摘要 |
<p>A positioning system for use in computer aided manufacturing comprising at least one measurement means (4, 5, 6a, 6b) arranged to generate information relating to the position and orientation of a first part (2, 23), the system further comprising a processor means (5), arranged to receive the generated information, and a first handling means (21) being arranged to manipulate the first part in response to the processor means, characterised in that the at least one measurement means (3, 5, 6a, 6b; 4, 5, 6a, 6b) is further arranged to generate information relating to the position and orientation of a second part (1; 24) separate from the first part, the processor means being further arranged to derive the position and orientation of the first part relative to the measured position and orientation of the second part, and the first handling means being arranged to manipulate the first part into a predetermined position and orientation with respect to the second part in dependence on the derived relative position and orientation of the first part.</p> |