Manufacturing systems and methods for shaping and assembling flexible structures
US12371190B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 3, 2023 |
| Grant date | Jul 29, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 6, 2043 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG05B19/402
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A manufacturing system includes a holding structure and actuators that are coupled to the holding structure. The actuators support the component and apply displacements to select locations of the component to change a current shape of the component toward a target shape of the component. The system includes a metrology system that takes measurements of the current shape of the component. The system includes a controller that utilizes a closed feedback loop to determine a deviation between the current shape and the target shape based on the measurements and to provide commands that iteratively change the displacements in response to changes in the current shape until the current shape is within a tolerance of the target shape.
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