Patent ID: 6317954
Filing Date: 2001-11-20
Classification: G01B,Y10T

Abstract:
An apparatus for aligning a first aircraft coordinate system associated with a first positioning device with a second aircraft coordinate system associated with a second positioning device, comprising:a control point fitting adapted to be releasably secured to one of a plurality of locations on an aircraft structure, the first and second aircraft coordinate systems corresponding to the aircraft structure;a first reflector mounted to the control point fitting and oriented to receive a signal from the first positioning device, the first aircraft coordinate system associated with the first positioning device;a second reflector mounted to the control point fitting and oriented to receive a signal from the second positioning device, the second reflector disposed a first predetermined distance from the first reflector, the second aircraft coordinate system associated with the second positioning device; anda third reflector mounted to the control point fitting and oriented to receive a signal from the second positioning device, the third reflector disposed a second predetermined distance from the first reflector.