling a body-in-white vehicle body including securing at least one body-in-white vehicle component;
measuring vibration sensitivity of at least one of;
said at least one body-in-white vehicle component or said body-in-white vehicle body; and
determining an optimal damping package for said body-in-white vehicle body based on at least one of said measured vibration sensitivity of said at least one body-in-white vehicle component and said measured vibration sensitivity of said body-in-white vehicle body.
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Abstract
An adaptive vehicle manufacturing system and method for reducing vibrations and/or improving interior sound performance includes optionally measuring vibration sensitivity of at least one body-in-white vehicle component. The body-in-white vehicle body is assembled at a weld station and includes the at least one body-in-white vehicle component. Optionally, vibration sensitivity of the assembled body-in-white vehicle body is measured. The body-in-white vehicle body is painted at a paint station. An optimal damping package for the body-in-white vehicle body is determined based on the measured vibration sensitivity of the at least one body-in-white vehicle component and/or the measured vibration sensitivity of the body-in-white vehicle body. Damping corresponding to the optimal damping package is applied to the body-in-white vehicle body after painting thereof at a damping station, which can include melt sheet robots for applying the damping package.
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1. An adaptive vehicle manufacturing method for reducing vibrations and improving interior sound performance, comprising:
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assembling a body-in-white vehicle body including securing at least one body-in-white vehicle component; measuring vibration sensitivity of at least one of;
said at least one body-in-white vehicle component or said body-in-white vehicle body; anddetermining an optimal damping package for said body-in-white vehicle body based on at least one of said measured vibration sensitivity of said at least one body-in-white vehicle component and said measured vibration sensitivity of said body-in-white vehicle body. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A vehicle manufacturing process, comprising:
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assembling a body-in-white vehicle body including at least one body-in-white vehicle component; measuring vibrations in at least one of;
one or more of said at least one body-in-white vehicle component and said body-in-white vehicle body;determining a damping package from said measured vibrations; and applying said damping package to said body-in-white vehicle body. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 21)
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18. A vehicle assembly line, comprising:
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a weld station for welding a body-in-white vehicle body from body-in-white vehicle components; a paint station for painting said body-in-white vehicle body; and a damping station for applying damping to said body-in-white vehicle body after painting thereof, said damping station including robots for applying a damping package to said body-in-white vehicle body based on vibration sensitivity measurements of at least one of;
said body-in-white vehicle body and one or more of said body-in-white vehicle components. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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