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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 25, 2012
Filed:
Oct. 21, 2009
Philip L. Freeman, St. Louis, MO (US);
Edward E. Feikert, St. Charles, MO (US);
John E. Inman, Frontenac, MO (US);
Philip L. Freeman, St. Louis, MO (US);
Edward E. Feikert, St. Charles, MO (US);
John E. Inman, Frontenac, MO (US);
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for performing an operation on a workpiece. Image information may be received from a camera system at a controller in which the camera system and the controller may be associated with a housing. The workpiece with a number of inconsistencies and a tool system may be moved relative to each other under a control of the controller in which the tool system may be associated with the housing. A number of operations may be performed on the number of inconsistencies on the workpiece holes using the image information under the control of the controller.