Title:
MULTI-COLOR LASER PROJECTOR FOR OPTICAL LAYUP TEMPLATE AND THE LIKE
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO1998050827
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
A system that projects a multi-color laser beam image based on assembly or alignment data of a manufacturing process onto a work surface. The system provides, for example, an optical layup template in manufacturing processes, especially the layup of composite laminates. In various implementations additional important features are shown. A plurality of lasers emit beams of different colors, including colors different from that emitted by any one laser. In certain implementations, the system comprises a red and a green laser adapted to emit red, green and yellow laser beams. Software to control the system is also disclosed.
Inventors:
DILLON ROBERT F
TREPAGNIER PIERRE C
TREPAGNIER PIERRE C
Application Number:
PCT/US1998/005579
Publication Date:
February 25, 1999
Filing Date:
March 20, 1998
Export Citation:
Assignee:
GEN SCANNING INC (US)
International Classes:
G01B11/24; (IPC1-7): G03B21/00
Foreign References:
| US5646859A | 1997-07-08 | |||
| US5381258A | 1995-01-10 | |||
| US5430662A | 1995-07-04 | |||
| US5450147A | 1995-09-12 |
Other References:
BLAKE SCOTT, Laser Guidance for Hand Laid Composites, PAST, PRESENT & FUTURE, 20-22 January 1997.
MURPHY PATRICK, "Soft Stretches Laser Artist's Imagination", LASER FOCUS WORLD, December 1996.
MURPHY PATRICK, "Soft Stretches Laser Artist's Imagination", LASER FOCUS WORLD, December 1996.
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