Patent ID: 11886173
Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANY
Field: Control (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G  Y | IPC G

Claim 15:
16. A process for distributing a plurality of automated machines between a plurality of tools, the process comprising:
defining a first automated machine set among the plurality of automated machines dedicated to one or more of a plurality of stations, based on a minimum number of automated machine requirements or minimum workload requirements;
defining a second automated machine set among the plurality of automated machines configured to travel between the plurality of stations to complete total workload requirements based on a maximum difference in station-level workload requirements between two or more adjacent stations of the plurality of stations;
measuring statistics of each station of the plurality of stations and tool;
communicating the statistics to a controller;
measuring variables from a numerical control program in each automated machine of the plurality of automated machines;
compiling data measured of a total machine capacity and the total workload requirements across each station of the plurality of stations; and
reallocating one or more of the plurality of automated machines to at least one of the plurality of stations that has unmet workload requirements.