Reverse engineering in the design of turbine blades - a case study in applying the MAMDP
Journal
Robotics and Computer-Integrated Manufacturing
Journal Volume
16
Journal Issue
2
Pages
161-167
Date Issued
2000
Author(s)
Abstract
This paper presents a case study on the reverse engineering of turbine blades used in nuclear power generators. Reverse engineering has been widely recognized as a crucial step in the product design cycle. However, major problems with current reverse engineering technology are the inefficient surface reconstruction process, lack of digitizing accuracy control in the data digitization process, and bottlenecks resulted from huge amounts of digitized surface points in the surface modeling process. Moreover, under this limitation, modern concurrent engineering concepts are difficult to implement to obtain optimal product design. This study applies a developed reverse engineering approach - the modified adaptive model-based digitizing process (MAMDP) to the 3D geometric design of turbine blades. The approach integrates surface digitizing and modeling processes of turbine blades into a single surface reconstruction process. Using the approach, accurate product CAD models can be efficiently generated and the product design cycle of turbine blades can be successfully linked.
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journal article