METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR EVALUATING A COMPONENT PICK ACTION IN AN ELECTRONICS ASSEMBLY MACHINE

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12364000

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An electronics assembly apparatus with improved pick evaluation is provided. The apparatus includes a placement head having at least one nozzle for releasably picking up and holding a component. A robotic system is provided for generating relative movement between the placement head and a workpiece, such as a circuit board. An image acquisition system is disposed to obtain at least one before-pick image of a component pick up location and at least one after-pick image of the component pick up location. The before-pick image contains a plurality of image portions, having each image portion view the pick-up location from a different point of view, while the after-pick image contains a plurality of image portions, having each image portion view the pick-up location from a different point of view.

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CYBEROPTICS CORPORATIONGOLDEN VALLEY MN 55416

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Case, Steven K St. Louis Park, US 61 1511
Duquette, David W Minneapolis, US 22 242
Konicek, John P Minneapolis, US 12 142
Manickam, Swaminathan Wilmington, US 10 152
Rudd, Eric P Hopkins, US 36 420

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