Airfoil Surface Forming and Conformity Test Using Laser Tracker

In this study, NACA0018 airfoil surface conformity test was conducted using API tracker3 in combination with SpatialAnalyzer (SA) and modeling software SolidWorks. Plaster of Paris is used as a plug making material and a woven-type fiberglass is used as mold and airfoil surface making material. For airfoil surface analysis, three-dimensional model of the airfoil surface was developed in SolidWorks software and imported in IGES file format to SpatialAnalyzer (SA) software. Then, measurements were taken from manufactured airfoil surface using laser tracker through surface scanning method. Surface conformity test was conducted through fitting of measured points to surface model imported from SolidWorks to SpatialAnalyzer (SA) software. The optimized fit summary result shows that the average fit difference is 0.0 having standard deviation from 0.22224 from the average and zero with RMS of 0.2210. The maximum magnitude of the difference including x and y together is 0.5336 and the minimum −0.5077. Thus, with a given range of surface quality specification, laser tracker is an easy and reliable measurement and inspection tool to be considered.

Evaluation of the Large-Length Indoor Standard Installation Based on Single Point Scanning

The large length indoor standard installation (LLISI) serves as a standard traceability system for large-scale measuring devices, and hence evaluating the accuracy of its measurements during motion is of great importance. A laser tracker, as a single-point scanning method with strong anti-interference ability and high accuracy for 3D measurement, can meet the measurement requirements of LLISI. In this study, a laser tracker was used to evaluate the accuracy of LLISI during motion based on the single-point scanning method. Fifteen measurement combinations including five measurement intervals and three measurement speeds were selected in the experiment and the results were compared with the measurement data of a laser interferometer. By analyzing the local movement speed of the ISS platform, the uncertainty in local measurement speed of the platform was evaluated. The results showed that the laser tracker has high measurement accuracy and good repeatability for the measurement of LLISI, which can provide strong support for data resource protection of LLISI.

Evaluation and Experiment of Flight Parameter Quality of the Plant Protection UAV Based on Laser Tracker

Research shows that the accurate acquisition of flight parameters of the plant protection UAV and accurate evaluation of flight parameter quality have great significance for improving the effect and precision of spraying. In order to further improve the accuracy of the flight parameter quality evaluation of the plant protection UAV, this study conducted an evaluation and experiment of the flight parameter quality of the plant protection UAV using a laser tracker. The experimental results showed that the current plant protection UAV used the average altitude and speed of the onboard sensors to determine whether it reached the preset flight operation parameters, but this interpretation method could not accurately reflect the actual flight situation. Laser trackers could obtain more accurate flight parameters, especially instantaneous flight parameters. Compared with the laser tracker, the flight trajectory, altitude, and speed of the UAV reflected by onboard sensors were erroneous and tended to be smooth and stable. This method can obtain more accurate flight parameters, improve the accuracy of the flight parameter quality evaluation of the plant protection UAV, and provide data support and a reference for the precision spraying and performance improvement of the plant protection UAV.