Robotic processing and inspection system
AssigneeCargill Detroit Corporation
InventorsJim Ryan, Michael Radeke, Mark Saberton
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Abstract
Automated system for trimming and inspecting complex composite aircraft parts. A straight firing abrasive water jet head with integral catcher mounted on a first Z axis slide is numerically controlled on a six axis gantry/water jet manipulator (X, Y, Z, C, A, B axes). A touch probe mounted on a second Z axis slide is used to gauge three part points which establish part orientation in the X, Y, Z gantry/robot cell; also to adjust CNC and CMM part trim/inspection programs to actual part orientation and for peripheral dimensional inspection.
Claims17
Automated system for trimming and inspecting parts comprising computer programmable means for geometrically defining a part program responsive CNC means at a trimming station for trimming a program defined part, means for locating a part to be trimmed at said station, means for gauging any offset in the actual position of said part relative to programmed position for trimming by said CNC means, means for transforming the CNC program to comply with said actual position in performing said trimming operation, and correspondingly transformed program responsive CMM means for inspecting the trimmed part at said station.
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