Patent ID: 9272793
Filing Date: 2016-03-01
CPC Classification: B23Q,B64F,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. An apparatus for supporting a wing assembly at a wing assembly support height relative to a support surface, the apparatus comprising: at least one movable platform having a first height; a plurality of base sections, each having a different predetermined height with respect to one another; a plurality of wing assembly support sections, wherein each wing assembly support section corresponds to a respective one of base sections; a wing assembly connector connected to each of the plurality of wing assembly support sections; at least one wing assembly connector being configured to be movable in a first plane and a second plane generally perpendicular with respect to the first plane; each of the wing assembly support sections defining a bottom and the wing assembly connector being at a second height from the bottom; at least one movable platform and at least one wing assembly connector being configured such that the aggregate of the first height and the second height is less than a height of at least one of the wing assembly supports and such that the difference between the aggregate of the first height and the second height and the wing assembly support height defines a differential height; at least one of the multiple base sections being of a predetermined height approximating the differential height; the at least one of the base sections being of a predetermined height approximating the differential height being carried on the movable platform; at least one of the wing assembly support sections carried on at least one of the multiple base sections being of a predetermined height approximating the differential height; at least two of the wing assembly connectors each including an arm, and wherein the first plane is generally perpendicular to the support surface and the second plane is generally parallel to the support surface; at least two of the wing assembly connectors each having a respective load cell connected thereto, each load cell being configured to automatically determine the load placed on one arm; at least two of the wing assembly connectors each having a respective metrology device connected thereto, each metrology device being configured to automatically determine positional data for one connector; and a control system in communication with each load cell and each metrology device.