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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 22, 2012
Filed:
Dec. 01, 2008
John M. Pryor, Lake Forest Park, WA (US);
David P. Banks, Lake Stevens, WA (US);
Stephen D. Friddell, Issaquah, WA (US);
Nancy J. Mcginnis, Normandy Park, WA (US);
John M. Pryor, Lake Forest Park, WA (US);
David P. Banks, Lake Stevens, WA (US);
Stephen D. Friddell, Issaquah, WA (US);
Nancy J. McGinnis, Normandy Park, WA (US);
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
An apparatus for evaluating a part may include a camera, a camera-holding member for holding the camera in place relative to the part being evaluated, and an indexing surface disposed in a fixed position relative to the camera-holding member. The camera may be positioned to take a simultaneous picture of both the indexing surface and the part in order to evaluate the part using the picture by comparing an indexing surface image with a part image.