SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR POSITIONING AUTOMATED ASSEMBLY TOOL RELATIVE TO STRUCTURE

摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide manufacture of aircraft structures, and particularly, a system and method for positioning a tool system relative to a structure.SOLUTION: The present invention provides a method and apparatus for positioning an end effector 120 relative to a structure 106. The apparatus may comprise the end effector 120 and a sensor system 138. The end effector 120 may be configured to perform an operation on the structure 106. The sensor system 138 may have a plurality of sensors extending outward from the end effector 120.