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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 06, 2018
Filed:
Dec. 03, 2014
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventors:
Eric M. Reid, Kenmore, WA (US);
David Paul Banks, Lake Stevens, WA (US);
Darrell Darwin Jones, Mill Creek, WA (US);
Assignee:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64F 5/10 (2017.01); B64F 5/00 (2017.01); B25J 13/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64F 5/0009 (2013.01); B25J 13/089 (2013.01); B64F 5/10 (2017.01); Y10S 901/41 (2013.01); Y10S 901/44 (2013.01); Y10S 901/46 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for positioning an end effector relative to a structure. The apparatus may comprise the end effector and a sensor system. The end effector may be configured to perform an operation on the structure. The sensor system may have a plurality of sensors extending outward from the end effector.