Manufacturing Control System
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1. An apparatus comprising:
- a tracking system configured to identify characteristics about a group of portable machines configured to perform a number of manufacturing operations on a workpiece; and
a controller in communication with the tracking system, wherein the controller is configured to control performance of the number of manufacturing operations on the workpiece using the characteristics about the group of portable machines identified using the tracking system.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus comprising a tracking system and a controller in communication with the tracking system. The tracking system is configured to identify characteristics about a group of portable machines configured to perform a number of manufacturing operations on a workpiece. The controller is configured to control performance of the number of manufacturing operations on the workpiece using the characteristics about the group of portable machines identified using the tracking system.
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20 Claims
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1. An apparatus comprising:
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a tracking system configured to identify characteristics about a group of portable machines configured to perform a number of manufacturing operations on a workpiece; and a controller in communication with the tracking system, wherein the controller is configured to control performance of the number of manufacturing operations on the workpiece using the characteristics about the group of portable machines identified using the tracking system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. An aircraft manufacturing system comprising:
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a group of portable machines configured to perform a number of manufacturing operations on a workpiece for an aircraft; a tracking system configured to identify characteristics about the group of portable machines; and a controller in communication with the tracking system, wherein the controller is configured to control performance of the number of manufacturing operations on the workpiece using at least one of the characteristics about the group of portable machines identified using the tracking system, information about the workpiece, and information about the group of portable machines.
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14. A method for managing manufacturing operations, the method comprising:
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identifying characteristics about a group of portable machines using a tracking system and a controller; and controlling performance of a number of manufacturing operations on a workpiece by the group of portable machines using the characteristics about the group of portable machines identified using the tracking system. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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