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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 20, 2008
Filed:
Feb. 16, 2005
Brian John Turner, Bristol, GB;
Timothy David Hall, Bristol, GB;
Brian John Turner, Bristol, GB;
Timothy David Hall, Bristol, GB;
Airbus UK Limited, Bristol, GB;
Abstract
The orientation of a machinerelative to a work-pieceis manually controlled by means of an alignment device. The deviceincludes a light sourcerigidly attached to a footthat is resiliently movably attached to the main bodyof the device. The bodyof the devicehouses a light detectorfor detecting a light beam from the light source, the position of the region on the detectorilluminated by the beam depending on the orientation of the machinerelative to the work-piece. The operator is provided with feedback on whether the machineis correctly aligned with a target orientation (usually perpendicular to the surface) and concerning the direction of corrective movement required, if any.