Method for defining a template for assembling a structure
AssigneeLaharco, Inc.
InventorGabriel Petta
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for generating a template for use in assembling a structure such as a truss. One or more laser scanners mounted above a work surface are controlled by a computer to generate a scanning laser image of all or a portion of the structure. The computer receives data describing the relative location of the individual work pieces in their assembled positions and the position of the laser scanner relative to the work surface. The computer generates a set of template defining data which is converted to a control signal and transmitted to the laser scanner.
Claims7
A method of providing a template for use in assembling a structure from a plurality of work pieces comprising the steps of:
- generating data representative of the size, location, and points of attachment of each of the work pieces in an assembled structure;
- using the data to generate a control signal;
- using the control signal to generate a scanning laser image of the assembled structure;
- projecting the scanning laser image onto a working surface;
- using the projected image to align the work pieces;
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- attaching the work pieces to one another.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.