Laser projection system, intelligent data correction system and method

A laser projection system including an intelligent data correction system, comprising:

• a digitizing system determining an as-built condition of a target workpiece;
• a computer receiving data of an as-designed condition of said target workpiece and receiving data from said digitizing system of said as-built condition of said target workpiece, said computer then comparing said data of said as-built condition of said target workpiece with said data of said as-designed condition of said target workpiece and modifying said data of said as-designed condition of said target workpiece to correspond to said data of said as-built condition of said workpiece;
• said computer further receiving data of a laser projection to be projected on said target workpiece based upon said as-designed condition of said target workpiece and modifying said data of said laser projection based upon said as-built condition of said workpiece;
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• a laser projector receiving data from said computer of a laser projection based upon said as-built condition of said target workpiece and projecting a laser projection on said target workpiece.

An intelligent data correction system correcting data for projecting a laser based image based upon an as-designed condition of a workpiece to an as-built condition of said workpiece, comprising:

• said workpiece including a first plurality of metrology receivers located relative to said workpiece at predetermined known locations;
• a digitizing system located opposite said workpiece mounted on a frame assembly having a second plurality of metrology receivers mounted on said frame assembly and photogrammetry targets mounted on said frame assembly opposite said digitizing system;
• at least one metrology transmitter within a field of view of said first and second plurality of metrology receivers;
• a computer receiving data for projecting a laser image on said workpiece at a predetermined location based upon said as-designed condition of said workpiece and data from said digitizing system of said as-built condition of said workpiece, said computer then comparing said data of said as-built condition of said workpiece with said data of said as-designed condition of said workpiece and modifying said data of said as-designed condition of said workpiece to correspond to said data of said as-built condition of said workpiece;
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• a laser projector receiving data from said computer for projecting an image upon said workpiece based upon said as-built condition and said laser projector projecting a laser image on said workpiece at said predetermined position.

A method of projecting a laser image on a target workpiece at a predetermined location on said target workpiece based upon the as-built condition of said target workpiece, comprising the following steps:

• determining an as-built condition of said target workpiece;
• importing data to a computer relative to an as-designed condition of said target workpiece, said computer then comparing said data of said as-designed condition of said workpiece with data received from said digitizing system of said as-built condition of said target workpiece and modifying said data of said as-designed target workpiece to correspond to said data of said as-built condition of said target workpiece;
• accessing data in said computer of a laser image to be projected on said target workpiece at said predetermined location based upon said as-designed condition of said workpiece, said computer then modifying said data of said laser image based upon said data of said as-built condition of said target workpiece;
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• controlling said laser projector to protect said laser image at said predetermined location on said target workpiece based upon data received from said computer of said laser image based upon said data of said as-built condition of said target workpiece.