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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 22, 2019
Filed:
May. 11, 2016
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventors:
Joseph D. Doyle, Mount Pleasant, SC (US);
Christopher A. Greer, Wadmalaw Island, SC (US);
Brian D. Smith, Charleston, SC (US);
Richard M. Wcislak, Charleston, SC (US);
Assignee:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 3/26 (2006.01); B64F 5/10 (2017.01); B23P 19/10 (2006.01); G05B 19/418 (2006.01); G01B 11/00 (2006.01); G01B 11/14 (2006.01); G06F 17/50 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 3/26 (2013.01); B64F 5/10 (2017.01); G01B 11/005 (2013.01); G01B 11/14 (2013.01); G06F 17/5086 (2013.01); G06F 17/5095 (2013.01); B23P 19/105 (2013.01); G05B 19/41805 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods for using predictive shimming to optimize part-to-part alignment. In accordance with one embodiment, the process uses measurement data acquired from mating surfaces and key features to virtually align two parts in a manner that optimizes the final orientation of the parts and determines the geometry of the shim needed to achieve this orientation during assembly.