Virtual spatially registered video overlay display

A method of identifying an accurate assembly of a component onto a workpiece to an operator, comprising the steps of:

• providing a laser projector for projecting laser images relative to the workpiece;
• providing a headset for the operator with said headset including an imaging device, an environmental tracking feature and a display element;
• registering a location of said laser projector, said imaging device and said display element in a three dimensional coordinate system relative to the workpiece by said imaging device detecting the laser images;
• said environmental tracking feature signally said laser projector with a position and view of said imaging device of said headset;
• said imaging device generating an image of a view of the workpiece appearing in said display element when viewed by the operator though the display element;
• overlaying a computer generated image of the component upon the with the computer generated image of the component being disposed in a geometrically accurate location on the image of the workpiece;
• registering the image of the workpiece appearing in the display element to the three dimensional coordinate system defined relative to the workpiece.