Technical Papers & Journals

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Coordinate Metrology and Nondestructive Testing; Beyond Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing

David Parker

The 2022 CMSC Program included the paper by John W. Palmateer, Computer-Aided Theodolites—a Recollection, which memorialized the development of computer aided theodolites (CAT) at Boeing. It concluded with the commercially successful system being...

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Portable Metrology and Inspection Criteria

John Dorsey-Palmateer, Scott Sandwith

GD&T is an engineering drawing language establishing consistent communication between design intent, manufacturing, and inspection. Book examples of the inspection are often illustrated by fitting parts within physical gages, and using dimensional...

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Brunson KinAiry Implementation at Lockheed Martin Space

Robert Elliott

Laser trackers have seen wide use in the aerospace industry since the early 1990s. Users follow several field check methods including manufacturer recommended procedures as well as userdefined procedures. Brunson Instrument Company in conjunction with the...

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Fast Sphere Recognition in point clouds using RGB or Intensity

Dr. Christopher Andrew Greer, Dr. Jyani Vaddi

Scanning spheres are used for a variety of reasons in large point clouds captured by large volume 3D scanners. A couple these reasons are: point cloud registration, automatic alignment, and creation of geometry and center points for further analysis....

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An Approach towards Layered Process Audit of CMM function for Verification of Aero engine parts

Suneel Kumar, Nanda Kumar J, 3 Sandeep Kumar Suchibrata Sen, Vijaya Lakshmi MR Sreelal Sreedhar, GTRE, Bengaluru

Layered process audit is an audit methodology involving functional audit by different layers of the management. CMM is an essential part of the precision measurement engineering and paramount function of Quality Assurance practice in an Aero Engine...

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Automated Guided Vehicle for Precise Floor Marking.

Raimund Loser, Confema GmbH

Modern factories and production areas have to be equipped with a lot of machines and tools for a sufficient production process. Limited space and dependency of different process steps require a precise and optimised positioning of all equipment. Based on...

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Confronting the Challenges Associated with Measuring Industrial Robots

Oliver Martin

Serial-axis industrial robots are increasingly being used for challenging processes that are at the limit of their capability. Pushing the manufacturing envelope with these traditional serial-axis robots has several limitations that need to be overcome,...

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Review of the US Patent Literature on Digital Twins and Possible Applications for Coordinate Metrology

David H. Parker

The idea of “digital twins” is relatively new–although it will be argued that the coordinate metrology community has in fact been using the concepts of “digital twins” for many years. The term was first introduced by Michael Grieves, in the...

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Modern Radar Metrology

Robert W. Strauten

The advancements in laser tracker technology have allowed portability of measurement solutions from system assembly through field installation and deployment. Accurate characterization of radar angular orientation and centering is paramount in optimizing...

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Automated Guided Vehicle for Floor Marking

Raimund Loser

Modern factories and production areas have to be equipped with a lot of machines and tools for a sufficient production process. Limited space and dependency of different process steps require a precise and optimised positioning of all equipment. Based on...

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