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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 16, 2019
Filed:
Aug. 03, 2016
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventors:
Eric E. Deck, St. Louis, MO (US);
Steven J. Burpo, St. Charles, MO (US);
Assignee:
THE BOEING COMPANY, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 70/34 (2006.01); B29C 70/54 (2006.01); B29C 70/36 (2006.01); B29C 70/44 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 70/342 (2013.01); B29C 70/36 (2013.01); B29C 70/44 (2013.01); B29C 70/54 (2013.01); B29C 70/541 (2013.01); B29C 70/543 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system includes a bladder configured to deform to at least partially surround a draping tool. The bladder has a pattern configured to distort as the bladder deforms. The system also includes an imaging device configured to generate image data of a sequence of images of the pattern of the bladder as the bladder deforms about the draping tool.