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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 17, 2026
Filed:
Jul. 17, 2023
The Boeing Company, Arlington, VA (US);
Michael Kenneth-Que Louie, Renton, WA (US);
Matthew H. Mellin, Seattle, WA (US);
The Boeing Company, Arlington, VA (US);
Abstract
A system and methods for indexing an automated fiber placement head to a surface of a substrate are provided. The system comprises a first measurement system comprising a first plurality of sensors configured to scan the surface of the substrate; a second measurement system comprising a second plurality of sensors configured to locate the automated fiber placement head; and a data management device configured to generate a full resolution transformation using measurements from the first measurement system and determine a position of the automated fiber placement head using data from the second measurement system.