US 11,656,614 B2
In-process digital twinning
Michael Garvey, Youngstown, OH (US); Fred Persi, Youngstown, OH (US); and Matthew Walther, Youngstown, OH (US)
Assigned to GRALE TECHNOLOGIES, Youngstown, OH (US)
Filed by GRALE TECHNOLOGIES, Youngstown, OH (US)
Filed on Aug. 2, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/391,318.
Application 17/391,318 is a continuation of application No. 16/861,397, filed on Apr. 29, 2020, granted, now 11,079,748, issued on Aug. 3, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2021/0356950 A1, Nov. 18, 2021
Int. Cl. G05B 19/418 (2006.01); G05B 19/4093 (2006.01)
CPC G05B 19/41885 (2013.01) [G05B 19/40936 (2013.01); G05B 19/4183 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system, comprising:
a memory; and
a processor configured to execute components stored on the memory, the components comprising:
a digital twin generation component configured to generate as-built digital twins of respective units of a first part based on an aggregation of measured inspection data, collected for the units while the units are in a work cell, and generic part metadata describing as-designed properties of an as-designed version of the first part, wherein the units of the first part are fabricated in the work cell using at least one of subtractive or additive tooling, and the as-built digital twins model respective as-built geometries of the units of the first part; and
an assembly controller configured to control assembly of selected units of the first part with selected units of a second part to yield part assemblies, wherein the assembly controller is configured to select a unit of the first part, from the units of the first part, for assembly with a unit of the second part based on a determination that a first as-built digital twin, of the as-built digital twins, corresponding to the unit of the first part satisfies a fitting criterion relative to a second as-built digital twin that models the unit of the second part.