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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 20, 2021
Filed:
Jul. 16, 2018
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventor:
Thomas J. Hagman, Seattle, WA (US);
Assignee:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 1/00 (2006.01); B29C 70/38 (2006.01); B29C 70/54 (2006.01); G05B 5/01 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 1/00 (2013.01); B29C 70/386 (2013.01); B29C 70/54 (2013.01); G05B 5/01 (2013.01); G05B 2219/35113 (2013.01); G05B 2219/37617 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for managing tow end placement. A time at which movement of a tow is initiated or stopped during a layup process is detected. A latency between the time and a command time corresponding to a command to begin movement or stop movement of the tow is determined. A determination is made as to whether the latency is within a desired range. A timing offset used by a control system that controls tow layup is adjusted in response to a determination that the latency is not within the desired range.