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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 20, 2019
Filed:
Jan. 24, 2017
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
George P. Halamandaris, Moorpark, CA (US);
John E. Miller, Ladson, SC (US);
Shane E. Arthur, Kirkland, WA (US);
Raymond C. Eng, Burien, WA (US);
Matthew H. Mellin, Charleston, SC (US);
Bennett M. Moriarty, Seattle, WA (US);
Kyle S. Biondich, Seattle, WA (US);
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
A surface treatment assembly for treating a contoured surface includes a surface treatment array formed from a plurality of base structures, each base structure operably coupled to a first phalange structure and a first phalange structure first end. A second phalange structure operatively coupled to each first phalange structure and a phalange joint disposed between each first phalange structure and each second phalange, thereby forming a finger structure. Moreover, at least one applicator head is coupled to a second phalange structure second end of each finger structure and configured to treat the contoured surface. A base structure actuator and a phalange joint actuator operatively coupled to and configured to manipulate the first phalange structure and the second phalange of each finger structure to adjust the surface treatment array relative to the contoured surface.