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AssigneeBlue Origin Manufacturing, LLC
InventorsRobert Allen Davey, James A. DeLand, Barry Theophile Cooke, Michael D. Richardson, Christopher C. Hamlet, Max L. Mayfield, Joseph J. McGahhey, Dario I. Valenzuela, Gavin R. Ryan
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Drill jigs for positioning mounting holes using metrology processes, and associated systems and methods, disclosed. A representative drill jig system for positioning holes to be made in an object can include a drill jig having a plurality of movable plates. The plates can include: a rotatable plate carrying a hole pattern for positioning the holes to be made; a first translatable plate that is translatable along a first axis; a second translatable plate that is translatable along a second axis that is perpendicular to the first axis; and a base plate carrying one or more attachment elements positioned and configured to grasp the object. In some embodiments, the plates are manually movable via one or more adjusters. In some embodiments, the drill jig includes one or more servos for moving one or more of the plates under computer control, such as in a feedback loop using one or more encoders.
A drill jig system for aligning a hole pattern for holes to be made in an object, the drill jig system comprising drill jig having a plurality of movable plates, wherein the plurality of movable plates comprise:
A drill jig system for aligning a template for holes to be made in a surface supported by a supporting element, the drill jig system comprising a drill jig with a plurality of movable plates, the movable plates comprising:
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