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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 03, 2020
Filed:
Feb. 28, 2018
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventors:
Stephen John Bennison, Bellevue, WA (US);
Karl Loren Johnson, Seattle, WA (US);
Assignee:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 5/02 (2010.01); B64F 5/60 (2017.01); B64F 5/10 (2017.01); G01S 5/10 (2006.01); G01S 17/66 (2006.01); G01S 17/48 (2006.01); G01S 13/75 (2006.01); G01S 5/14 (2006.01); B23Q 17/22 (2006.01); G01S 17/88 (2006.01); G01S 7/481 (2006.01); G01S 17/89 (2020.01); G01S 17/86 (2020.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 5/0263 (2013.01); B23Q 17/22 (2013.01); B64F 5/10 (2017.01); B64F 5/60 (2017.01); G01S 5/10 (2013.01); G01S 5/14 (2013.01); G01S 7/4817 (2013.01); G01S 13/75 (2013.01); G01S 17/48 (2013.01); G01S 17/66 (2013.01); G01S 17/86 (2020.01); G01S 17/88 (2013.01); G01S 17/89 (2013.01);
Abstract
A tool within a manufacturing environment is located using a macro position locator to form an approximate location. A refined location is identified using the approximate location, a retro reflective target attached to the tool, and a laser tracking system.