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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 14, 2023
Filed:
Oct. 07, 2019
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Christopher Brooks, Jr., Mount Pleasant, SC (US);
Phillip Crothers, Hampton, AU;
The Boeing Company, Arlington, VA (US);
Abstract
Disclosed herein is a method of repairing a component. The method includes scanning a damaged area of the component, and preparing a repair plan in response to the scanning. The method may also include providing the repair plan to a guided tool having a position correcting controller, and removing damaged material from the component in preparation for a repair operation. An apparatus is also disclosed that includes a computing device configured for performing actions. The computing device includes a processor and a local memory. The actions include detecting damage to the component, recording position information of the detected damage, and incorporating the position information in the repair plan.