Automated system for measuring form and orientation deviations

Author(s)

Juliana Keiko Sagawa

• Document type: Master's Dissertation
• Press: São Carlos.
• Institution: Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Escola de Engenharia de São Carlos (EESC/SBD)
• Defense date: 2008-09-12

Examining board members

Benedito Di Giacomo; Álvaro José Abackerli; Fabricio Tadeu Paziani

• Advisor: Benedito Di Giacomo

Abstract

The current production system demands fast, efficient and precise processes. In order to address these issues, most of the research efforts in the Metrology area have been focused into the development of faster and more accurate measuring systems as well as into the definition of methods to better evaluate uncertainties in measurement. This work presents an automated system for the evaluation of form and orientation deviations of mechanical components. A six-degree-of-freedom industrial robot and LVDT sensors are used to take the measurements. The implementation of the proposed system depends on the application of a mathematical model for error separation since the accuracy of positioning and repeatability presented by the currently available industrial robots are not suitable for measuring micrometric deviations. Besides the application of the error separation model, this work also includes the development of data processing algorithms for the evaluation of geometrical deviations. Few similar systems to the proposed one were developed and applied mainly for straightness and, in some cases, roundness measurements. This work aimed at broadening the range of applications of this kind of measuring systems, making them suitable for the evaluation of flatness and orthogonality deviations. Additionally, the focus of the research was set to the performance evaluation of the system and the error separation model. In order to do that, experimental tests with three different parts were carried out. The values found were compared to the values of the deviations measured with conventional GD&T practice. The obtained results showed the efficiency of the proposed system, which also presented good repeatability. (AU)

• FAPESP's process: 06/05507-2 - Automated system for flatness error assessment
• Grantee: Juliana Keiko Sagawa
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Master