High Accuracy Assembly of Large Aircraft Components Using Coordinated Arm Robots

2016-01-2133

09/27/2016

Event
SAE 2016 Aerospace Manufacturing and Automated Fastening Conference & Exhibition
Authors Abstract
Content
Aircraft manufacturers are seeking automated systems capable of positioning large structural components with a positional accuracy of ±0.25mm. Previous attempts at using coordinated arm robots for such applications have suffered from the use of low accuracy robots and minimal systems integration. Electroimpact has designed a system that leverages our patented Accurate Robot technology to create an extensively automated and comprehensively integrated process driven by the native airplane component geometry. The predominantly auto-generated programs are executed on a single Siemens CNC that controls two Electroimpact-enhanced Kuka 6 axis robots. This paper documents the system design including the specification, applicable technologies, descriptions of system components, and the comprehensive system integration. The first use of this system will be the accurate assembly of production empennage panels for the Boeing 777X, 787 and 777 airplanes.
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DOI
https://doi.org/10.4271/2016-01-2133
Pages
7
Citation
Landau, C., "High Accuracy Assembly of Large Aircraft Components Using Coordinated Arm Robots," SAE Technical Paper 2016-01-2133, 2016, https://doi.org/10.4271/2016-01-2133.
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Published
Sep 27, 2016
Product Code
2016-01-2133
Content Type
Technical Paper
Language
English