APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR GUIDING A TOOL POSITIONED ON THE SURFACE OF A PIECE OF MATERIAL

A position sensing tool for enabling topographical measurements of a working surface is provided. The tool includes sensors for mapping the tool environment and for positioning of the tool within the environment. The tool enables tracking of tool activity within the environment. The tool enables des...

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Hauptverfasser:	MOYER, Ilan Ellison, MARTIN, Matthew Wyatt, BLUM, Jeremy Evan, CUTTRISS, Sam, RIVERS, Alec Rothmyer, HEBENSTREIT, Joseph J
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng ; fre ; ger
Schlagworte:	CONTROL OR REGULATING SYSTEMS IN GENERAL CONTROLLING FUNCTIONAL ELEMENTS OF SUCH SYSTEMS MONITORING OR TESTING ARRANGEMENTS FOR SUCH SYSTEMS ORELEMENTS PHYSICS REGULATING
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Zusammenfassung:	A position sensing tool for enabling topographical measurements of a working surface is provided. The tool includes sensors for mapping the tool environment and for positioning of the tool within the environment. The tool enables tracking of tool activity within the environment. The tool enables design and fabrication collaboration with other computer systems. The tool enables user and tool environment safety using tool positional, user position and tool environment awareness. Certain embodiments of the tool permit automated guidance of tasks in the tool environment.