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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 30, 2021
Filed:
Mar. 05, 2019
Advanced automated process for the wing-to-body join of an aircraft with predictive surface scanning
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Christina Michelle Vasquez, Mukilteo, WA (US);
Dario I. Valenzuela, Mukilteo, WA (US);
Ronald J. Collins, Brier, WA (US);
Aksel Bode, Bellevue, WA (US);
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
Disclosed aircraft wing-to-body join methods include measuring a 3D surface contour of each wing root interface surface of a wing root to form a complete wing root 3D surface profile; measuring a 3D surface contour of each wing stub interface surface of a wing stub to form a complete wing stub 3D surface profile; calculating a virtual fit between the aircraft wing and the aircraft body assembly that defines one or more gaps between the wing root interface surface and the wing stub interface surface; and aligning the aircraft wing to the aircraft body assembly to achieve a real fit consistent with the virtual fit.