Patent ID: 11882985
Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANY
Field: Furniture, games (Other fields)
Classification: CPC A  G | IPC A

Claim 17:
18. A method, comprising:
vacuuming an area using a vacuum machine, wherein:
the vacuum machine comprises a negative pressure source, a vacuum head connected to the negative pressure source, and a sensor connected to the vacuum machine,
vacuuming picks up foreign object debris (FOD) into the vacuum machine, and
the area comprises a plurality of stations at which a corresponding plurality of machines generate at least a portion of the FOD;

sensing, with the sensor, a parameter of the FOD;
formatting the parameter as a data structure;
identifying, using a computer analyzing the data structure, a category of the FOD;
recording, using the computer, a location of the FOD;
receiving, using the computer, data describing the plurality of stations; and
identifying, using a combination of the category of the FOD, the location of the FOD, and the data describing the plurality of stations, a first station within the plurality of stations for evaluation of a modification to an operational procedure performed by
a first machine, of the corresponding plurality of machines,
the first machine located at the first station, and
the modification comprising a change to production of at least some of the FOD produced by the first machine.