CPC G05B 19/41885 (2013.01) [G05B 19/41825 (2013.01); G05B 19/4183 (2013.01); G05B 19/4188 (2013.01)] | 24 Claims |
1. A method for manufacturing a composite part, the method comprising:
identifying a reference location for a fiducial marker on a composite ply from a ply shape model for the composite part;
mounting an end effector, housing a marker adjacent to a cutter, onto a gantry configured to move the end effector along a single axis;
mounting the gantry onto a flatbed configured to move the gantry along an second axis distinct from the single axis;
marking, with the marker in the end effector prior to indexing the composite ply to a pick area, the fiducial marker at the reference location on the composite ply;
cutting, with the cutter in the end effector, the composite ply to have a shape defined by the ply shape model;
forming a measurement from the fiducial marker with respect to a robot adjacent to the flatbed;
subsequently, the robot adjacent to the flatbed placing, using the measurement from the fiducial marker, the ply into storage;
forming a second measurement from the fiducial marker with respect to a second robot; and
subsequently, the second robot picking up, using the second measurement from the fiducial marker, the composite ply from storage and forming a charge by placing the composite ply onto a preform table.
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