Mehran University of Engineering and Technology Jamshoro
Name: Arshad Hussain Jamali Roll No. 19SMEMFG12
Topic: Roll of CMM in reverse engineering
Department of Mechanical Engineering
INTRODUCTION
• Coordinate measuring machines (CMMs) are metrological
instruments that are extremely strong.
• This is a tool for the calculation of an object's intrinsic
geometrical properties.
• This machine can be controlled manually by an operator or can be
controlled by a computer.
• Measures are defined by a probe which is attached to this
machine 's third moving axis.
• It probe hits the portion of concern and allows the selection of
distinct points on the surface of the material.
The Role of CMMs
• CMMs play an important role in a large number of industries,
including;
Automotive
Health care
Paper
Aerospace
Plastics
Semiconductor
Research and development
Reverse Engineering
• Reverse Engineering is a method of redesigning an current
product to expand and extend its features, add functionality and
increase its useful life.
• Reverse engineering's key goal is to popular the expense of
producing the latest product, rendering it affordable in the
industry.
• The reproduction is achieved without the aid of concept sketches,
notes or machine.
Why Reverse Engineering
• The initial company will not make the product any more.
• Material reporting is insufficient.
• Many of the product's poor aspects require overhaul.
• Updating obsolete fabrics or antiquated manufacturing methods
use more modern, less costly technology.
CMMs in Reverse Engineering
• Portable CMMs and applications allow reverse engineering useful
for drawing-free improvements, new prototypes and duplications.
• The location of the turbine tip, root and shaft surfaces is digitally
recorded by a handheld CMM.
• For this scenario, concentric circles around the center will adopt a
measurement method.
• Various CAD systems may modify a constructed model to attach
surfaces to the model, calculate individual blade uniformity or
even check flow properties within a simulation system.
• The reverse engineering also profits from device building and
product checking.
CMMs in Reverse Engineering
• The proportions can be drawn using a physical model to build
anything from molds to robotic welders fixtures.
• To change the tooling to dial-in parameters the same procedure is
used.
• Manufacturers have taken almost a year from the period for
complicated vehicle assemblies to submit so-called first article
components.
• A component recreated in CAD may also turn into a test piece.
The digital component, for example, can be tested for pain,
verified for fluid movement and replicated for ergonomic tests on
rapid-prototyping equipment.
CMMs in Reverse Engineering
• Eventually engineers began digitally capturing objects using
conventional CMMs. Accuracy increased dramatically but the
cycle stayed fairly sluggish since the CMM needed to be designed
for each particular type.
• Today's RE tool is a system initially designed for quality
assurance departments to conduct quick, inprocess quality
controls.
• The portable CMM is based on an articulating arm, with optical
encoders housing the joints. They replicate a stylus' X-Y-Z
direction and I-J-K orientation to a accuracy of up to about
±0,0002 in.
CMMs in Reverse Engineering
• Portable CMM applications often simplifies data processing.
Some sections consist of prismic shapes such as lines, triangles,
cones, and rods. Users specify a standard form from a menu,
measure multiple points, and let the shape be completed by the
software. It is possible to digitize nonprismatic forms openly or
by utilizing one of the "locked-plane" scanning methods in which
a segment is traced and the program parts the trace as parallel
lines, circular parts or condensed circles.
• While not being designed as a modeling tool, the app offers
opportunities to modify pictures by flipping, repeating, or
repositioning them.
Where Reverse Engineering Makes Sense
• Model, by applying a system to a mating surface, and by
compressing the cycles of time to market.
• Development for ergonomic, flow testing, or other evaluations, by
rapid prototyping and prototype testing.
• Tool creation, by growing the time needed to produce software
and increasing the precision of the devices.
• Fix, by making fresh pieces from originals aged, broken, or
damaged.
