Abstract: Methods and systems for efficient inspection that provide a record and enable remote inspection. The system of these teachings includes a source of electromagnetic radiation, a first aiming subsystem optically operatively disposed to receive the electromagnetic radiation from the source of electromagnetic radiation, the first aiming subsystem optically aiming the electromagnetic radiation onto a surface on which an object is disposed, an image acquisition component, a second aiming subsystem optically operatively disposed such that the second aiming subsystem aims an optical field of the image acquisition component to locations on the surface on which the object is disposed, and a computing component configured to establish the object, the first aiming subsystem and the second aiming subsystem in a common coordinate system, wherein the optical field of the image acquisition is aimed at regions illuminated by the electromagnetic radiation.

Abstract: A method and a system that enable the inspection of large envelopes and complex surfaces. This is accomplished by generating a rotation and translation transform which enables the process monitoring system to define the location of the product placed in a field of view of the process monitoring system, applying the transform to three dimensional CAD data defining the process being performed with respect to the product to provide transformed CAD data representative of three dimensional information in a two dimensional pattern of the process with respect to the process monitoring system, providing placement guidance signals at predetermined locations in relation to a region of the three dimensional product, and providing an inspection data gathering device having a handheld component and providing the predetermined locations.