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US 2017/0232513 A1Published application
Systems and methods for biaxial symmetric canted holes
AssigneeThe Boeing Company
InventorMathew A. Coffman
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Abstract
Systems and methods according to one or more embodiments are provided for forming canted holes in materials. In one example, a forming angle and a central axis for a vent through a panel is determined. A vent is formed in the panel about the central axis along the forming angle. The angled vent is formed with a circular shape at a first opening of the vent on a first surface of the panel when viewed at an angle perpendicular to the first surface of the panel. Additional systems and methods are also provided.
Claims20
A method comprising:
- determining a forming angle for a vent through a material, wherein the forming angle varies in a range of five degrees to eighty-five degrees from an angle perpendicular to a first surface of the material;
- determining a central axis of the vent along the forming angle;
- and
- forming the vent in the material about the central axis along the forming angle, wherein the vent is formed such that a first opening of the vent on the first surface of the material is circular in shape when viewed at an angle perpendicular to the first surface of the material.
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A system comprising:
- a cutting system;
- and
- a controller configured to:
- receive a forming angle for a vent through a material, wherein the forming angle varies in a range of five degrees to eighty-five degrees from an angle perpendicular to a first surface of the material;
- receive a central axis of the vent along the forming angle;
- and
- control the cutting system to form the vent in the material about the central axis along the forming angle, wherein the vent is formed such that a first opening of the vent on the first surface of the material is circular in shape when viewed at an angle perpendicular to the first surface of the material.
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