Automation for the Assembly of the Bottom Wing Panels on Stringers for the A320

The paper details the two main phases of the research and development process which led to the current state on the stage 0 dedicated to the assembly of the A320 bottom panel on stringers and buttstraps.

First phase: evaluation of the feasibility through trials on platform with a serial KUKA robot, evidence to achieve correctly 3/8" diameter and evidence of the difficulties to achieve the performances for the positioning accuracy.

Second phase: development of specific solution on calibration and end effector, implementation on site, definitive performance proved during production.