The Boeing Company

Vanco Stojanoski

Harinder Singh Oberoi

Jeffrey Lawrence Miller

Quang T Do

Richard Griffith Reese, Iv

Kevin Marion Barrick

Alan S Draper

Michael J Kozak

Richard Griffith Reese Iv

Branko Sarh

Yuanxin Charles Hu

Melissa Ann Findlay

Alfredo Jose Gerosa

Jorge Alberto Arriaga

Gregory Gudzinski

Richard Griffith Iv Reese

Richard Driffith Reese Iv

A dual-interface coupler includes a utilities unit, a number of utility cables configured to provide a number of utilities to the utilities unit, a first coupling unit associated with the utilities unit, and a second coupling unit associated with the utilities unit. The first coupling unit is configured to mechanically couple the utilities unit to a first corresponding coupling unit and comprises a utility interface. The number of utilities are configured to flow from the utilities unit through the utilities interface. The second coupling unit is configured to mechanically couple the second coupling unit to a second corresponding coupling unit.

Dual-interface coupler

A method and apparatus for performing an assembly operation. A tool may be macro-positioned relative to an exterior of a fuselage assembly. The tool may be micro-positioned relative to a particular location on the exterior of the fuselage assembly. An end effector is removably associated with an external robotic device associated with an external mobile platform. The tool is removably associated with the end effector. An assembly operation may be performed at the particular location on the panel using the tool.

Mobile platforms for performing operations along an exterior of a fuselage assembly

A method for coupling a number of utilities between a first system and a second system is provided. A first interface that couples the number of utilities between the first system and the second system is created between the first system and a utilities unit. The first interface is activated. A second interface between the second system and the utilities unit is deactivated, while the first interface remains activated.

A method and apparatus for performing an assembly operation. A tool may be macro-positioned relative to an exterior of a fuselage assembly. The tool may be micro-positioned relative to a particular location on the exterior of the fuselage assembly. An assembly operation may be performed at the particular location on the panel using the tool.

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