US 12,343,832 B2
System and method to adjust extension lengths of slats of a work platform relative to a workpiece
Samuel James Knutson, Charleston, SC (US); and Brian Timothy Peters, Mount Pleasant, SC (US)
Assigned to THE BOEING COMPANY, Arlington, VA (US)
Filed by THE BOEING COMPANY, Chicago, IL (US)
Filed on Aug. 6, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/395,924.
Prior Publication US 2023/0038516 A1, Feb. 9, 2023
Int. Cl. B23Q 1/26 (2006.01)
CPC B23Q 1/262 (2013.01) 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system to adjust extension lengths of slats of a work platform relative to a workpiece, the system comprising:
one or more sensors to collect first data associated with a position of an outer surface of the workpiece at a height of the slats;
actuators configured to extend or retract the slats; and
a controller coupled to the one or more sensors and to the actuators, wherein the controller is configured to receive the first data and second data associated with rotation of the workpiece, wherein the controller is configured to provide signals to the actuators based on the first data and the second data, and wherein the signals cause the actuators to adjust or maintain extension lengths of the slats of the work platform to maintain separation distances between ends of the slats and the outer surface of the workpiece within a separation distance range as the workpiece rotates.