One-Up Assembly with Robots

2008-01-2297

09/16/2008

Event
Aerospace Manufacturing and Automated Fastening Conference & Exhibition
Authors Abstract
Content
Demand in Aerospace for assembly systems utilizing industrial robots is rapidly increasing. Robotic systems can often be implemented for smaller, labor intensive products where work is performed from a single side (e.g. close out of skins to spars/ribs). To justify the costs of automation and to maximize build efficiency, the industry is striving toward “one-up” assembly, whereby the product is assembled one time - drilled, inspected, and ultimately fastened - without removal of components for deburring, cleaning, sealing, etc. To qualify this for production on The Boeing Company’s 787 moveable trailing edge (MTE) assemblies, the robotic systems required certain key capabilities to not only produce a quality process, but also verify quality via highly developed measurement systems.
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DOI
https://doi.org/10.4271/2008-01-2297
Pages
6
Citation
DeVlieg, R., and Feikert, E., "One-Up Assembly with Robots," SAE Technical Paper 2008-01-2297, 2008, https://doi.org/10.4271/2008-01-2297.
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Published
Sep 16, 2008
Product Code
2008-01-2297
Content Type
Technical Paper
Language
English