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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 02, 2014
Filed:
Nov. 25, 2009
James B. Castle, Saint Charles, MO (US);
Dennis R. Mathis, Saint Peters, MO (US);
Richard J. Steckel, Washington, MO (US);
James B. Castle, Saint Charles, MO (US);
Dennis R. Mathis, Saint Peters, MO (US);
Richard J. Steckel, Washington, MO (US);
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
The different advantageous embodiments may provide an apparatus comprising a vision system, a drilling tool, and a system controller. The vision system may be configured to generate data about a number of laser signatures on a surface of a workpiece. The drilling tool may be configured to drill a number of holes in the surface of the workpiece. The system controller may be configured to generate drilling instructions for the drilling tool using the data generated by the vision system.