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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 18, 2009
Filed:
Sep. 15, 2005
Laurance N. Hazlehurst, Seattle, WA (US);
Bobby C. Philpott, Jr., Kent, WA (US);
James N. Buttrick, Seattle, WA (US);
Darrell D. Jones, Mill Creek, WA (US);
Kostadinos D. Papanikolaou, Southfield, MI (US);
David P. Banks, Lake Stevens, WA (US);
Terrence J. Rowe, Seattle, WA (US);
Ronald Outous, Shoreline, WA (US);
Charles H. Glaisyer, Everett, WA (US);
Harry E. Townsend, Seattle, WA (US);
Mark Boberg, Bellevue, WA (US);
Paul Elfes Nelson, University Place, WA (US);
John R. Porter, Lynnwood, WA (US);
Laurance N. Hazlehurst, Seattle, WA (US);
Bobby C. Philpott, Jr., Kent, WA (US);
James N. Buttrick, Seattle, WA (US);
Darrell D. Jones, Mill Creek, WA (US);
Kostadinos D. Papanikolaou, Southfield, MI (US);
David P. Banks, Lake Stevens, WA (US);
Terrence J. Rowe, Seattle, WA (US);
Ronald Outous, Shoreline, WA (US);
Charles H. Glaisyer, Everett, WA (US);
Harry E. Townsend, Seattle, WA (US);
Mark Boberg, Bellevue, WA (US);
Paul Elfes Nelson, University Place, WA (US);
John R. Porter, Lynnwood, WA (US);
The Boeing Company, Seattle, WA (US);
Abstract
A production system for manufacturing a workpiece comprises an index system including a plurality of index devices removably mounted on the workpiece at known longitudinally spaced locations therealong, and a longitudinally extending index member releasably engaged with at least two of the index devices such that a position and orientation of the index member are fixed relative to the workpiece by the index devices, the index member having position-indicating features distributed therealong. The production system further comprises a machine module mounted for longitudinal movement along the index member and operable to perform an operation, the machine module being operable to detect the position-indicating features on the index member and thereby determine a position of the machine module relative to the workpiece.