Replacing manual thickness measurement with 3D scanning
By Tom Charron • Mar 17th, 2008 • Category: Tech Tips, XOVProblem
Measuring the thickness of an object like a propeller has generally been a tedious process that is difficult to repeat consistently.
The traditional thickness measurement process goes something like this:
Mark each blade to define cylindrical (or conic) cross sections
Using a flexible ruler, measure several points along each cross section (top and bottom), marking each one
Using [...]
