Aircraft comparison system
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1. A method for manufacturing an aircraft, the method comprising:
- identifying, using a computer, a first model for a first aircraft for assembly;
identifying, using the computer, a second model for a second aircraft that has been assembled;
comparing, using the computer, first parts for the first aircraft in the first model with second parts for the second aircraft in the second model;
displaying, on a tangible display in communication with the computer, graphical representations of the first parts and the second parts illustrating a difference between the first parts and the second parts from a comparison of the first parts and the second parts, wherein only third parts from the first parts and the second parts that include the difference are displayed; and
manufacturing the first aircraft based on the difference.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for comparing aircraft parts. A first model is identified for a first aircraft for assembly. A second model is identified for a second aircraft that has been assembled. First parts for the aircraft in the first model are compared with second parts for the second aircraft in the second model. Graphical representations of the first parts and the second parts are displayed illustrating a difference between the first parts and the second parts from a comparison of the first parts and the second parts.
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1. A method for manufacturing an aircraft, the method comprising:
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identifying, using a computer, a first model for a first aircraft for assembly; identifying, using the computer, a second model for a second aircraft that has been assembled; comparing, using the computer, first parts for the first aircraft in the first model with second parts for the second aircraft in the second model; displaying, on a tangible display in communication with the computer, graphical representations of the first parts and the second parts illustrating a difference between the first parts and the second parts from a comparison of the first parts and the second parts, wherein only third parts from the first parts and the second parts that include the difference are displayed; and manufacturing the first aircraft based on the difference. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An apparatus comprising:
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an object manager, implemented as software stored and executable by a computer, configured to identify a first model for a first aircraft for assembly;
identify a second model for a second aircraft that has been assembled;
compare first parts for the first aircraft in the first model with second parts for the second aircraft in the second model; and
display graphical representations of the first parts and the second parts illustrating a difference between the first parts and the second parts from a comparison of the first parts and the second parts, wherein the object manager is configured to display only third parts from the first parts and the second parts that include the difference;a tangible display in communication with the computer and configured to display the difference; and assembly equipment including at least one of a robotic arm, a crawler, a fastener installation system, a rail-based drilling system, or a robot, the assembly equipment configured to manufacture the first aircraft using the assembly equipment based on the difference. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. An aircraft manufacturing system comprising:
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an object manager, implemented as software stored and executable by a computer, wherein the object manager is configured to identify a first model for a first aircraft for assembly;
identify a second model for a second aircraft that has been assembled;compare first parts for the first aircraft in the first model with second parts for the second aircraft in the second model; and
display graphical representations of the first parts and the second parts illustrating a difference between the first parts and the second parts from a comparison of the first parts and the second parts, wherein the object manager is configured to display only third parts from the first parts and the second parts that include the difference;manufacturing equipment including at least one of a robotic arm, a crawler, a fastener installation system, a rail-based drilling system, or a robot, the manufacturing equipment configured to manufacture the first aircraft using the assembly equipment based on the difference; and a control system configured to control operation of the manufacturing equipment to manufacture the first aircraft, the control system including the computer. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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