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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 01, 2021
Filed:
May. 11, 2018
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Michael Kenneth-Que Louie, Renton, WA (US);
Robert Graham Albers, Bellevue, WA (US);
Jeron D. Moore, Lynnwood, WA (US);
Luis A. Perla, Sammamish, WA (US);
Gagandeep Saini, Snohomish, WA (US);
Brice A. Johnson, Federal Way, WA (US);
Marcin A. Rabiega, Everett, WA (US);
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
A process and system for improving surface quality of composite structures, including laying up a first set of composite plies including a first outer ply of a first composite structure. A first intermediate surface of the first outer ply is measured to form a first set of measurements. A laydown surface for a tool path of a composite placement machine is modified to form a modified tool path, wherein modifying the laydown surface comprises modifying the laydown surface such that a laydown surface of the modified tool path matches the first set of measurements. A composite ply is laid down using the composite placement machine and the modified tool path.