Circumferential laser crawler

An automated motorized assembly may be utilized to move a laser reflector on inside or outside surfaces, along edges of barrel shape structures. The laser reflector may be used to reflect laser signals back to a laser tracker metrology system locked in on the laser reflector. The laser tracker may f...

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1. Verfasser:	COOKE BARRY THEOPHILE
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	AIRCRAFT ANALOGOUS ARRANGEMENTS USING OTHER WAVES AVIATION CALCULATING COMPUTING COSMONAUTICS COUNTING DESIGNING, MANUFACTURING, ASSEMBLING, CLEANING, MAINTAINING ORREPAIRING AIRCRAFT, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR DETERMINING DISTANCE OR VELOCITY BY USE OF RADIO WAVES ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING GROUND OR AIRCRAFT-CARRIER-DECK INSTALLATIONS SPECIALLYADAPTED FOR USE IN CONNECTION WITH AIRCRAFT GYROSCOPIC INSTRUMENTS HANDLING, TRANSPORTING, TESTING OR INSPECTING AIRCRAFTCOMPONENTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIRCHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES LOCATING OR PRESENCE-DETECTING BY USE OF THE REFLECTION ORRERADIATION OF RADIO WAVES MEASURING MEASURING ANGLES MEASURING AREAS MEASURING DISTANCES, LEVELS OR BEARINGS MEASURING IRREGULARITIES OF SURFACES OR CONTOURS MEASURING LENGTH, THICKNESS OR SIMILAR LINEARDIMENSIONS NAVIGATION PERFORMING OPERATIONS PHOTOGRAMMETRY OR VIDEOGRAMMETRY PHYSICS RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING RADIO NAVIGATION SURVEYING TESTING TRANSPORTING
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Zusammenfassung:	An automated motorized assembly may be utilized to move a laser reflector on inside or outside surfaces, along edges of barrel shape structures. The laser reflector may be used to reflect laser signals back to a laser tracker metrology system locked in on the laser reflector. The laser tracker may follow the laser reflector as it moves along an edge of a barrel shape structure, acquiring circumferential data. The laser reflector may be moved to different positions to enable obtaining different circumferential rows of data. The automated motorized assembly may comprise a movement component that ensures consistent, continued, and/or tight movement along the traversed edge. The movement component may comprise a plurality of wheels and/or rollers, and one or more motors for driving at least some of the wheels and/or rollers. The automated motorized assembly may be controlled by user input, which may be communicated wirelessly.