US 12,187,456 B2
System and method for a manufacturing environment with robotic system mounts having one or more end effectors positioned sympathetic to the underlying manufactured item
Chace Fadlovich, Mukilteo, WA (US); Michael Woogerd, Mukilteo, WA (US); Eric Pospisil, Mukilteo, WA (US); and Eric Davis, Mukilteo, WA (US)
Assigned to Airbus Operations GmbH, Hamburg (DE)
Filed by Airbus Operations GmbH, Hamburg (DE)
Filed on Mar. 31, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/194,261.
Prior Publication US 2024/0327035 A1, Oct. 3, 2024
Int. Cl. B23P 19/04 (2006.01); B64F 5/10 (2017.01)
CPC B64F 5/10 (2017.01) 10 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A robotic manufacturing system comprising:
a track extending along a length of a component of a partially manufactured item, wherein the component has a non-constant longitudinal shape, the track being supported independently of said partially manufactured item,
at least one jointed member having an elongated arcuate shape,
a mount longitudinally movable along said track and configured to receive said jointed member in an articulating manner,
at least one end effector movably mounted on said jointed member,
wherein said jointed member is movable along at least a portion of the length of the component in a radial position that is sympathetic to the non-constant longitudinal shape of said component,
wherein the jointed member is longitudinally movable relative to said mount along its elongated arcuate shape such that the jointed member will move in an arc spaced from and around an outer surface of said component, and
wherein at least a portion of the end effector is movable along a length of the jointed member.