Automated adaptive machining of obstructed passages
US7329832B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 23, 2006 |
| Grant date | Feb 12, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 23, 2026 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG05B2219/45147
- WIPO fieldMachine tools
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An automated machining process for machining of an obstructed passage (5) of an article (1) includes the steps of deriving the position and orientation of the passage (5) from automated processing of images of the passage (5) and additional information from a distance measurement device and saving positions and orientations of the passage (5) as local coordinates with respect to a reference coordinate system attached to the material that surrounds the passage (5). The saved positions and orientations of the passage (5) are used for subsequent removal of unwanted material from the obstructed passage (5).
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