公开(公告)号：US20180001418A1

公开(公告)日：2018-01-04

申请号：US15199896

申请日：2016-06-30

Applicant: THE BOEING COMPANY

Inventor： Nick S. EVANS ,  Bradley J. MITCHELL ,  Mark BLUMENKRANTZ

IPC: B23K26/02 ,  B23K26/364 ,  B23K26/351 ,  B23K101/32 ,  B23K101/38

CPC classification number: B23K26/364 ,  B23K26/0604 ,  B23K26/0823 ,  B23K26/1224 ,  B23K26/123 ,  B23K26/127 ,  B23K26/38 ,  B23K2101/32 ,  B23K2101/34 ,  B23K2101/38

Abstract: A wire guide and a laser wire-processing device that includes a wire guide are provided. The laser wire-processing device includes a housing and an aperture in a side of the housing, wherein the aperture defines a longitudinal axis that is substantially perpendicular to the aperture. The laser wire-processing device also includes a backstop arranged in the housing and aligned with the longitudinal axis, the backstop defining a wire-contact surface in a facing relationship with the aperture. The laser wire-processing device also includes a wire guide arranged in the housing to manipulate a wire inserted through the aperture into a desired position relative to the longitudinal axis between the aperture and the backstop. The laser wire-processing device also includes a laser operable to direct a laser beam toward an insulation layer of the wire. The wire guide could be a tube arranged in the device or a backstop guide.

公开(公告)号：US20180287353A1

公开(公告)日：2018-10-04

申请号：US15472452

申请日：2017-03-29

Applicant: THE BOEING COMPANY

Inventor： Damien O. MARTIN ,  Nick S. EVANS ,  Bradley J. MITCHELL ,  Eerik J. HELMICK

IPC: H02G1/12

Abstract: A cable processing apparatus including a frame; a cable guide coupled to the frame; a first cable clamp adjacent the cable guide; a second cable clamp adjacent the cable guide where the first cable clamp is disposed between the cable guide and the second cable clamp; and a controller configured to move the second cable clamp to a clamped position such that a cable extending through the cable guide is clamped by the second cable clamp, move the second cable clamp, relative to the cable guide, in a direction extending along the cable such that a first portion of the insulation is removed from the cable at the first score to expose shielding of the cable, and move the second cable clamp, relative to the first cable clamp, in the direction extending along the cable to cut the shielding to expose one or more conductor of the cable.

公开(公告)号：US20230334671A1

公开(公告)日：2023-10-19

申请号：US17722060

申请日：2022-04-15

Applicant: THE BOEING COMPANY

Inventor： Amir AFRASIABI ,  Nick S. EVANS

IPC: G06T7/11 ,  G06T7/00 ,  G05B19/418

CPC classification number: G06T7/11 ,  G06T7/0004 ,  G05B19/41895 ,  G06T2210/12

Abstract: Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques for autonomous image acquisition. This includes determining a plurality of two-dimensional image perspectives for a plurality of image capture devices, and comparing the plurality of two-dimensional image perspectives with a generated two-dimensional representation of a target object, where the two-dimensional representation is generated based on a three-dimensional model of the target object. This further includes automatically moving at least one of the plurality of image capture devices, based on the comparing, to increase a portion of the target object captured by the plurality of image capture devices.