Abstract
News editors obtained the following quote from the background information suppli ed by the inventors:“Wiring harnesses are commonly used to support interconnect ion of distributed electrical system(s) and/orcomponents in vehicular applicati ons. A wiring harness may include cabling that distributes signal, power,and/or data signals to different physical locations within a vehicle via connectors co upled to the wiringharness. In many applications, manual effort is required to pack and unpack a wiring harness, arrangethe harness in a desired position in t he vehicle, and couple connectors to establish electrical connections between th e wiring harness and other components and/or systems associated with the vehicle . A needtherefore exists for improvements that reduce the amount of manual effo rt needed to install electricalsystems as part of vehicle manufacturing processes.”