System and method for drilling holes and installing fasteners in vehicle structures

A system for drilling a hole in a vehicle structure and installing a fastener in the hole, the system comprising:

• a first drill plate comprising:
• a plate body temporarily attached to a first surface of the vehicle structure,
• an opening through the plate body and extending to the first surface of the vehicle structure, and
• a machine-readable element associated with the opening and providing information regarding installing the fastener in the hole, wherein the machine-readable element is a radio-frequency identification element electronically communicating the information, and wherein the information comprises fastener information regarding installing the fastener,
• wherein in operation, the opening receives a drill gun which drills the hole in the first surface, and then the opening receives a fastener insertion gun which installs the fastener in the hole in accordance with the fastener information.

A system for drilling a hole in a vehicle structure and installing a fastener in the hole, the system comprising:

• a first drill plate comprising:
• a plate body temporarily attached to a first surface of the vehicle structure,
• a plurality of openings through the plate body and extending to the first surface of the vehicle structure, and
• a plurality of machine-readable elements associated with the openings and providing information regarding installing the fastener in the hole, wherein the information comprises fastener information regarding installing the fastener,
• wherein a different machine-readable element of the plurality of machine-readable elements is associated with each opening of the plurality of openings,
• wherein in operation, one of the openings receives a drill gun which drills the hole in the first surface, and then the one opening receives a fastener insertion gun which installs the fastener in the hole in accordance with the fastener information.