Decoupled Modeling and Correction for Fork-Ear Type Aircraft Wing-Fuselage Docking Assembly Deviations Based on Distributed Binocular Vision and Priority Constraint
Aiming at the problems that the optical path measured by laser trackers was prone to occlusion and the coupling relationship existing in docking assembly accuracy during aircraft wing-fuselage docking assembly, the wing-fuselage docking assembly of fork-ear aircrafts was used as research object, and a method was proposed for decoupled modeling and correction for fork-ear type aircraft wing-fuselage docking assembly deviations based on distributed binocular vision and assembly accuracy priority constraint. A deviation detection and correction system was constructed for the wing-fuselage docking assembly of fork-ear aircrafts, integrating distributed binocular cameras, laser trackers, and numerical control positioners. Based on the importance and process characteristics of wing-fuselage docking assembly accuracy, a comprehensive expression was established for the wing-fuselage docking assembly deviations of fork-ear aircrafts, and a correction method was proposed for such assembly deviations, which was based on the priority constraint of assembly accuracy. The coupled accuracy requirements were decoupled into a phased discrete optimization problem for aircraft wing-fuselage docking assembly. The relative attitude deviation of the aircraft wing-fuselage was quantified using Lie algebra parameterization. The clearance correction and coaxiality correction amounts were calculated respectively via the fork-ear fit clearance model and the fork-ear hole coaxiality model, enabling the step-by-step correction of deviations in aircraft wing-fuselage docking assembly. Experimental results show that compared with the unconstrained model assembly method and the traditional geometric reference-based multi-constraint model deviation correction method, the wing-fuselage relative attitude deviation, fork-ear hole coaxiality, and fork-ear fit clearance are all improved.
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