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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 14, 2019
Filed:
Oct. 16, 2016
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventors:
James J. Troy, Issaquah, WA (US);
Daniel J. Wright, Mercer Island, WA (US);
Scott W. Lea, Renton, WA (US);
Assignee:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01C 21/00 (2006.01); B25J 9/16 (2006.01); B25J 17/02 (2006.01); G01B 5/06 (2006.01); G01B 3/20 (2006.01); G01B 3/28 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B25J 9/1692 (2013.01); B25J 17/0208 (2013.01); B25J 17/0233 (2013.01); B25J 17/0275 (2013.01); G01B 3/20 (2013.01); G01B 3/28 (2013.01); G01B 5/06 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for performing an operation on a workpiece using a multi-axis compliant end-effector for attachment to a robotic device. The end-effector is positioned at a nominal location of a workpiece feature on which the operation is to be performed. The end-effector is passively aligned with the workpiece feature by contacting the end-effector with the workpiece feature. The operation is performed on the workpiece feature in response to aligning the end effector with the workpiece feature.