The Boeing Company

Edward Li

Kay Youngdahl Blohowiak

Marc Joel Piehl

Willard N Westre

David W Evans

Eric Sager

Brian J Smith

William David Kelsey

Kevin Yong Ung

Guijun Wang

Jeff Miller

Sven E Axter

William B Grace

Raluca M Dumitrache

Lu Yue

John Jiang Yu

Christopher Matsuoka

Michael J Christian

Tripti Mandal

Priya Sukumaran

Jack Fredrickson

Joseph R Dvorak

A Lew Wingert

Gary D Tuss

Moe K Soleiman

Judy S Chen

A method of developing a product is provided that includes generating a digital system model (DSM) that describes the product and a manufacturing process for the product, and generating a digital twin (DTw) of an instance of a component of the manufacturing process, the DTw including a digital replica of the instance. The method includes receiving attribute data for attributes of process/process characteristics subject to sources of variation that affect product quality. The digital replica is executed with input of the attribute data, and thereby updating the DTw to replicate the instance of the component of the manufacturing process as performed. A data analysis of the manufacturing process is performed based on the DTw as updated, and the manufacturing process is modified based on the data analysis to reduce variability in one or more product characteristics. The DTws of multiple instances may be used to generate further improvement.

Development of a product using a process control plan digital twin

A method for high density radio frequency identifier (RFID) scanning is provided. The method includes receiving a plurality of response signals from a plurality of RFID components. Where each of the plurality of response signals includes a part number and a serial number associated with the RFID component. The method also includes receiving, from a location device, a location of the scanning device. For each of the plurality of RFID components, the method includes determining a component location, the serial number, and the part number based on a corresponding response signal, comparing the component location to an expected location of the RFID component, determining a level of correlation between the serial number associated with the corresponding response signal and a stored serial number associated with the part number, and calculating a confidence score based on the corresponding comparison and the level of correlation.

Methods and systems for high density RFID part scanning

Laminate structures and methods for forming same are disclosed. In one embodiment, a laminate structure includes a metal-polymer composite lamina. The metal-polymer composite lamina has a first face and a second face spaced apart, and extends to a terminal edge. The lamina includes a ply of fiber-reinforced polymer that extends between the first face and the second face and has an interior edge. The interior edge defines at least one cutout. A ply of metal foil extends between the first face and the second face substantially from the interior edge filling the at least one cutout.

Methods of forming metal foil ply replacement in composite structures

Titanium foil ply replacement in layup of composite skin

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