Patent application number | Description | Published |
20100010660 | Method of manufacturing a product using scan targets - A method of manufacturing aircraft includes removably securing a target to a portion of the aircraft in a predetermined position on the portion of the aircraft. The method further includes scanning the target with a scanning device to acquire information about at least one of a location and orientation of the target. The method also includes processing the acquired information to determine at least one of a location and orientation of the portion of the aircraft. In addition, the method includes working the aircraft using the processed information and removing the target from the portion of the aircraft before completing manufacture of the aircraft. | 01-14-2010 |
20100076594 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR OPTIMIZED WORKFLOW MONITORING - A method and apparatus for monitoring work flow of a resource is disclosed. The method accounts for the expected work flow of the resource in determining the location of the resource as well as dwell times at each work zone. In one embodiment, this is accomplished by determining if subsequent work zones sequentially follows the first work zone in the expected sequence of work zones. | 03-25-2010 |
20120319838 | RECONFIGURABLE NETWORK ENABLED PLUG AND PLAY MULTIFUNCTIONAL PROCESSING AND SENSING NODE - In one embodiment, a data acquisition device comprises a plurality of sensors to detect an environmental condition, a configurable processor coupled to the plurality of sensors, wherein the configurable processor is configured to receive one or more signals from the plurality of sensors, process the one or more signals to generate environmental data representative of the environmental condition, wherein the environmental data is, and a first input/output module to transmit the data to a remote device. Other embodiments may be disclosed. | 12-20-2012 |
20130187759 | PRODUCTION TOOL HAVING RFID DEVICE MOUNTED WITHIN A DIELECTRIC INCLUSION - A production tool has a dielectric inclusion, and an RFID device mounted within the dielectric inclusion. | 07-25-2013 |
20130191080 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ADDRESSING ASSEMBLY ISSUES DURING DESIGN AND ASSEMBLY PLANNING OF COMPLEX SYSTEMS - A method comprises using a computer system to acquire information for design and assembly planning of commercial aircraft. The computer system uses an assembly situation model to identify causes of issues with an assembly situation. The assembly situation model includes an initial state, a final state, and an assembly process for transitioning from the initial state to the final state. The computer system stores each cause in computer memory as a relational form of parameters. | 07-25-2013 |