Patent ID: 6718233
Filing Date: 2004-04-06
Classification: B25J,G05B

Abstract:
Apparatus for precision placement of an optical component on a substrate and precision assembly thereof into a fiber optic telecommunication package, said apparatus comprising:a machine vision system for locating the optical component relative to a fiducial point on the substrate; contact determiner means for determining contact of the optical component and the substrate with one another; and a robot configured for contacting the optical component and the substrate with one another under guidance from said contact determiner means, said robot being further configured for moving the optical component and the substrate relative to one another under guidance from said machine vision system toward a desired position of the optical component relative to the fiducial point on the substrate; wherein the optical component and the substrate contact one another for at least a portion of the movement of the optical component and the substrate toward the desired position of the optical component relative to the fiducial point on the substrate.