Patent ID: 11879727
Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 15:
16. A workstation for measuring dimensions comprising:
a first test zone, an operator zone, and a second test zone disposed between the first test zone and the operator zone;
a first fixture configured to support a first component within the first test zone such that the first component is not accessible to the operator from the operator zone;
a second fixture configured to support a second component within the second test zone, the second fixture being accessible to an operator located in the operator zone such that the operator can load the second component onto the second fixture from the operator zone;
a component delivery device arranged to move the first component into the first test zone and deposit the first component onto the first fixture, wherein no moving part of the component delivery device or the first component moves through the second test zone or is accessible by the operator while the operator is located in the operator zone;
a plurality of gauge tools mounted within the second test zone and accessible to the operator while the operator is located in the operator zone;
a collaborative robot including an arm and an end effector, the end effector configured to support each gauge tool, the arm configured to move the end effector within the first test zone to measure the first component mounted on the first fixture with the at least one gauge tool of the plurality of gauge tools and to move the end effector within the second test zone to measure the second component mounted on the second fixture with the at least one gauge tool; and
a control module in communication with the at least one gauge tool and the collaborative robot and configured to operate the collaborative robot to move the at least one gauge tool to measure the first component on the first fixture and configured to move the at least one gauge tool to measure the second component on the second fixture.