Laser Layout System with Camera Auto-Alignment
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current layout tools face inefficiencies and inaccuracies in marking installation points across surfaces, particularly in aligning multiple lines at various angles and distances, which complicates the installation process.
Innovation Solution
The development of a laser layout system comprising multiple devices with laser generation and camera capabilities, enabling precise alignment and marking of points on surfaces through auto-alignment and wireless communication, along with extendable structures and flexible elongate structures with marking materials for accurate interval marking.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If traditional layout tools are used to mark installation points, then the process is simple, but the accuracy and efficiency of aligning multiple lines at various angles and distances deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple laser generation devices into a single integrated layout system that can emit multiple laser beams simultaneously. This merging of functions allows the system to project multiple reference lines at various angles and distances from a single device, significantly improving both alignment accuracy and productivity compared to using separate traditional layout tools for each line.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces traditional mechanical layout tools (such as chalk lines, straightedges, and manual measuring devices) with an optical-based laser system. The laser generation devices emit precise laser beams that serve as reference lines, eliminating the need for manual mechanical marking and significantly enhancing both the precision and efficiency of layout tasks.
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple traditional layout tools are used to create multiple lines, then each line can be marked, but the complexity of the process and time consumption increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent integrates multiple laser generation devices within a single housing, enabling the system to project multiple laser beams simultaneously at different angles and distances. This consolidation allows all required reference lines to be created at once rather than sequentially with separate tools, dramatically reducing the time needed for layout tasks while maintaining full versatility.
Solution Approach 2:
The system enables continuous and simultaneous projection of multiple laser beams, allowing all reference lines to be established in a single operational cycle. This continuous action eliminates the sequential process of marking each line separately with traditional tools, reducing both time loss and process complexity while maintaining the ability to create multiple lines at various angles and distances.
3Measurement precision
If manual alignment methods are used, then the equipment is simple, but the precision of marking points across surfaces deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces manual alignment methods with an automated optical system that uses laser beams to define precise reference lines. The laser generation devices automatically project accurate reference lines across surfaces, eliminating manual alignment operations and significantly improving marking point accuracy. The system includes control mechanisms that ensure precise beam positioning and angle maintenance.
Solution Approach 2:
The system creates precise optical copies of reference lines through laser beam projection. Instead of physically aligning tools across surfaces, the laser system projects accurate reference line images that serve as guides for marking. This optical copying method maintains high precision while reducing the complexity of manual alignment procedures.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
Enhances the efficiency and accuracy of layout tasks by allowing for precise alignment and marking of multiple lines at various angles and distances, streamlining the installation process and improving user experience.
Implementation Method 1
The laser generation device is configured to emit a first laser beam downward at a lower surface and a second laser beam upward at an upper surface
Implementation Method 2
The camera is configured to capture an image of the first laser beam intersecting the lower surface
Data Source
AI summary
Various embodiments of layout tool devices and systems are provided. In various embodiments, the layout tool devices and systems improve layout work flow using layout tools, such as via using lasers and/or customized flexible elongate structures to facilitate marking points along a line, including systems with multiple devices, such as mobile devices, that emit lasers in combination with the other devices in the system.