Scanning compound surfaces with no existing CAD model by using laser probe of a coordinate measuring machine

Author(s):  
Chenggang Che
2014 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul Bere ◽  
Calin Neamtu

AbstractThe paper presents a measuring strategy for a Formula One car using a Coordinate Measuring Machine (CMM) and a 3D laser scanning devices. The measurement procedures outlined the dimensional deviation of the CAD model and prototype made of composite material. The authors present two methods for the determination of symmetry for components of a Formula One car based on measuring and 3D scanning.


2018 ◽  
Vol 919 ◽  
pp. 182-189
Author(s):  
Ivan Molnár ◽  
Róbert Hrušecký ◽  
Ladislav Morovič ◽  
Augustín Görög

This article deals with the observation of shape and dimensional accuracy of parts after manufacturing in certain time intervals. The parts was manufactured by additive manufacturing method Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM). The shape and chosen dimension changes due to material shrinkage was observed on materials, namely Polylactic Acid (PLA) and Polyethylene Terephthalate Glycol (PET-G). These materials rank among health-conscious and usable in some medical applications. The parts were measured by using coordinate measuring machine (CMM) in certain time intervals and the shape and chosen dimensions was compared with the reference computer aided designed (CAD) model.


2016 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Benjamin P. Cunkelman ◽  
Byoungwook Jang ◽  
Douglas W. Van Citters ◽  
John P. Collier

Ex vivo high-resolution measurement of highly crosslinked (HXL) polyethylene hip liner wear is necessary to characterize the in vivo performance of these polymers that exhibit increased wear resistance. Current studies focus on using a coordinate measuring machine (CMM) to acquire data representing the bearing surface(s) of HXL hip liners and use this data to determine linear and volumetric wear. However, these current techniques are subject to error in both data acquisition and data analysis. The purpose of this study was to identify these sources of error and present a novel method for HXL wear measurement that minimizes these contributions to error: our novel methods use a CMM to measure both the articular and backside surfaces of HXL hip liners for subsequent data analysis in Geomagic Control and matlab. Our method involves a vertical orientation of the hip liner to enable one CMM scan of both sides of the hip liner. This method minimizes identified sources of error and proves to be an effective approach for data acquisition of HXL hip liner wear. We also find that our data analysis technique of calculating changes in wall thicknesses is effective in accounting for errors associated with data analysis. Validation of this technique occurred via measurement of two never-implanted HXL hip liners of different sizes (28 mm and 32 mm). In comparing the 32 mm hip liner to its corresponding computer-aided design (CAD) model, we found that our data acquisition technique led to a 0.0019 mm discrepancy between the scanned liner and its CAD model in measured thickness at the pole. We calculated 0.0588 mm and 0.0800 of linear wear for the 28 mm and 32 mm hip liners, respectively, based on our data analysis algorithm. We hypothesize that these reported linear wear values of the never-implanted hip liners are due to machining tolerances of the hip liners themselves.


2014 ◽  
Vol 6 ◽  
pp. 715710 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiao-Gang Ji ◽  
Yan Yang ◽  
Jie Xue ◽  
Xue-Ming He

An accurate and efficient measurement for unknown rotor profile of screw compressor has been a nodus in the field of coordinate measuring machine (CMM) measurement because of its complexity of 3D helical surface, whose normal vectors vary with different measured points, while conventional 2D measuring methods have the inevitable radius compensation. If measured points and corresponding normal vectors are known, a 3D radius compensation then could be applied without a theoretical error. In this paper, a double-measurement method based on Reverse Engineering (RE) is proposed to solve this problem. The first measurement focused on constructing a 3D CAD model as accurate as possible. So, according to the structure characteristics of the unknown rotor, a reasonable WCS is established firstly. Then a DRCH method is presented to eliminate the outliers of measured points. Finally, an indirect method is presented to measure the screw pitch with projection and transformation of measured point sets. In second section, a 3D measurement is planned by DIMS language with setting measured points and corresponding normal vectors, which are calculated according to 3D CAD model constructed in first section. Final experimental analysis indicates that measuring accuracy with this double-measurement method is improved greatly.


2015 ◽  
Vol 1128 ◽  
pp. 347-352
Author(s):  
Gheorghe Matache ◽  
Valeriu Dragan ◽  
Cristian Puscasu ◽  
Valeriu Vilag ◽  
Alexandru Paraschiv

The paper presents a comparison between Coordinate Measuring Machine and 3D white light scanning technologies as applied to the dimensional inspection of turbo-machinery parts such as turbine blade. The results were compared with the CAD model and each other. The results indicate that, even both methods are enough accurate with a slightly better accuracy for CMM, the operational speed and the variety of scanable surfaces give significant advantages to the 3D scanning method when prototypes require dimensional inspection by an alternative rapid route especially when dealing with objects with thin walls or sharp edges.


2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 13-20
Author(s):  
Mehmood Ahmad ◽  
Sheharyar Nasir ◽  
Zia Ur Rahman ◽  
Shuaib Salamat ◽  
Umar Sajjad ◽  
...  

A rapidly advancing lean production industry demands quick manufacturing solutions with greater precision and accuracy. This paper proposes a framework for the accurate quantification of a die-casted wing using laser scanning and reverse engineering technique. In this technique, the wing upper and lower surfaces are scanned using a Coordinate Measuring Machine (CMM). This scanned data is then imported into CAD software to generate the surface using Free Form Reverse Engineering (FFRE). The model fitness test patronizes the curve fitting used for the surface generation. The generated surface and the original 3D CAD model are investigated using deviation analysis for inaccuracies originating due to manufacturing and data acquisition. The wing is further analyzed by the point data to 3D CAD model deviation analysis. The methodology adopted significantly minimizes the data acquisition and data processing error allowing deviation to be solely traced back to the manufacturing technique.


2010 ◽  
Vol 42 ◽  
pp. 26-29
Author(s):  
Zhi Gen Fei ◽  
Jun Jie Guo ◽  
Guo Fu Luo

In this paper, a novel type compact five-coordinate measuring machine with laser probe, which contains three translational axes and two rotational axes, was designed and built. The overall mechanical structure and several key components are introduced in detail. The structure form of column and cantilever beam is adopted, which enhances the measuring flexibility and make the probe feasible to detect the objects from various directions. With the help of results of finite element analysis on the beam, the method of pre-deformation assembly is employed to guarantee the location accuracy of the probe. Using a standard ball, the calibrating results show that the uncertainty of this machine is within 2.2


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