Patent ID: 11919052
Assignee: LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION
Field: Machine tools (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  H | IPC B  H

Claim 3:
4. A method of cleaning a surface area of one or more panels, the method comprising:
determining, by an automated laser system from pre-programmed locations for each of the one or more panels, a center of hole of the one or more panels, wherein the automated laser system is configured to remove:
a coating on the one or more panels with a laser; and
a coating on the hole on the one or more panels with the laser;

measuring, by the automated laser system, an offset in the X & Y axes of an actual center of the hole in relation to the center determined from the pre-programmed information;
when the measured offset in the X & Y axes of the actual center of the hole in relation to the center determined by the pre-programmed information is outside of an allowable tolerance, adjusting the automated laser system so that the automated laser system is within the allowable tolerance; and
by the automated laser system, producing a laser to remove a portion of a coating disposed around the hole on the one or more panels.