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Granted Patent B2
US 11,768,485 · App. 17/479,448 · Granted Sep 26, 2023

System and method for controlling quality of vehicle

Inventor: Byung Il Choi (Hwaseong-si, KR)
Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY; KIA CORPORATION
G05B19/41875G05B2219/32368
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Patent No.
US 11,768,485
App. No.
17/479,448
Granted
Sep 26, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

A system for controlling a quality of a vehicle includes: a communication device that communicates with a plurality of terminals respectively located on vehicle product lines; and a controller that monitors the part assembly state of the worker, and displays an official assembly video of a defectively assembled part through a terminal on a product line where the worker is located when detecting the defective assembly of the worker.

Claims (44)

1. A device for controlling a quality of a vehicle, the device comprising:

a controller configured to:

monitor a part assembly state of a worker; and

display an official assembly video of a defectively assembled part through a terminal on a product line where the worker is located when detecting defective assembly of the worker,

wherein the controller is configured to:

extract an official assembly video of the defectively assembled part from an educational video; and

display the extracted official assembly video through the terminal on the product line where the worker is located, and

wherein the controller is configured to:

calculate a first degree of similarity by comparing text data of the defectively assembled part with subtitle data included in the educational video;

calculate a second degree of similarity by comparing an image of the defectively assembled part with the educational video; and

extract the official assembly video of the defectively assembled part based on the calculated first degree of similarity and second degree of similarity.

2. The device of claim 1 , wherein the controller is configured to count a number of times the defective assembly of the worker is detected.

3. The device of claim 2 , wherein the controller is further configured to:

set a warning intensity based on the counted number of times; and

output a warning signal corresponding to the set warning intensity through the terminal on the product line where the worker is located.

4. The device of claim 1 , wherein the controller is configured to detect at least one of a case where the worker has mounted a part of a different specification, a case where a gap between a part mounted by the worker and an adjacent part exceeds a standard value, a case where a level difference between the part mounted by the worker and the adjacent part exceeds a standard value, a case where there is a crack or a scratch on the part mounted by the worker, a case where the part mounted by the worker does not operate normally, or a case where a connector of the part mounted by the worker is not fastened as the defective assembly of the worker.

5. The device of claim 1 , wherein the controller is configured to obtain information on a process where the defective assembly of the part has occurred, a specification of a vehicle where the defective assembly of the part has occurred, and a worker who caused the defective assembly of the part based on product line process classification data, personal information of a worker for each product line process, data on a part to be worked on for each process, data on a problem part, problem phenomena data, problem classification data, problem occurrence time point data, data on a work process of the problem part, data on an optional specification for each vehicle, and information on a list of mounted parts for each vehicle.

6. The device of claim 5 , wherein the controller is configured to output a warning signal through the terminal on the product line where the worker is located during working hours of the worker based on the obtained information.

7. The device of claim 1 , wherein the controller is configured to extract a frame in the educational video with a K value calculated based on a following [Equation] exceeding a threshold value as the official assembly video of the defectively assembled part:

K=ω 1 ×A+ω 2 ×B   [Equation]

wherein A denotes the first degree of similarity, B denotes the second degree of similarity, ω 1 denotes a constant as a weight for the first degree of similarity, and ω 2 denotes a constant as a weight for the second degree of similarity.

8. A method for controlling a quality of a vehicle, the method comprising:

monitoring, by a controller, a part assembly state of a worker located on a vehicle product line;

detecting, by the controller, a defective assembly of the worker;

selecting, by the controller, a terminal corresponding to a location of the worker;

displaying, by the controller, an official assembly video of a defectively assembled part through the selected terminal; and

outputting, by the controller, a warning signal through the selected terminal,

wherein the displaying of the official assembly video of the defectively assembled part through the selected terminal includes:

extracting an official assembly video of the defectively assembled part from an educational video; and

displaying the extracted official assembly video through the selected terminal, and

wherein the extracting of the official assembly video of the defectively assembled part includes:

calculating a first degree of similarity by comparing text data of the defectively assembled part with subtitle data included in the educational video;

calculating a second degree of similarity by comparing an image of the defectively assembled part with the educational video; and

extracting the official assembly video of the defectively assembled part based on the calculated first degree of similarity and second degree of similarity.

9. The method of claim 8 , wherein the outputting of the warning signal through the selected terminal includes:

setting a warning intensity based on the number of times the defective assembly of the worker has occurred; and

outputting a warning signal corresponding to the set warning intensity through the selected terminal.

10. The method of claim 8 , wherein the detecting of the defective assembly of the worker includes detecting at least one of a case where the worker has mounted a part of a different specification, a case where a gap between a part mounted by the worker and an adjacent part exceeds a standard value, a case where a level difference between the part mounted by the worker and the adjacent part exceeds a standard value, a case where there is a crack or a scratch on the part mounted by the worker, a case where the part mounted by the worker does not operate normally, or a case where a connector of the part mounted by the worker is not fastened as the defective assembly of the worker.

11. The method of claim 8 , wherein the selecting of the terminal corresponding to the location of the worker includes obtaining information on a process where the defective assembly of the part has occurred, a specification of a vehicle where the defective assembly of the part has occurred, and a worker who caused the defective assembly of the part based on product line process classification data, personal information of a worker for each product line process, data on a part to be worked on for each process, data on a problem part, problem phenomena data, problem classification data, problem occurrence time point data, data on a work process of the problem part, data on an optional specification for each vehicle, and information on a list of mounted parts for each vehicle.

12. The method of claim 11 , wherein the outputting of the warning signal through the selected terminal includes outputting the warning signal through the selected terminal during working hours of the worker based on the obtained information.

13. The method of claim 12 , wherein the warning signal includes a visual warning signal and an audible warning signal.

14. The method of claim 8 , wherein the extracting of the official assembly video of the defectively assembled part based on the calculated first degree of similarity and second degree of similarity includes extracting a frame in the educational video with a K value calculated based on a following [Equation] exceeding a threshold value as the official assembly video of the defectively assembled part:

K=ω 1 ×A+ω 2 ×B   [Equation]

wherein A denotes the first degree of similarity, B denotes the second degree of similarity, ω 1 denotes a constant as a weight for the first degree of similarity, and ω 2 denotes a constant as a weight for the second degree of similarity.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 20, 2021
From: CHOI, BYUNG IL
To: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY; KIA CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 057534/0971 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2021-0039182 · Mar 25, 2021 · national
Continuity (1)
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