NSF Engineering Research Center forReconfigurable Manufacturing SystemsNSF Engineering Research Center forReconfigurable Manufacturing SystemsUniversity of Michigan College of EngineeringUniversity of Michigan College of Engineering

October 2006

TA3-2

Student:Vijay SrivatsanFaculty:Reuven KatzDebasish Dutta

Rapid Inspection of Complex SurfacesRapid Inspection of Complex Surfaces

MCS

PCS

PCS

MCS

OBJECTIVESOBJECTIVES

• Rapid inspection• Non-contact sensors• Fixtureless Inspection• Complex/Free-form sensors

APPROACHAPPROACH

• Online sensor standoff control• In-process registration• Initial alignment• Registration refinement

Linear Motion Stages

Rotary Stage

Inspected Part

Computer

Non-Contact Laser Probe

ACCOMPLISHMENTSACCOMPLISHMENTS

WORK IN PROGRESSWORK IN PROGRESS

Fixtureless sensor standoff control

In-process registration

BLADE INSPECTION MACHINE

REGISTRATION SENSOR STANDOFF CONTROL

IN-PROCESS REGISTRATION