Patent ID: 11911977
Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANY
Field: Other special machines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  G  Y | IPC B  G

Claim 13:
14. A machine configured to form a single build composite structure that comprises composite plies, such that the machine comprises:
a composite placement machine configured to lay up the composite plies based on a tool path for the composite structure;
measuring equipment configured to measure a plurality of intermediate surfaces of the composite plies during the layup of the composite plies and form a plurality of measurements;
a computer that comprises a model for the composite structure and configured to control a tool path generator; and
the tool path generator configured to form a modified tool path for the composite placement machine in response to a difference between a set of measurements in the plurality of measurements and expected measurements of an intermediate surface of the plurality of intermediate surfaces that exceeds a threshold, wherein the modified tool path matches the set of measurements;
wherein the composite placement machine is further configured to continue laying up the composite plies on the intermediate surface of the plurality of intermediate surfaces based on the modified tool path.