Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Orifice formation control system
- Patent Title (中): 孔板控制系统
-
Application No.: US11987511Application Date: 2007-11-30
-
Publication No.: US07706912B2Publication Date: 2010-04-27
- Inventor: Marion B. Grant , Nien L. Lee
- Applicant: Marion B. Grant , Nien L. Lee
- Applicant Address: US IL Peoria
- Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
- Current Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US IL Peoria
- Agency: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner
- Main IPC: G06F19/00
- IPC: G06F19/00 ; A61B6/00 ; G01N23/00 ; G01N23/04 ; G21K1/12 ; H05G1/60 ; G06K9/00

Abstract:
An orifice formation system is provided. The system includes a manufacturing machine configured to form an orifice in a workpiece, a computed tomography x-ray machine configured to generate data based on geometry of the workpiece, and a computer in communication with the manufacturing machine and the computed tomography x-ray machine. The computer is configured to control the manufacturing machine based on the data generated by the computed tomography x-ray machine. A method of controlling formation of an orifice in a workpiece is also provided. The method includes acquiring computed tomography data about the workpiece, determining geometry of the workpiece based on the computed tomography data, and forming an orifice in the workpiece based on the determined geometry of the workpiece.
Public/Granted literature
- US20090143885A1 Orifice formation control system Public/Granted day:2009-06-04
Information query