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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 28, 2017
Filed:
Jun. 30, 2014
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Leon Robert Adcock, Chillicothe, IL (US);
Donald Albert Stickel, III, Chillicothe, IL (US);
Huijun Wang, Peoria, IL (US);
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Abstract
A fabrication system is disclosed for use in joining two components of a work piece. The fabrication system may have a mount configured to hold the work piece with a void to be filled with material. The fabrication system may also have a scanner configured to capture at least one image of the void, a robotic fabrication device movable relative to the mount, and a controller in communication with the scanner and the robotic fabrication device. The controller may be configured to generate a model of the void based on the at least one image, and to slice the model into at least one layer. The controller may also be configured to develop a tool path for each of the at least one layer, and to cause the robotic fabrication device to deposit material within the void based on the tool path.