Inventors:
Lynn Ann DeRose - Gloversville NY, US
Janet Sue Bennett - Scotia NY, US
James Nelson Bratton - Cary NC, US
Michael Orlando Cimini - Fairfield OH, US
Douglas Roy Forman - Niskayuna NY, US
Brandon Stephen Good - Schenectady NY, US
Morgan Fredric Intrator - Nashville TN, US
Lee Roy LaPierre - Woburn MA, US
Gregory Alan Richardson - Cary NC, US
Craig Douglas Young - Maineville OH, US
Assignee:
GENERAL ELECTRIC - Schenectady NY
International Classification:
G01L 5/24, F16B 31/02
Abstract:
A wireless-enabled tightening system for fasteners is disclosed. The system includes a visual designator configured to project an indicator onto a workpiece. The system also includes a torque wrench comprising a wireless transmitter and a means for identifying whether the correct torque has been applied to a fastener on the workpiece and configured to provide a feedback for a user. The system also includes a camera configured to capture an image of the workpiece when an appropriate amount of torque has been applied to the fastener. The system further includes a microprocessor for determining sequence of the fastener and identifying the tightened fastener.