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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 06, 2002
Filed:
Nov. 20, 2000
Per Dahlström, Linköping, SE;
Håkan Andersson, Skänninge, SE;
Anders Högne, Atvidaberg, SE;
Ronnie Stensson, Linköping, SE;
Roger Holmstedt, Linköping, SE;
Johan Carlsson, Hägersten, SE;
Per Benkowski, Uppsala, SE;
SAAB AB, Linköping, SE;
Abstract
A method and a device for assembling an air-craft wing incorporating at least two of the operations drilling, riveting and fitting of anchor nuts ( ), where a robot ( ) is mobile relative to the wing in a plane parallel to the wing and where the robot ( ) is equipped with an arm ( ) designed to accommodate a tool holder ( ), where the tool holder ( ) is primarily equipped with tools for performing a single work operation, whereby the robot is moved so that the robot arm ( ) is positioned at the first work position on the aircraft wing unit, where the robot ( ) carries out the first work operation at the said first work position, where the robot arm ( ) is manoeuvred in the correct order to new work positions on the wing unit within a work area ( ) reachable by the robot arm ( ), and carries out the first work operation at these new work positions.