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US 10,507,554 B2Granted
Methods for processing a workpiece
AssigneeThe Boeing Company
InventorsJames Albert DeLand, Darrell Darwin Jones
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Abstract
A method of processing a workpiece comprises identifying processing locations on the workpiece, drilling a first hole at one of the processing locations using a rotary drive, sensing a flow of fluid while drilling, generating an operation signal based on the flow, comparing the duration interval of the operation signal to a predetermined temporal value, and drilling a different hole at a different processing location based on the duration interval and the temporal value.
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A method of processing a workpiece, the method comprising:
- identifying processing locations on the workpiece;
- drilling a first hole at one of the processing locations using a rotary drive;
- sensing a flow of a fluid associated with operating the rotary drive while drilling the first hole;
- generating an operation signal responsive to the flow and not generating the operation signal responsive to an absence of the flow, wherein the operation signal, if generated, has a duration interval corresponding to an operation duration of the rotary drive;
- comparing the duration interval of the operation signal to a predetermined temporal value;
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- drilling a different hole at a different one of the processing locations if the duration interval of the operation signal is greater than or equal to the predetermined temporal value, and not drilling the different hole if the duration interval is less than the predetermined temporal value.
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