Applied Accurate Robotic Drilling for Aircraft Fuselage

Once limited by insufficient accuracy, the off-the-shelf industrial robot has been enhanced via the integration of secondary encoders at the output of each of its axes. This in turn with a solid mechanical platform and enhanced kinematic model enable on-part accuracies of less than +/−0.25mm. Continued development of this enabling technology has been demonstrated on representative surfaces of an aircraft fuselage. Positional accuracy and process capability was validated in multiple orientations both in upper surface (spindle down) and lower surface (spindle up) configurations. A second opposing accurate robotic drilling system and full-scale fuselage mockup were integrated to simulate doubled throughput and to demonstrate the feasibility of maintaining high on-part accuracy with a dual spindle cell.

• Record URL:
  • https://doi.org/10.4271/2010-01-1836
• Availability:
  • Find a library where document is available. Order URL: http://worldcat.org/issn/19463855
• Supplemental Notes:
  • Abstract reprinted with permission of SAE International.
• Authors:
  • DeVlieg, Russell
  • Szallay, Todd
• Conference:
  • SAE 2010 Aerospace Manufacturing and Automated Fastening Conference & Exhibition
  • Location: Wichita Kansas, United States
  • Date: 2010-9-28 to 2010-9-30
• Publication Date: 2010-9-28

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Web
• Pagination: pp 180-186
• Serial:
  • SAE International Journal of Aerospace
  • Volume: 3
  • Issue Number: 1
  • Publisher: SAE International
  • ISSN: 1946-3855
  • EISSN: 1946-3901
  • Serial URL: https://www.sae.org/publications/collections/content/e-journal-01/

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Aircraft; Drilling; Fuselages; Kinematics; Robotics
• Subject Areas: Aviation; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01791084
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: SAE International
• Report/Paper Numbers: 2010-01-1836
• Files: TRIS, SAE
• Created Date: Dec 9 2021 10:12AM