MANUFACTURING SYSTEM FOR AIRCRAFT STRUCTURES AND OTHER LARGE STRUCTURES

WIPO Patent Application WO2003037564

A3

A production system for manufacturing a workpiece comprises an index system including a plurality of index devices removably mounted on the workpiece at known longitudinally spaced locations therealong, and a longitudinally extending index member releasably engaged with at least two of the index devices such that a position and orientation of the index are fixed relative to the workpiece by the index devices, the index member having position-indicating features distributed therealong. The production system further comprises a machine module mounted for longitudinal movement along the index member and operable to perform an operation, the machine module being operable to detect the position-indicating features on the index member and thereby determine a position of the machine module relative to the workpiece.

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HAZLEHURST LAURANCE N
PHILPOTT BOBBY C JR
BUTTRICK JAMES N
JONES DARELL D
PAPANIKOLAOU KOSTANDINOS D
BANKS DAVID P
ROWE TERRENCE J
OUTOUS RONALD W
GLAISYER CHARLES H
TOWNSEND HARRY E
BOBERG MARK C
NELSON PAUL E
PORTER JOHN R

PCT/US2002/034506

September 18, 2003

October 28, 2002

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