Methodology for the development of in-line optical surface measuring instruments with a case study for additive surface finishing

Syam, Wahyudin P.; Rybalcenko, Konstantin; Gaio, Andre; Crabtree, Joseph; Leach, Richard K.

Abstract

The productivity rate of a manufacturing process is limited by the speed of any measurement processes at the quality control stage. Fast and effective in-line measurements are required to overcome this limitation. Optical instruments are the most promising methods for in-line measurement because they are faster than tactile measurements, able to collect high-density data, can be highly flexible to access complex features and are free from the risk of surface damage. In this paper, a methodology for the development of fast and effective in-line optical measuring instruments for the surfaces of parts with millimetre- to micrometre-size is presented and its implementation demonstrated on an industrial case study in additive manufacturing. Definitions related to in-line measurement and barriers to implementing in-line optical measuring instruments are discussed.

Citation

Syam, W. P., Rybalcenko, K., Gaio, A., Crabtree, J., & Leach, R. K. (2019). Methodology for the development of in-line optical surface measuring instruments with a case study for additive surface finishing. Optics and Lasers in Engineering, 121, 271-288. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.optlaseng.2019.04.015

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Apr 14, 2019
• Online Publication Date: Apr 29, 2019
• Publication Date: Oct 1, 2019
• Deposit Date: Apr 29, 2019
• Publicly Available Date: May 2, 2019
• Journal: Optics and Lasers in Engineering
• Print ISSN: 0143-8166
• Publisher: Elsevier
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 121
• Pages: 271-288
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.optlaseng.2019.04.015
• Keywords: Optical metrology; Machine vision; In-line measurement; Additive manufacturing; Machine learning; On-line; In-process
• Public URL: https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1850291
• Publisher URL: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0143816619301472
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