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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 17, 2015
Filed:
Sep. 02, 2009
Applicants:
James D. Gamboa, Anaheim, CA (US);
Raymond J. Slesinski, Arnold, MO (US);
William P. Zanteson, Monrovia, CA (US);
Leslie A. Hoeckelman, O'Fallon, MO (US);
Inventors:
James D. Gamboa, Anaheim, CA (US);
Raymond J. Slesinski, Arnold, MO (US);
William P. Zanteson, Monrovia, CA (US);
Leslie A. Hoeckelman, O'Fallon, MO (US);
Assignee:
The Boeing Campany, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 17/00 (2006.01); G06K 7/10 (2006.01); B23Q 17/00 (2006.01); G05B 19/418 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G05B 19/4183 (2013.01); G05B 2219/31304 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method and apparatus are used to visually recognize and install fasteners on a structure. An electronic image of the fastener is recorded, and is processed by a computer operated image recognition program to identify the fastener. The computer provides installation instructions and an installation tool based on the identity of the fastener.