Patent ID: 8869367

Claim:
An aircraft structure manufacturing apparatus comprising: a first supporting unit configured to support a first portion of a positioning object; a second supporting unit configured to support a second portion of said positioning object; a third supporting unit configured to support a third portion of said positioning object; a fourth supporting unit configured to support a fourth portion of said positioning object; a servo system group; and a control unit configured to control said servo system group, wherein said servo system group comprises: a first vertical axis servo system configured to drive said first supporting unit in a vertical direction; a second vertical axis servo system configured to drive said second supporting unit in the vertical direction; a third vertical axis servo system configured to drive said third supporting unit in the vertical direction; and a fourth vertical axis servo system configured to drive said fourth supporting unit in the vertical direction, wherein said positioning object is a jig configured to support a part of an aircraft structure, wherein said servo system group further comprises: a first horizontal axis first servo system configured to drive said first supporting unit in a first horizontal direction; a second horizontal axis first servo system configured to drive said first supporting unit in a second horizontal direction orthogonal to the first horizontal direction; a first horizontal axis second servo system configured to drive said second supporting unit in the first horizontal direction; a second horizontal axis second servo system configured to drive said second supporting unit in the second horizontal direction; and a first horizontal axis third servo system configured to drive said third supporting unit in the first horizontal direction, wherein a first rotation axis parallel to said vertical direction and a first 2-axis gimbal are provided between said first supporting unit and said first portion, wherein a second rotation axis parallel to said vertical direction and a second 2-axis gimbal are provided between said second supporting unit and said second portion, wherein a third rotation axis parallel to said vertical direction, a third 2-axis gimbal and a 1-axis sliding mechanism are provided between said third supporting unit and said third portion, and wherein a fourth rotation axis parallel to said vertical direction, a fourth 2-axis gimbal and a 2-axis sliding mechanism are provided between said fourth supporting unit and said fourth portion.