An edge identification method for gap in-line measurement based on fillet assumption

The optical measurement technology could reduce manual work and improve quality in assembly. The confocal scanning scheme is proposed to measure the narrow gap in-line but it is hard to identify the edges of a gap. This paper proposed an edge definition and presented an edge identification method fo...

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Published inMeasurement and control (London) Vol. 55; no. 9-10; pp. 996 - 1003
Main Authors Zhao, Qijian, Sun, Pengfei, Cao, Yu, Zhang, Liangxin
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published London, England SAGE Publications 01.11.2022
Sage Publications Ltd
SAGE Publishing
Subjects
Assembly
Identification methods
Mathematical analysis
Optical measurement
Edge identification
gap evaluation
in-line measurement
fillet assumption
confocal scanning
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Summary:The optical measurement technology could reduce manual work and improve quality in assembly. The confocal scanning scheme is proposed to measure the narrow gap in-line but it is hard to identify the edges of a gap. This paper proposed an edge definition and presented an edge identification method for gap measurement. The edge profile is defined as a part of a circle, which could be identified by the shutter time feature. The defined edge point could be calculated by fitting the edge profile, and then the width of a gap section is calculated by two edge points. The width of a gap can be evaluated by the average of several gap section. The experimental results indicate that the repeatability of the method is less than 2 µm and the precision of the measurement is higher than ±2.5 µm. The proposed method is feasible for in-line measurement application in assembly.
ISSN:0020-2940
2051-8730
DOI:10.1177/00202940221117272