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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 26, 2017
Filed:
Nov. 23, 2014
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventors:
James B. Castle, Saint Charles, MO (US);
Dennis R. Mathis, Saint Peters, MO (US);
Richard J. Steckel, Washington, MO (US);
Assignee:
THE BOEING COMPANY, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23B 35/00 (2006.01); G01B 11/14 (2006.01); B23Q 17/24 (2006.01); B23B 49/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B23Q 17/2409 (2013.01); B23B 35/00 (2013.01); B23B 49/00 (2013.01); B23B 2215/04 (2013.01); B23B 2260/092 (2013.01); B23B 2270/48 (2013.01); B23Q 17/2414 (2013.01); Y10T 408/03 (2015.01); Y10T 408/16 (2015.01); Y10T 408/175 (2015.01); Y10T 408/21 (2015.01);
Abstract
The different advantageous embodiments may provide an apparatus comprising a vision system, a drilling tool, and a system controller. The vision system may be configured to generate data about a number of laser signatures on a surface of a workpiece. The drilling tool may be configured to drill a number of holes in the surface of the workpiece. The system controller may be configured to generate drilling instructions for the drilling tool using the data generated by the vision system.