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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 10, 2020
Filed:
Aug. 11, 2017
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL;
Inventors:
Samuel James Knutson, Charleston, SC (US);
Raviendra Sidath Suriyaarachchi, Daniel Island, SC (US);
Dennis R. Mathis, Charleston, SC (US);
Assignee:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05B 19/19 (2006.01); G05B 19/402 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G05B 19/19 (2013.01); G05B 19/402 (2013.01); G05B 2219/37124 (2013.01); G05B 2219/37338 (2013.01); G05B 2219/43134 (2013.01); G05B 2219/50107 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method is presented. A machine head is positioned in a desired location relative to a material on a tool using a sensor connected to the machine head and calibrated to detect magnetic material in the tool. An operation is performed on the material using the machine head starting at the desired location.