Automated validation of condition of assembly
First Claim
1. A method of performing an automated validation of a condition of assembly for a structure, the method comprising:
- registering a plurality of images of the structure to a computer model of the structure in which an image in the plurality of images captures a portion of the structure;
segmenting each image in the plurality of images based on registration of the plurality of images to the computer model to form a plurality of image sections such that each image section of the plurality of image sections is expected, based on registration of the plurality of images to the computer model, to capture a corresponding feature of interest from features of the structure identified in the computer model; and
generating a final score for the condition of assembly of the structure based on whether each image section in the plurality of image sections meets a corresponding condition in which the final score indicates whether the condition of assembly is valid.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for performing an automated validation of a condition of assembly for a structure. A plurality of images of the structure are registered to a computer model of the structure in which an image in the plurality of images captures a portion of the structure. Each image in the plurality of images is segmented based on registration of the plurality of images to the computer model to form a plurality of image sections. A final score is generated for the condition of assembly of the structure based on whether each image section in the plurality of image sections meets a corresponding condition in which the final score indicates whether the condition of assembly is valid.
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32 Claims
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1. A method of performing an automated validation of a condition of assembly for a structure, the method comprising:
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registering a plurality of images of the structure to a computer model of the structure in which an image in the plurality of images captures a portion of the structure; segmenting each image in the plurality of images based on registration of the plurality of images to the computer model to form a plurality of image sections such that each image section of the plurality of image sections is expected, based on registration of the plurality of images to the computer model, to capture a corresponding feature of interest from features of the structure identified in the computer model; and generating a final score for the condition of assembly of the structure based on whether each image section in the plurality of image sections meets a corresponding condition in which the final score indicates whether the condition of assembly is valid. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. An apparatus comprising:
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a sensor system that generates image data for use in generating a plurality of images of a structure in which an image in the plurality of images captures a portion of the structure; a processor in communication with the sensor system, wherein the processor comprises; an image processing component that receives the plurality of images;
registers the plurality of images to a computer model of the structure; and
segments each image in the plurality of images based on registration of the plurality of images to the computer model to form a plurality of image sections such that each image section of the plurality of image sections is expected, based on registration of the plurality of images to the computer model, to capture a corresponding feature of interest from features of the structure identified in the computer model; anda comparison component that generates a final score for the condition of assembly for the structure based on whether each image section in the plurality of image sections meets a corresponding condition in which the final score indicates whether the condition of assembly is valid. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A method for performing an automated validation process to validate a condition of assembly of an aircraft structure, the method comprising:
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generating image data for use in generating the plurality of images of the aircraft structure using a sensor system attached to an automated guided vehicle, wherein an image in the plurality of images captures a portion of the aircraft structure; registering the plurality of images to a computer model of the aircraft structure; segmenting each image in the plurality of images based on registration of the plurality of images to the computer model to form a plurality of image sections such that each image section of the plurality of image sections is expected, based on registration of the plurality of images to the computer model, to capture a corresponding feature of interest from features of the aircraft structure identified in the computer model; generating a final score for the aircraft structure based on whether each image section in the plurality of image sections meets a corresponding condition with respect to the computer model of the aircraft structure in which the final score indicates whether the condition of assembly for the structure is valid; and displaying the final score in a graphical user interface on a display system. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29)
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30. A method comprising:
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autonomously registering a plurality of images of the structure to a computer model of the structure in which an image in the plurality of images captures a portion of the structure; and autonomously segmenting each image in the plurality of images based on registration of the plurality of images to the computer model to form a plurality of image sections such that each image section of the plurality of image sections is expected, based on registration of the plurality of images to the computer model, to capture a corresponding feature of interest from features of the structure identified in the computer model. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32)
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