According to one implementation, a drilling machine includes at least one drilling structure, a travelling machine, a reader and a controlling device such as a controlling circuit. The at least one drilling structure drills an object to be drilled. The travelling machine positions the at least one drilling structure in a travelling direction of the travelling machine by travelling in a direction different from a drilling direction. The reader reads information recorded on at least one integrated circuit tag attached to at least one drilling plate attached to the object to be drilled. The controlling device controls the travelling machine based on the information read by the reader.

According to one implementation, a drilling machine includes at least one drilling structure, a travelling machine, a reader and a controlling device such as a controlling circuit. The at least one drilling structure drills an object to be drilled. The travelling machine positions the at least one drilling structure in a travelling direction of the travelling machine by travelling in a direction different from a drilling direction. The reader reads information recorded on at least one integrated circuit tag attached to at least one drilling plate attached to the object to be drilled. The controlling device controls the travelling machine based on the information read by the reader.

Certain embodiments of the present disclosure provide an acoustic inlet barrel of an engine. The acoustic inlet barrel may include an inner barrel configured to provide a boundary for directing airflow through the engine. The inner barrel may include an inner face sheet separated from an outer face sheet by an acoustic core. The inner barrel may include a plurality of elongated, non-circular perforations formed through the inner face sheet.

Certain embodiments of the present disclosure provide an acoustic inlet barrel of an engine. The acoustic inlet barrel may include an inner barrel configured to provide a boundary for directing airflow through the engine. The inner barrel may include an inner face sheet separated from an outer face sheet by an acoustic core. The inner barrel may include a plurality of elongated, non-circular perforations formed through the inner face sheet.

There is provided a drilling device for drilling a sheet having conical portions, including a tool-holder plate provided with a plurality of rotary drilling spindles with drill bits oriented according to drilling directions parallel to a mean drilling direction, said drilling spindles being distributed in columns configured to be arranged according to an axial direction and in rows configured to be arranged according to a transverse direction at right angles to the axial direction, the device including at least two rows of spindles and at least two columns of spindles, wherein a center-to-center distance between two spindles of a row is different from a center-to-center distance between two spindles of another row.

There is provided a drilling device for drilling a sheet having conical portions, including a tool-holder plate provided with a plurality of rotary drilling spindles with drill bits oriented according to drilling directions parallel to a mean drilling direction, said drilling spindles being distributed in columns configured to be arranged according to an axial direction and in rows configured to be arranged according to a transverse direction at right angles to the axial direction, the device including at least two rows of spindles and at least two columns of spindles, wherein a center-to-center distance between two spindles of a row is different from a center-to-center distance between two spindles of another row.

The invention relates to a drilling device for drilling a sheet having conical portions, comprising a tool-holder plate provided with a plurality of rotary drilling spindles with drill bits oriented according to drilling directions parallel to a mean drilling direction, said drilling spindles being distributed, on the one hand, in columns intended to be arranged according to an axial direction and, on the other hand, in rows intended to be arranged according to a transverse direction at right angles to the axial direction, the device comprising at least two rows of spindles and at least two columns of spindles. The center-to-center distance between two spindles of a row is different from the center-to-center distance between two spindles of another row.

The invention relates to a drilling device for drilling a sheet having conical portions, comprising a tool-holder plate provided with a plurality of rotary drilling spindles with drill bits oriented according to drilling directions parallel to a mean drilling direction, said drilling spindles being distributed, on the one hand, in columns intended to be arranged according to an axial direction and, on the other hand, in rows intended to be arranged according to a transverse direction at right angles to the axial direction, the device comprising at least two rows of spindles and at least two columns of spindles. The center-to-center distance between two spindles of a row is different from the center-to-center distance between two spindles of another row.

A drilling system includes a single robotic drilling unit having a drill end effector positioned inside a barrel section configured as a composite sandwich structure having an inner face sheet. The robotic drilling unit is operable to drill a plurality of perforations into the inner face sheet using the drill end effector. The robotic drilling unit is configured to index a hole pattern of the perforations to one or more cell walls of a honeycomb core of the composite sandwich structure. The robotic drilling unit is configured to form the hole pattern in the inner face sheet such that the perforations are located at a spaced distance from the cell walls of the honeycomb core.

A drilling system includes a single robotic drilling unit having a drill end effector positioned inside a barrel section configured as a composite sandwich structure having an inner face sheet. The robotic drilling unit is operable to drill a plurality of perforations into the inner face sheet using the drill end effector. The robotic drilling unit is configured to index a hole pattern of the perforations to one or more cell walls of a honeycomb core of the composite sandwich structure. The robotic drilling unit is configured to form the hole pattern in the inner face sheet such that the perforations are located at a spaced distance from the cell walls of the honeycomb core.