Method for pointing a plurality of predetermined locations inside a structure and corresponding pointing system
US8941817B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 15, 2012 |
| Grant date | Jan 27, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 8, 2033 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG05D1/0246
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Embodiments of the disclosure include methods in which locations within an aircraft fuselage are automatically pointed to and marked so that a part may be fastened at each marked location. A mobile assembly includes a video camera that may capture images of the aircraft fuselage. A plurality of predetermined locations may be visualized and verified by a successive implementation of a first image recognition process and a second image recognition process. The mobile assembly may then automatically point to the predetermined locations after each has been identified and mark each predetermined location.
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