CPC F16B 19/1072 (2013.01) [B21J 15/043 (2013.01); B21J 15/12 (2013.01); B21J 15/32 (2013.01); F16B 19/1054 (2013.01)] | 12 Claims |
1. A method for installing a fastener into an opening of a structure, the fastener comprising a sleeve and a pin threadably received into the sleeve, the method comprising:
inserting the fastener into the opening;
automatically grabbing, via a tool having a clamp and a wrench, a pintail of the pin, wherein the clamp pushes and pulls the pin longitudinally relative to a centerline axis of the fastener and the wrench moves the pin rotationally relative to the centerline axis of the fastener;
deforming a tail of the sleeve radially outward relative to the centerline axis of the fastener by automatically displacing, via a linear actuator in communication with a first activator, the pin longitudinally along the centerline axis relative to the sleeve, wherein deforming the tail of the sleeve radially outward comprises pulling on the pin; and
rotationally shearing, via a rotary actuator in communication with a second activator, the pintail of the pin from a shaft of the pin, wherein rotationally shearing the pintail of the pin comprises automatically rotating the pin relative to the sleeve,
wherein an activation of the linear actuator and the rotary actuator are to be controlled by one or more electronic devices, and wherein the one or more electronic devices control a positioning of the tool at an intended location of the structure within which the fastener is being installed.
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