METHOD OF MANUFACTURING AN ASSEMBLY HAVING A NOMINAL THICKNESS SKIN PANEL

A method of manufacturing a panel assembly (266) includes supporting the panel assembly (266) in a free state (280) using a holding fixture (350). The panel assembly (266) has a skin panel (300), and sacrificial material (322) coupled to a skin panel inner surface (302). The method includes acquirin...

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Hauptverfasser:	MERRIT, Benjamin S, BRACY, Daniel, SECINARO, Nathan A, ABDOUCH, Mark, HUANG, Hsien-Lin
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng ; fre ; ger
Schlagworte:	CONTROL OR REGULATING SYSTEMS IN GENERAL CONTROLLING FUNCTIONAL ELEMENTS OF SUCH SYSTEMS MONITORING OR TESTING ARRANGEMENTS FOR SUCH SYSTEMS ORELEMENTS PHYSICS REGULATING
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Zusammenfassung:	A method of manufacturing a panel assembly (266) includes supporting the panel assembly (266) in a free state (280) using a holding fixture (350). The panel assembly (266) has a skin panel (300), and sacrificial material (322) coupled to a skin panel inner surface (302). The method includes acquiring a free state outer surface contour (372) of the panel assembly (266) by scanning a skin panel outer surface (304) while the panel assembly (266) is supported by the holding fixture (350). The method also includes developing a numerically controlled (NC) machining program (388) having cutter paths (402) configured for machining the interface locations (320) to an inner surface contour (382) that reflects nominal thicknesses (306) of the panel assembly (266) based off of the free state outer surface contour (372). In addition, the method includes machining the sacrificial material (322) at the interface locations (320) by moving a cutter (400) along the cutter paths (402) while the panel assembly (266) is supported by the holding fixture (350).