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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 04, 2017
Filed:
Feb. 12, 2008
Applicant:
Robert A. Kisch, Auburn, WA (US);
Inventor:
Robert A. Kisch, Auburn, WA (US);
Assignee:
THE BOEING COMPANY, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 70/38 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 70/38 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method is provided to compensate for misplacement of tows by a fiber placement machine automatically controlled by programmed instructions. The method includes laying down a test layup of fiber tows using the machine; scanning the test layup to determine the position of the test layup relative to reference standards; determining misplacements in the position of the test layup; and, modifying the programmed instructions to compensate for the misplacements.