A method includes making a first structure (26) with a first plurality of pre-drilled holes (52) at pre-defined locations, making a second structure (28) with a second plurality of pre-drilled holes (50) at pre-defined locations, making a third structure (30) without pre-drilled full-size holes, measuring the location and orientation of the first and second plurality of pre-drilled holes in the first and second structures, determining the location of a third plurality of holes (64T, 64S) to be drilled in the third structure that correspond to first and second plurality of pre-drilled holes measured in the first and second structures, creating a program (89) to drill the third plurality of holes in the third structure that align with the measured location and orientation of the first and second plurality of pre-drilled holes in the first and second structures based on the measure location and orientation of the first and second plurality of pre-drilled holes in the first and second structure, drilling the third plurality of holes (64T, 64S) in the third structure (30) based on the program, positioning the third structure on the first and second structures such that the third plurality of holes in the third structure are aligned with the first and second plurality of pre-drilled holes in the first and second structures, and inserting fasteners (68) through the third plurality of holes and the first and second plurality of predrilled holes that are aligned with the third plurality of holes to secure the second structure to the first structure using the third structure.
METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR JOINING STRUCTURES
VERFAHREN UND SYSTEM ZUM VERBINDEN VON STRUKTUREN
PROCÉDÉ ET SYSTÈME D'ASSEMBLAGE DE STRUCTURES
2022-03-09
Patent
Electronic Resource
English