Apparatuses and methods for accurate structure marking and marking-assisted structure locating
First Claim
1. A working equipment comprising:
- a tool configured to work a structure at a working location thereon, the structure having a permanent marking applied thereto at a known location with a known relationship with the working location;
a computer system coupled to the tool and configured to determine placement of the structure, and position the tool relative to the working location according to the placement, the tool in at least one instance being aligned with a second location offset from the working location; and
a camera coupled with the computer system and configured to capture an image of at least a portion of the structure and including the permanent marking, and further including the second location with which the tool is aligned,wherein the computer system is configured to process the image to locate the working location, reposition the tool from the second location to a location more closely aligned with the located working location than the second location, and control the repositioned tool to work the structure at the located working location.
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Abstract
Working equipment includes a tool configured to work a structure at a working location thereon, with the structure having an applied marking at a known location with a known relationship with the working location. A computer system is configured to determine placement of the structure, and accordingly position the tool into at least partial alignment with the working location, and which in at least one instance, the tool is aligned with a second, offset location. A camera is configured to capture an image of the structure and including the marking, and further including the second location with which the tool is aligned. And the computer system is configured to process the image to locate the working location, reposition the tool from the second location and into greater alignment with the located working location, and control the repositioned tool to work the structure at the located working location.
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1. A working equipment comprising:
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a tool configured to work a structure at a working location thereon, the structure having a permanent marking applied thereto at a known location with a known relationship with the working location; a computer system coupled to the tool and configured to determine placement of the structure, and position the tool relative to the working location according to the placement, the tool in at least one instance being aligned with a second location offset from the working location; and a camera coupled with the computer system and configured to capture an image of at least a portion of the structure and including the permanent marking, and further including the second location with which the tool is aligned, wherein the computer system is configured to process the image to locate the working location, reposition the tool from the second location to a location more closely aligned with the located working location than the second location, and control the repositioned tool to work the structure at the located working location. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method comprising:
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determining placement of a structure having a permanent marking applied thereto at a known location with a known relationship with a working location thereon; positioning a tool relative to the working location according to the placement, the tool in at least one instance being aligned with a second location offset from the working location; capturing an image of at least a portion of the structure and including the permanent marking, and further including the second location with which the tool is aligned; and processing the image to locate the working location, repositioning the tool from the second location to a location more closely aligned with the located working location than the second location, and controlling the repositioned tool to work the structure at the located working location. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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