US Patent 11479015 Custom formed panels for transport structures and methods for assembling same

Techniques for providing custom formed panels for transport structures including vehicles and aircraft are disclosed. In one aspect of the disclosure, a panel for a transport structure includes a first face sheet, a second face sheet arranged opposite the first face sheet, the second face sheet comprising a different geometrical profile than the first face sheet to define a space between the first and second face sheets having a variable thickness, a core configured to occupy the space. In another aspect, a node can be additively manufactured to form the custom panels by engaging opposing face sheets. The node has an inlet port for providing a foam-like substance into the space between the face sheets to thereafter solidify into a core.