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Alignment systems and methods

US8179529B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Assignee

FLIR Systems, Inc. · US

Inventors

Ronald W. Berry · Goleta, US
Richard E. Bornfreund · Lompoc, US

Key dates

Filing date	Nov 5, 2008
Grant date	May 15, 2012
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Aug 10, 2030

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG01B11/272
WIPO fieldMeasurement
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Method and systems for aligning a first component with a second component are disclosed. For example, a first component may be aligned with a second component during an assembly process, with a first camera used to facilitate the viewing of one or more alignment features of the first component and/or the second component with infrared energy that is transmitted through the first component. A second camera may be used to view at least a portion of the first component and/or at least a portion of the second component using visible light.

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