Layout method
US8325351B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 29, 2010 |
| Grant date | Dec 4, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 17, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01C15/004
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method of directing a beam of laser light at a target point defined by the intersection of a reference line with a generally vertical surface may comprise: a.) defining the reference line, b.) calculating a three dimensional location of a point on the line, c.) directing a beam of laser light from an automated total station toward the point on the line, d.) measuring the three dimensional location of the reference point on the vertical surface illuminated by the beam of laser light, e.) determining the point on the line closest to the reference point on the surface, f.) redirecting the beam of laser light from the automated total station toward the point on the line closest to the reference point, and g.) repeating steps d.) through f.) until the closest point on the reference line is less than a predetermined distance from the reference point.
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