Systems and methods for control of foreign object debris
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Jan 9, 2018
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Sep 29, 2016
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In an example, a clamp foot for a clamp assembly includes a housing having a distal end for engaging a workpiece, an aperture in the distal end of the housing, and a cavity in the housing extending proximally from the aperture. The clamp foot also includes a flapper in the cavity and adjacent to the distal end. The clamp foot further includes a pneumatic port in the cavity configured to direct a pneumatic force from a pneumatic source to the flapper, and a vacuum port in the cavity for coupling the cavity to a vacuum source. Responsive to the pneumatic force, the flapper is movable within the cavity to separate debris from the workpiece. The vacuum port is configured to remove from the cavity, via a vacuum force from the vacuum source, the debris separated from the workpiece by the flapper.
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