Autonomous Flexible Manufacturing System for Building a Fuselage

A method and apparatus for building a fuselage assembly for an aircraft. A number of fixtures may be drive across a floor to an assembly area to form an assembly fixture. The fuselage assembly may be built on the assembly fixture.

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Main Authors DRAPER ALAN S, SARH BRANKO, BARRICK KEVIN MARION, GEROSA ALFREDO JOSE, KOZAK MICHAEL J, REESE, IV RICHARD GRIFFITH, HU YUANXIN CHARLES, FINDLAY MELISSA ANN, DO QUANG T, ARRIAGA JORGE ALBERTO, OBEROI HARINDER S, MILLER JEFFREY LAWRENCE
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 14.01.2016
Subjects
AIRCRAFT
AVIATION
COSMONAUTICS
DESIGNING, MANUFACTURING, ASSEMBLING, CLEANING, MAINTAINING ORREPAIRING AIRCRAFT, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
GROUND OR AIRCRAFT-CARRIER-DECK INSTALLATIONS SPECIALLYADAPTED FOR USE IN CONNECTION WITH AIRCRAFT
HANDLING, TRANSPORTING, TESTING OR INSPECTING AIRCRAFTCOMPONENTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
PERFORMING OPERATIONS
TRANSPORTING
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Summary:A method and apparatus for building a fuselage assembly for an aircraft. A number of fixtures may be drive across a floor to an assembly area to form an assembly fixture. The fuselage assembly may be built on the assembly fixture.
Bibliography:Application Number: US201414559518