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Christopher Wheaton

Mark Stephen Shander

Michael Strasik

Clayton Lynn Munk

Dan Dresskell Day

Jean-Michel I Fouard

Brian R Conlan

David J Zimmer

Brian M Hass

Gavin Lloyd Smith

Jeffrey J Ravenberg

Kelli Dawn Simon

Safety architecture for an automated work cell provides a barrier separating a work cell area from an operator or personnel area. The safety architecture enables personnel to conduct routine interactions with nonfunctioning motion platforms or positioning machines located in the work cell area through openings in the barrier separating the personnel area from the work cell area while other motion platforms or positioning machines in the work cell area continues to function.

Safety architecture for an automated work cell

Apparatus and system for containing a rupture of a duct. The apparatus includes an air-permeable sheet, such as a wide-weave fiberglass sheet. The air-permeable sheet includes a strap arranged on a first side of the sheet such that it forms diamond-shaped patterns along a longitudinal axis. The strap can be made of a tight-weave fiberglass. Laterally-spaced corners of the diamond-shaped patterns include connection members that can be engaged to affix the strap and the air-permeable sheet around a duct. Various aspects include an air-impermeable air barrier surrounding the wide-weave fiberglass sheet and strap. The air barrier can include a window that directs air from a ruptured duct. Various aspects can be used on a bleed-air duct of an aircraft. The window of the air barrier can be aimed at a temperature sensor. A valve can close the bleed-air duct if the temperature sensor detects a high temperature leak.

Rupture constraint mechanism

A protection apparatus employed in the construction of aircraft can be collapsed to a small configuration to enable insertion of the apparatus to access openings in a structure of the aircraft, for example an access opening in a wing of the aircraft, to position the protection apparatus inside the aircraft structure. Once inside the aircraft structure, the protection apparatus can be expanded from its collapsed configuration and positioned over components in the aircraft structure, for example hydraulic tubing or electric wiring, to protect those components from damage by a worker working in the aircraft structure above the components.

Aircraft construction protection apparatus

Methods and systems for protecting a duct joint are provided. An assembly for protecting a joint formed between a first duct and an adjacent second duct includes a first coupling element coupled about the first duct and a second coupling element coupled about the second duct. The assembly also includes a plurality of axial straps coupled between the first coupling element and the second coupling element such that each axial strap of the plurality of straps forms a loop that encircles a portion of each of the first coupling element and the second coupling element.

Systems and methods for duct protection

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