The Boeing Company

Paul Chih-Yung Chang

Joseph Lawrence Hafenrichter

Kurtis Shuldberg Willden

Paul Elfes Nelson

Daniel M Rotter

Brad Andrew Coxon

Stephen Lee Metschan

Joseph A Marshall

Richard V Phillips

Jennifer Sue Noel

Arvid J Berg

Joseph D Anderson

Stephen Keith Kirchmeier

Manny Salazar Urcia, Jr

Henry Macias

Scott Allen Boner

Kimberlee Madden

Eugene H Jeppesen

Joseph A Marshall Iv

Manny Salazar Urcia Jr

Systems and methods according to the present disclosure for assembling conformal arrays utilize an outer tool for insertion into an open cell of a conformal array, an inner tool for insertion into the outer tool, and an adhesive source for delivering adhesive to the edges of the open cell via the inner tool and the outer tool. An assembled conformal array includes adhesive extending along the edges of the open cell.

Systems and methods for assembling conformal arrays

Systems and methods for assembling a skin of a composite structure on an outer surface of an inner mold line layup mandrel. The systems and methods include receiving a plurality of ply kits, assembling the plurality of ply kits to form a skin segment that defines a portion of the skin, and affixing the skin segment to the outer surface of the layup mandrel. The assembling includes transferring a respective ply kit of the plurality of ply kits to a non-planar transfer tool, compacting the respective ply kit on the non-planar transfer tool, and repeating the transferring and the compacting for each ply kit in the plurality of ply kits to form the skin segment.

Systems and methods for assembling a skin of a composite structure

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Woodinville, WA, United States of America

Paul Chih-Yung Chang