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Date of Patent:
Nov. 11, 2008

Filed:

Nov. 09, 2005
Applicants:

Ketao Liu, Cerritos, CA (US);

Peter J. Sedivec, Manhattan Beach, CA (US);

Douglas Bender, Redondo Beach, CA (US);

Gregory S. Becker, Redondo Beach, CA (US);

John Y. Liu, San Marino, CA (US);

Richard W. Guthrie, Moorpark, CA (US);

Mark A. Lundgren, Fullerton, CA (US);

Inventors:

Ketao Liu, Cerritos, CA (US);

Peter J. Sedivec, Manhattan Beach, CA (US);

Douglas Bender, Redondo Beach, CA (US);

Gregory S. Becker, Redondo Beach, CA (US);

John Y. Liu, San Marino, CA (US);

Richard W. Guthrie, Moorpark, CA (US);

Mark A. Lundgren, Fullerton, CA (US);

Assignee:

The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01C 1/03 (2006.01); G01B 11/26 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

Systems and techniques for laser metrology. A system may include a laser source and a fanning apparatus configured to generate a fanned laser beam. The fanned laser beam may be scanned across the surface of an object, and may reflect off a plurality of targets positioned on the surface. A position detection module may determine a position of the metrology targets based on the reflected beam.


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