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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 20, 2016
Filed:
May. 17, 2010
Dirk Bausen, Harsefeld, DE;
Birgit Kuhlenschmidt, Hamburg, DE;
Karl Hausmann, Hamburg, DE;
Rolf Bense, Jork, DE;
Rebecca Siewert, Hamburg, DE;
Daniel Lahidjanian, Hamburg, DE;
Dirk Bausen, Harsefeld, DE;
Birgit Kuhlenschmidt, Hamburg, DE;
Karl Hausmann, Hamburg, DE;
Rolf Bense, Jork, DE;
Rebecca Siewert, Hamburg, DE;
Daniel Lahidjanian, Hamburg, DE;
Airbus Operations GmbH, , DE;
Abstract
A device for painting a curved outer surface of an aircraft includes a paint applicator having a plurality of spray painting heads each assigned to one of a plurality of different base color supply units containing one of polyurethane aircraft paint and ink. The device further includes a spatially adjustable positioning device configured to move the paint applicator relative to the curved outer surface and at least one sensor device configured to determine a three-dimensional geometry of the curved outer surface. The device also includes a control unit configured to coordinate a movement of the positioning device with a paint output of the paint applicator, wherein the control unit is configured to alternately activate each of the plurality of spray painting heads so as to produce a picture motif so as to derive a two-dimensional driving geometry based on the three-dimensional geometry.