Kiraci, Ercihan, Turley, Glen A., Attridge, Alex, Olifent, Alan and Williams, M. A. (Mark A.) (2016) Evaluating the capability of laser scanning to measure an automotive artefact : a comparison study of touch trigger probe and laser-scanning. International Journal of Productivity and Quality Management, 18 (4). pp. 440-455. doi:10.1504/IJPQM.2016.077776 ISSN 1746-6482.

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Abstract: In the automotive industry dimensional quality control is an important part of the production process, often carried out using coordinate measuring machines (CMMs). However, CMMs used in conjunction with touch probes have a relatively low measurement speed. There is also a close link between the cost of measurement and the number of discrete points captured, leading to a trade-off between the number of points that can be measured and the measurement time. Laser scanners offer a faster alternative to touch probe measurement, but have certain limitations. A number of studies have considered the accuracy of laser scanning using small artefacts; however, little work has been done on the verification of on-CMM laser scanning systems for large volume, industry-relevant measurement applications. In this research, a nominal representation of a vehicle body was used and 104 standard features were measured. The results show that the laser scanning sensor and CMM used in this study would, for the majority of measurements, provide a level of accuracy and repeatability better than which is typically required by automotive manufacturers for body shell quality inspection applications.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Subjects:	T Technology > TL Motor vehicles. Aeronautics. Astronautics
Divisions:	Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Engineering > WMG (Formerly the Warwick Manufacturing Group)
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH):	Automobiles -- Design and construction -- Laser use in, Metrology, Coordinate measuring machines, Robots -- Control systems, Process control
Journal or Publication Title:	International Journal of Productivity and Quality Management
Publisher:	Inderscience Publishers
ISSN:	1746-6482
Official Date:	June 2016
Dates:	Date Event June 2016 Published 7 September 2014 Accepted
Volume:	18
Number:	4
Page Range:	pp. 440-455
DOI:	10.1504/IJPQM.2016.077776
Status:	Peer Reviewed
Publication Status:	Published
Access rights to Published version:	Restricted or Subscription Access
Date of first compliant deposit:	5 January 2017
Date of first compliant Open Access:	5 January 2017
Funder:	High Value Manufacturing Catapult, Jaguar Land Rover (Firm), Nikon Metrology (Firm)

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