Method and apparatus for defining a template for assembling a structure
CA 2080723 C · Owner: Lacey-Harmer Co. Doing Business As Laharco Inc. · Inventors: Reub, Kurt; Petta, Gabriele
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A method and apparatus for generating a template for use in assembling a structure, such as a truss. One or more laser scanners mounted above a work surface are controlled, by a computer to generate a scanning laser image of all or a portion of the structure. The, computer receives data describing the relative location of the individual work pieces in, their assembled positions and the position of the laser scanner relative to the work, surface. The computer generates a set of template defining data which is converted to a, control signal and transmitted to the laser scanner.
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- Filed October 16, 1992 and granted July 17, 2001. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended October 16, 2012.
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