Abstract
To ensure that measurements can be made with non-contact metrology technologies, it is necessary to use verification and calibration procedures using precision artefacts as reference elements. In this environment, the need for increasingly accurate but also more cost-effective calibration artefacts is a clear demand in industry. The aim of this work is to demonstrate the feasibility of using low-cost precision spheres as reference artefacts in calibration and verification procedures of non-contact metrological equipment. Specifically, low-cost precision stainless steel spheres are used as reference artefacts. Obviously, for such spheres to be used as standard artefacts, it is necessary to change their optical behavior by removing their high brightness. For this purpose, the spheres are subjected to a manual sandblasting process, which is also a very low-cost process. The equipment used to validate the experiment is a laser triangulation sensor mounted on a Coordinate Measuring Machine (CMM). The CMM touch probe, which is much more accurate, will be used as a device for measuring the influence of sandblasting on the spheres. Subsequently, the influence of this post-processing is also checked with the laser triangulation sensor. Ultimately, the improvement in the quality of the point clouds captured by the laser sensor will be tested after removing the brightness, which distorts and reduces the quantity of points as well as the quality of the point clouds. In addition to the number of points obtained, the parameters used to study the effect of sandblasting on each sphere, both in contact probing and laser scanning, are the measured diameter, the form error, as well as the standard deviation of the point cloud regarding the best-fit sphere.
Highlights
Accepted: 8 September 2021Metrological verification using optical equipment is of increasing interest in industry.In this sense, one of the most widespread technologies is laser triangulation sensors, either mounted on coordinate measuring arms or on tridimensional coordinate measuring machines, or even as independent sensors that can be integrated in multiple industrial applications
In addition to the number of points obtained, the parameters used to study the effect of sandblasting on each sphere, both in contact probing and laser scanning, are the measured diameter, the form error, as well as the standard deviation of the point cloud regarding the best-fit sphere
One of the most widespread technologies is laser triangulation sensors, either mounted on coordinate measuring arms or on tridimensional coordinate measuring machines, or even as independent sensors that can be integrated in multiple industrial applications
Summary
Metrological verification using optical equipment is of increasing interest in industry. In this sense, one of the most widespread technologies is laser triangulation sensors, either mounted on coordinate measuring arms or on tridimensional coordinate measuring machines, or even as independent sensors that can be integrated in multiple industrial applications. The highly extended deployment of these sensors has been possible due to improvements in the accuracy and capabilities of these devices. Manufacturers have enhanced these instruments through adjustment and calibration processes, apart from increasing the quality of designs and materials for the internal components. Many users and researchers employ these sensors for measurement (Geometrical Dimensional and Tolerancing - GD&T- verification) as well as for reverse engineering typical tasks
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