Tomografy przemysłowe CT - rodzaje, parametry, zastosowania, testy dokładności

Wyjaśniono zasadę budowy i działania tomografu komputerowego CT - wyszczególniono główne zespoły i ich funkcje. Zamieszczono przykład tomografu i jego parametry. Pokazano możiiwości pomiarowe tomografów, a na końcu zaprezentowano parametry charakteryzujące dokładność podając przykład wyznaczenia dokładności tomografu METROTOM za pomocą specjalnie zbudowanego wzorca.

The principle of construction and operation of a CT scanner is explained. Major units and their functions are specified. The construction and operation of an X-ray tube as well as the positioning system associated with mounting of a measured object are described. The principle of construction and operation of a matrix (panel) of detectors is explained. Examples of scanners and their parameters are included. Measurement capabilities of tomographs, including options such as standard geometry of dimensions with respect to the CAD model or reverse engineering if the CAD model is not available, are shown. Also the possibility to capture material discontinuities, inclusions of impurities, bubbles, in terms of the so-called defectoscopy, is shown. Finally, the parameters characterizing the accuracy are presented. These parameters include: the parameter associated with the error of the length measurement - E, the parameters associated with the scanning error - PF, PS, the parameters defining the dimensions and material dependencies - GS, GF, GG, the parameter specifying the resolution - Dg. The parameters associated with the error of the length measurement are explained based on the accuracy verification for a METROTOM tomograph with the use of a specially built artefact.