Phillip R Stevens

US Patent:

20110270432, Nov 3, 2011

Filed:

May 3, 2010

Appl. No.:

12/772618

Inventors:

Michael D. Carpenter - Rochester Hills MI, US
Timothy McGuire - Macomb MI, US
David P. Vitale - Clarkston MI, US
Phillip W. Stevens - Saginaw MI, US
Michael J. Durak - Clinton Township MI, US

Assignee:

GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION@@GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS, INC. - Detroit MI

International Classification:

G06F 17/00

US Classification:

700110

Abstract:

A scalable manufacturing assembly verification system for use in a manufacturing facility to verify assembly of a product, the system comprising assembly process work stations and assembly verification system stations. The assembly process work stations are each configured to provide at least one device configured to aid in assembly of the product. The assembly verification system stations are each located within a different one of the assembly process work stations, with each of the assembly verification system stations including a computing device in communication with the device, and with each computing device including a respective set of business rules corresponding to the assembly process work station within which the computing device is located, wherein each set of the business rules provides assembly verification for the device to error check assembly of the product with the device.