Laser Scanner Provides More Accuracy in Inspecting Highly Contoured First Articles
NVision's ModelMaker
Realizing that many of its clients sought reverse engineering and inspection
services, management at Virtual Surfaces Inc. needed a more advanced measurement method of not only capturing enough data points to represent a contoured surface but also of
comparing two surfaces against each other. In addition, the high-volume data capture had to be accomplished quickly and accurately. After evaluating the products on the
market, Virtual Surfaces chose NVision's ModelMaker. The major components of the portable system are a 3-D laser sensor, a mechanical digitizer on which the sensor is
attached, a PC and software that extracts, displays and manipulates data.. |
