TOOL TRACKER

OPTICAL INSPECTION EQUIPMENT FOR USE IN MANUFACTURING TO DETERMINE THE POSITION AND ORIENTATION OF A HAND TOOL, MACHINE TOOL, PART AND/OR EQUIPMENT, NAMELY, OPTICAL BASED SYSTEMS FOR TRACKING THE LOCATION AND ORIENTATION OF AN OBJECT WITHIN A DEFINED SPACE COMPRISED OF A COMPUTER PRELOADED WITH OPERATING SYSTEM AND APPLICATION SOFTWARE, A CD FOR THE APPLICATION SOFTWARE, ONE OR MORE CAMERAS WITH APPROPRIATE LENSES AND LIGHTS, A TRACKING TARGET, NAMELY, AN OBJECT THAT IS ATTACHED TO AN ITEM OF INTEREST THAT IS USED TO LOCATE THE ITEM IN THE IMAGES FROM THE CAMERAS, A CALIBRATION TARGET, NAMELY, A DEFINED OBJECT THAT IS USED TO CALIBRATE THE IMAGES FROM THE CAMERAS, AND USER MANUALS, THE FOREGOING ALL SOLD TOGETHER AS A UNIT, WITH AND WITHOUT AN I/O CIRCUIT BOARD