| 摘要 |
The present invention provides an aircraft assembly tool for supporting an aircraft component. The assembly tool comprises a fixture frame (12) configured to provide support at predetermined locations of the frame associated respectively with predetermined calculated positions and corresponding calculated orientations in space at which the aircraft component is to be supported, the fixture frame comprising elongate members (14) having predetermined lengths connected together by means of releasable fastening means (32), and a plurality of pick-up devices (20) secured to the fixture frame at said predetermined locations, each pick-up device being clamped to a substantially flat or planar surface of an associated said elongate member. Each pick-up device comprises a receiving element for carrying the aircraft component, a plurality of further elongate members (66) having predetermined lengths, and a plurality of clamping elements (68) connecting the further elongate members together and connecting the receiving element to one said further elongate member. The arrangement selectively allows six degrees of freedom of movement of the receiving element, along and around three orthogonal axes, in order to align the receiving element in three dimensions with respect to the associated predetermined position and corresponding orientation and configure the assembly tool for receiving the aircraft component. <IMAGE> |
