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System and method for side-by-side inspection of a device

US9494532B2 · kind B2 · utility

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18Claims

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Assignee

SIEMENS ENERGY, INC. · US

Inventors

Binglong Xie · Bethlehem, US
Yakup Genc
Xiang Gao · San Jose, US

Key dates

Filing date	Sep 22, 2011
Grant date	Nov 15, 2016
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 10, 2034

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06T2207/30164
WIPO fieldMeasurement
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Systems and methods for inspecting a device include arranging the device in a known position relative to a plurality of movable cameras mounted on a controllable actuator controlled by a computing device and pointed at the device by controlling the controllable actuator to position a camera with a user interface on the computing device with a display, and the display displays a virtual image from the camera into CAD model of the device and an image of the device generated by the camera in a side-by-side or in an overlay fashion or both.

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