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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 19, 2015
Filed:
Jul. 15, 2011
Mark A. Woods, Renton, WA (US);
John A. Davies, Jr., Renton, WA (US);
Edward E. Feikert, St. Charles, MO (US);
John E. Inman, Frontenac, MO (US);
Elizabeth Denise Blahut, Renton, WA (US);
Jeffry G. Bickford, Federal Way, WA (US);
Mark A. Woods, Renton, WA (US);
John A. Davies, Jr., Renton, WA (US);
Edward E. Feikert, St. Charles, MO (US);
John E. Inman, Frontenac, MO (US);
Elizabeth Denise Blahut, Renton, WA (US);
Jeffry G. Bickford, Federal Way, WA (US);
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
A method for assembling a structure is described. The method includes locating a position in an assembly stack-up where a one-sided fastener is to be installed, drilling a hole through the assembly stack-up at the position, countersinking the hole to a specified depth, operating a calibrated probe to determine at least parameter associated with one or more of the hole and the stack-up proximate the hole, inserting the one-sided fastener into the hole, applying a rotational torque to the one-sided fastener to complete installation of the one-sided fastener, and comparing a measurement of angular displacement required to complete installation of the one-sided fastener to a range of angular displacement indicative of correct installation of the fastener.