Automated assembly of panelized aircraft fuselages
AssigneeThe Boeing Company
InventorsHarinder S. Oberoi, Blair P. Nelson, Alan S. Draper, Charles Y. Hu, Randall Matthewson, Branko Sarh
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Abstract
A facility for assembling aircraft fuselages comprises a plurality of movable cradles. Each cradle is configured to support a fuselage keel structure and assemble a panelized fuselage from the keel structure to obtain a full fuselage contour in a single upright build position.
Claims14
A facility for assembling aircraft fuselages, the facility comprising a plurality of movable cradles, each cradle configured to support a fuselage keel structure and assemble a panelized fuselage from the keel structure to obtain a full fuselage contour in a single upright build position.
A method of assembling a plurality of aircraft fuselages, the method comprising moving movable cradles to different locations on an assembly floor;
- and using the cradles to assemble panelized fuselages upwards from keel structures to obtain full fuselage contours without changing orientations of the fuselages.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.