Methods and systems for stitching along a predetermined path
AssigneeRAD LAB 1, Inc.
InventorsRobert S. Blenis, Jr., Roderick P. McAfee
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Abstract
Disclosed is a guiding apparatus for use with a machine to facilitate performing an action along a self-guided path on a substrate. The guiding apparatus may include a support member configured to be attached to at least a portion of the machine. Further, the guiding apparatus may include one or more of lighting units, optical sensors, controllers, and user interface components, mounted on the support member, configured to identify an object, obtain position of the object on a substrate and perform an action along a self-guided path in association with that object on the substrate.
Claims20
A self-guided apparatus for use with a machine to facilitate performing an action along a self-guided path on a substrate, wherein the self-guided apparatus comprises:
- a support member configured to be attached to at least a portion of the machine;
- one or more of lighting units and optical sensors, mounted on the support member, configured to:
- identify a first object on the substrate;
- determine first position information associated with the first object;
- identify a second object on the substrate;
- determine second position information associated with the second object;
- identify first world coordinates associated with the position of the first object on the substrate and second world coordinates associated with the position of the second object on the substrate;
- compare the determined first position information to the identified first world coordinates, and the determined second position information to the identified second world coordinates;
- calibrate for distortion by the one or more of the lighting units and the optical sensors based on the comparison of the first position information to the first world coordinates and the comparison of the second position information to the second world coordinates;
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- perform the action along the self-guided path in association with one or more of the first object or the second object on the substrate.
A computer implemented method to facilitate performing an action along a self-guided path on a substrate, wherein the computer implemented method comprises:
- identifying a first object on the substrate;
- determining first position information associated with the first object;
- identifying a second object on the substrate;
- determining second position information associated with the second object;
- identifying first world coordinates associated with the position of the first object on the substrate and second world coordinates associated with the position of the second object on the substrate;
- comparing the determined first position information to the identified first world coordinates, and the determined second position information to the identified second world coordinates;
- calibrating for distortion by one or more lighting units based on the comparison of the first position information to the first world coordinates and the comparison of the second position information to the second world coordinates;
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- performing the action along the self-guided path in association with one or more of the first object or the second object on the substrate.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.