Christopher A Tyler

US Patent:

20210331779, Oct 28, 2021

Filed:

Apr 23, 2020

Appl. No.:

16/856573

Inventors:

- Chicago IL, US
Christopher Tyler - Saint Peters MO, US

Assignee:

THE BOEING COMPANY - CHICAGO IL

International Classification:

B64C 1/06
B64F 5/10

Abstract:

A method includes providing a frame sheet. The method also includes elevating a temperature of the frame sheet to at or above an elevated target temperature. Further the method includes, at or above the elevated target temperature, forming the frame sheet to provide a frame defining a web and at least one flange. Also, the method includes machining at least one of the web or the at least one flange to reduce a thickness of the at least one of the web or the at least on flange.

US Patent:

20200302025, Sep 24, 2020

Filed:

Mar 18, 2019

Appl. No.:

16/356731

Inventors:

- Chicago IL, US
Christopher Tyler - St. Peters MO, US

International Classification:

G06F 17/50
B29C 64/393
B64F 5/00

Abstract:

Methods and devices using a computer-generated design of an AM part to ensure that the part is design to support additional manufacturing steps. The methods include performing frequency analysis on a computer-generated design of the manufactured part and calculating mode shapes at natural frequencies of the computer-generated design. A static compliance is calculated at points on the computer-generated design using each of the mode shapes. The static compliance indicates an expected displacement at each of the plurality of points when the computer generated design is exposed to a predetermined non-dynamic load.