System and method for electronic inspection and record creation of assembly, repair and maintenance operations

US8630819B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• The Boeing Company · US

Inventors

• Kent L. English · Holden, US
• Bryan G. Dods · Greer, US
• Christopher K. Zuver · Saint Peters, US
• Thomas E. Shepherd · Chesterfield, US
• Douglas D. Trimble · Saint Peters, US
• Carl J. Hanks · Chesterfield, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Feb 18, 2008
• Grant date: Jan 14, 2014
• Expiry date: May 30, 2029

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G06Q10/087
• WIPO field: IT methods for management
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

A method for generating an electronic quality record of a manufacturing operation that may involve generating inputs from a plurality of information sources located within a manufacturing environment. The plurality of information sources may provide information pertaining to at least a tool being used, an individual using the tool, and an operation that the tool is being used by the individual to perform. A locating system may be used that is in communication with the plurality of information sources to monitor a location and an operation of the tool. A processor may be in communication with the locating system to receive the generated inputs and to generate an electronic record upon completion of the operation that the tool is being used by the individual to perform. The electronic record may identify that the operation has been performed by the individual using the tool in accordance with a predefined standard.