The Boeing Company

Teofilo R El Masri

Brian K Smith

Thomas Rust, Iii

Daniel M Bianca, Jr

Arthur R Zapf

Sara Ly

Valeda B Scribner

Jesse C Villegas

John Jay Hartlage

Rachid Nedjar

Howen Mak

Bruce L Inman

Sung H Kang

There is provided an integrated articulating thermal isolation system having an articulating actuator assembly, a support frame assembly, and a thermal blanket assembly. The thermal blanket assembly has a pair of non-articulating blankets positioned on exterior surfaces of the support frame assembly and a pair of articulating blankets disposed between the non-articulating blankets. Each articulating blanket has a plurality of stiffener elements. The system further has a harness assembly, a deployable assembly interface element, and a vehicle interface element. When the articulating actuator assembly is actuated, the articulating blankets are guided by the support frame assembly from a stowed position to a deployed position through motion of the articulating actuator assembly.

Integrated articulating thermal isolation system and method

The different advantageous embodiments provide a method and an apparatus for measuring forces. In one advantageous embodiment, an apparatus comprising a probe, a force sensor, an angle measurement system, and an output device is provided. The probe is configured to apply a load to a surface of an object. The force sensor is configured to measure a force along an axis through an end of the probe that contacts the surface when the load is applied to the surface by the probe. The angle measurement system is configured to identify an angle of the axis relative to the surface of the object. The output device is configured to display the force and the angle.

Force measurement

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Alhambra, CA, United States of America

Teofilo R El Masri