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US 2010/0134613 A1Published application
Apparatus for evaluating parts
AssigneeThe Boeing Company
InventorsJohn M. Pryor, David P. Banks, Stephen D. Friddell, Nancy J. McGinnis
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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.
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An apparatus for evaluating a part comprising:
- a camera;
- a camera-holding member for holding the camera in place relative to a part being evaluated;
- and
- an indexing surface disposed in a fixed position relative to the camera-holding member, wherein the camera is 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.
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A method of evaluating a part comprising:
- providing an apparatus comprising a camera, a camera-holding member holding the camera, and an indexing surface disposed in a fixed position relative to the camera-holding member;
- positioning the indexing surface at least one of against and near the part:
- taking a picture to include both a part image and an indexing surface image using the camera;
- and
- evaluating the picture by comparing the part image with the indexing surface image.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.