A method of performing automated operations on a workpiece by at least one autonomous device supported on a workpiece, said method comprising: sensing, by a sensor system of a first of the at least one autonomous devices , a guidance pattern positioned on the workpiece along a first path , the guidance pattern being formed from a tangible material coupled to the workpiece ; traversing, by the first autonomous device , along the first path in response to data regarding the sensed guidance pattern received from the sensor system and without relying on facility-based guidance systems, to a first path location that is within a detection distance of a first precision target indicator of a plurality of precision target indicators positioned on the workpiece and coupled thereto; detecting, by the first autonomous device , the first precision target indicator ; performing, by the first autonomous device , a first operation at a first target location on the workpiece associated with the first precision target indicator ; and traversing, by the first autonomous device after performing the first operation, along the first path in response to data regarding the sensed guidance pattern received from the sensor system and without relying on facility-based guidance systems, to a second path location that is within the detection distance of a second precision target indicator of the plurality of precision target indicators, wherein the second precision target indicator is spaced from the first precision target indicator by a distance greater than twice the detection distance, wherein the first autonomous device is configured to remove guidance pattern as the first autonomous device traverses along the first path . sensing, by a sensor system of a first of the at least one autonomous devices , a guidance pattern positioned on the workpiece along a first path , the guidance pattern being formed from a tangible material coupled to the workpiece ; traversing, by the first autonomous device , along the first path in response to data regarding the sensed guidance pattern received from the sensor system and without relying on facility-based guidance systems, to a first path location that is within a detection distance of a first precision target indicator of a plurality of precision target indicators positioned on the workpiece and coupled thereto; detecting, by the first autonomous device , the first precision target indicator ; performing, by the first autonomous device , a first operation at a first target location on the workpiece associated with the first precision target indicator ; and traversing, by the first autonomous device after performing the first operation, along the first path in response to data regarding the sensed guidance pattern received from the sensor system and without relying on facility-based guidance systems, to a second path location that is within the detection distance of a second precision target indicator of the plurality of precision target indicators, wherein the second precision target indicator is spaced from the first precision target indicator by a distance greater than twice the detection distance, wherein the first autonomous device is configured to remove guidance pattern as the first autonomous device traverses along the first path . <EOS>