Automated measurement of bevel gears of the aircraft gearbox using GOM

Manufacture of aircraft gearbox elements requires control of gear geometric parameters at different stages of technological process. Acceleration and automation of measurement process can affect the duration of the finished item production. In case of measurement of gear wheels using modern technologies based on numerical machines, measurement process is based on processing of numerical data obtained by measurement using coordinate measuring machines. The goal of this paper is to present the opportunity to automate the measurement process of bevel gears, using coordinated optical scanner ATOS by GOM, equipped with a turntable. Using coordinate measuring technique, you can specify a set of methods and procedures for the designation of the complex dimensions of physical objects and transform them into a computer program space of coordinate measuring devices. The topics included in the article are intended to show the capabilities of the device used to improve the measurement process and shorten its time, and hence, lower its costs. Another thing described in the paper is the impact of measurement performance in automatic mode on the quality of performance - the numerical image of scanned surface, from the standpoint of accuracy and number of collected data points in the shortest time. The article includes an analysis of conditions related to the measurement works, such as the process of preparing the model and measurement equipment and data processing capacity. The result of the work will be presented methodology for automated scanning measurements of bevel Sears.