Patent ID: 6688458
Filing Date: 2004-02-10
Classification: B65G

Abstract:
An apparatus for performing a task on a work piece, the apparatus comprising:an object that performs the task on the work piece; a work surface; a conveyor system mounted on the work surface and having at least a first rail and at least a second rail separated by a first space equal to a first conveyor lane width value, wherein the conveyor system is constructed and arranged to transport work pieces in the apparatus; a support structure coupled to the work surface, the support structure being coupled to the object to support the object over the conveyor system and including at least one gantry system having a slidably mounted platform adapted to securely hold the object and to move the object over work pieces on the conveyor system; at least one camera mounted on the support structure; and a processor coupled to the at least one camera, wherein the at least one camera is constructed and arranged to capture a first image of a first registration mark associated with the first rail and to capture a second image of a second registration mark associated with the second rail and to provide the first and second images to the processor, and wherein the processor is programmed to receive the first and second images and determine the first conveyor lane width value.