Automated inspection using artificial intelligence
AssigneeThe Boeing Company
InventorsIti Srivastava, Raviendra Sidath Suriyaarachchi, Benjamin Rennison
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Abstract
An electronic device includes at least one processor, at least one memory storing a model based definition (MBD) representing a model of a part, and an artificial intelligence (AI) client service. The AI client service, in response to execution by the at least one processor, is configured to receive inspection data corresponding to a cut part being fabricated based on the model of the part, compare the received inspection data to the MBD to determine any deviations of the cut part from the MBD, determine whether the cut part is defective based on the comparison, and update a digital thread corresponding to the part when the cut part is determined to be defective.
Claims20
An electronic device comprising:
- at least one processor;
- at least one memory storing a model based definition (MBD) representing a model of a part;
- and
- an artificial intelligence (AI) client service that, in response to execution by the at least one processor, is configured to:
- receive inspection data corresponding to a cut part being fabricated based on the model of the part;
- compare the received inspection data to the MBD to determine any deviations of the cut part from the MBD;
- determine whether the cut part is defective based on the comparison;
- analyze at least one deviation of the cut part from the MBD to determine at least one root cause of the at least one deviation;
- and
- update a digital thread corresponding to the part when the cut part is determined to be defective including automatically determining and automatically taking an action to alleviate the at least one root cause, wherein automatically taking the action to alleviate the at least one root cause comprises at least one of revising a cutting script, revising a nesting script, revising the MBD, taking a cutting device out of service, or subjecting a cutting device to at least one of maintenance or repair.
A computerized method comprising:
- receiving a model based definition (MBD) representing a model of a part;
- receiving inspection data corresponding to a cut part being fabricated based on the model of the part;
- comparing the received inspection data to the MBD to determine any deviations of the cut part from the MBD;
- determining whether the cut part is defective based on the comparison;
- analyzing at least one deviation of the cut part from the MBD to determine at least one root cause of the at least one deviation;
- and
- updating a digital thread corresponding to the part when the cut part is determined to be defective including automatically determining and automatically taking an action to alleviate the at least one root cause, wherein automatically taking the action to alleviate the at least one root cause comprises at least one of revising a cutting script, revising a nesting script, revising the MBD, taking a cutting device out of service, or subjecting a cutting device to at least one of maintenance or repair.
One or more computer storage media having computer-executable instructions for leveraging artificial intelligence (AI) that, in response to execution by a processor, cause the processor to at least:
- receive a model based definition (MBD) representing a model of a part;
- receive inspection data corresponding to a cut part being fabricated based on the model of the part;
- compare the received inspection data to the MBD to determine any deviations of the cut part from the MBD;
- determine whether the cut part is defective based on the comparison;
- analyze at least one deviation of the cut part from the MBD to determine at least one root cause of the at least one deviation;
- and
- update a digital thread corresponding to the part when the cut part is determined to be defective including automatically determining and automatically taking an action to alleviate the at least one root cause, wherein automatically taking the action to alleviate the at least one root cause comprises at least one of revising a cutting script, revising a nesting script, revising the MBD, taking a cutting device out of service, or subjecting a cutting device to at least one of maintenance or repair.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.