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System and method for positioning a tool in a work space

  • US 9,687,950 B2
  • Filed: 03/13/2013
  • Issued: 06/27/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/13/2013
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A system for assisting an operator in carrying any of a plurality of tools to a desired position and a desired orientation at a worksite, said system comprising:

  • a plurality of imaging devices located at known positions at said worksite, each of said imaging devices having a known field of view,a tool having an operating element, said tool being one of said plurality of tools and wherein said tool is configured to be directly and physically manipulated by said operator,a memory having a database stored therein of the digital image and dimensions of each of said plurality of tools,a processor, responsive to said plurality of imaging devices, wherein;

    said plurality of imaging devices are configured to view said tool,said processor is configured to identify said tool from said plurality of tools, andsaid processor is configured to determine a current position of said tool, a current orientation of said tool, said desired position of said tool, and said desired orientation of said tool, anda display attached to said tool, where said display is configured to display visual information such that said operator is assisted in directly and physically carrying said tool from said current position and said current orientation to said desired position and said desired orientation.

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