An indexing apparatus (100) includes a fixture tool (102), movable relative to an operation cell (106), and an indexing feature (104), fixed relative to the fixture tool (102). The indexing apparatus also includes a plurality of probes (202), configured to engage the indexing feature (104). The indexing apparatus further includes a controller (110), in communication with the plurality of probes, wherein the controller is configured to locate the fixture tool relative to the operation cell from a plurality of probe locations of the plurality of probes, engaged with the indexing feature.
INDEXING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF INDEXING
INDEXIERVORRICHTUNG UND VERFAHREN ZUM INDEXIEREN
APPAREIL ET PROCÉDÉ D'INDEXATION
2022-05-25
Patent
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
IPC: | B23P Sonstige Metallbearbeitung , OTHER WORKING OF METAL / B29C Formen oder Verbinden von Kunststoffen , SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS / B64C AEROPLANES , Flugzeuge / B64F GROUND OR AIRCRAFT-CARRIER-DECK INSTALLATIONS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR USE IN CONNECTION WITH AIRCRAFT , Boden- oder Flugzeugträgerdeckeinrichtungen besonders ausgebildet für die Verwendung in Verbindung mit Luftfahrzeugen / G05B Steuer- oder Regelsysteme allgemein , CONTROL OR REGULATING SYSTEMS IN GENERAL |