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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 09, 2016
Filed:
Nov. 12, 2012
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventors:
Donald Coffland, Seattle, WA (US);
Russell N. Tice, Renton, WA (US);
Sujith Mally, Bellevue, WA (US);
Assignee:
THE BOEING COMPANY, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 19/00 (2011.01); G01L 1/00 (2006.01); G08B 1/08 (2006.01); G05B 19/418 (2006.01); G01S 5/06 (2006.01); B25B 23/142 (2006.01); G01S 5/04 (2006.01); B64F 5/00 (2006.01); B23P 19/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G05B 19/41875 (2013.01); B25B 23/1425 (2013.01); G01S 5/04 (2013.01); G01S 5/06 (2013.01); B23P 19/066 (2013.01); B64F 5/0009 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method and system comprise a tool, a number of radios, and a processor. The tool has a sensor and a wireless transmitter, and is configured to perform an operation on an area. The wireless transmitter is configured to transmit a signal comprising sensor data upon completion of the operation. The number of radios is configured to generate location measurements using the signal. The processor is configured to identify a location of the area using the location measurements and generate an indication of completion of the operation.