Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Predictive shimming for flexible surfaces
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Application No.: US14252997Application Date: 2014-04-15
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Publication No.: US09990446B2Publication Date: 2018-06-05
- Inventor: Christie Dusty Lagally , Adriana Willempje Blom , Gregory John Shish , Darrell D. Jones
- Applicant: The Boeing Company
- Applicant Address: US IL Chicago
- Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANY
- Current Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANY
- Current Assignee Address: US IL Chicago
- Agency: Yee & Associates, P.C.
- Main IPC: G06F17/50
- IPC: G06F17/50 ; G05B19/4097

Abstract:
A method and apparatus for forming a number of filler members. The apparatus comprises a surface model generator and an analyzer. The surface model generator generates a first surface model of a surface and a second surface model of a flexible surface. The surface and the flexible surface are to be mated to form a mated surface and a mated flexible surface. The analyzer performs a structural analysis using the first surface model and the second surface model to identify a predicted final shape of the mated flexible surface. The predicted final shape of the mated flexible surface is used to form the number of filler members to fill a number of spaces between the mated surface and the mated flexible surface.
Public/Granted literature
- US20150294032A1 Predictive Shimming for Flexible Surfaces Public/Granted day:2015-10-15
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