Patent ID: 11947330
Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANY
Field: Machine tools (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC G  B | IPC B  G

Claim 0:
1. An apparatus comprising:
a first tool sensor configured to be coupled to a first portion of a tool;
a second tool sensor configured to be coupled to a second portion of the tool;
a third tool sensor configured to be coupled to a third portion of the tool; and
a control module comprising a user interface and configured to:
communicatively couple to the first tool sensor, the second tool sensor, and the third tool sensor; and
perform operations comprising:
receiving, at a first timeframe, calibration data from the first tool sensor, the second tool sensor, and the third tool sensor;
determining a calibration orientation of a major length of the tool from the calibration data;
receiving, at a second timeframe, orientation data from the first tool sensor, the second tool sensor, and the third tool sensor;
determining, from the orientation data, whether the major length of the tool is oriented in accordance with the calibration orientation; and
providing, by the user interface, an indication of whether the major length of the tool is oriented in accordance with the calibration orientation.