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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 17, 2017
Filed:
Apr. 06, 2009
Eric Whinnem, Whittier, CA (US);
Gary A. Lipczynski, Riverside, CA (US);
John A. Baumann, St. Charles, MO (US);
Eric Whinnem, Whittier, CA (US);
Gary A. Lipczynski, Riverside, CA (US);
John A. Baumann, St. Charles, MO (US);
THE BOEING COMPANY, Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
A method for performing operations on a structure. A moveable platform may be positioned in an area relative to the structure to define a working envelope. The moveable platform may be connected to a tool that may be moved around a plurality of axes within the working envelope using the moveable platform. The tool may be moved to a plurality of locations within the working envelope using the moveable platform. An operation may be performed with the tool through the working envelope at each of the plurality of locations using the moveable platform.