Methodology of measurement aeronautical bevel gears using an optical scanner ATOS II Triple Scan

Properly prepared and carried out the measurement process of bevel gears determines its accuracy and productivity. This also has an influence on the final accuracy of bevel gears and the production costs of aeronautical gearbox. In the process of assessing the accuracy of manufacturing, majority of manufacturers of bevel gears use specialized contact coordinate measuring machines. The application of such machines as well as specialized programs dedicated to measuring the geometry of bevel gears are authoritative but in turns this requires substantial financial resources for the purchase of machinery. Thereby, this causes the limitation only of the gear assortment. Therefore, this article depicts different perspective on measurements of bevel gears using a universal measuring device, which is an optical 3D scanner ATOSII Triple Scan. Due to the use of the optical scanner ATOS II Triple Scan in measurement process, it was necessary to develop a methodology dealing with the process of assessing and accuracy, in order to achieve the desired results of measurement. This need arises from the fact that the optical scanner ATOS is not dedicated, specialized device for measuring gears. Despite of this fact, maintaining the appropriate measurement procedures and a proper preparation of the measured model allows for rapid and accurate assessment of the accuracy ofproduction. The article presents the analysis of conditions and developed rules concerning the preparation of a model for measurement. It also contains hints and a description of the measurement process. Furthermore, it depicts the rules specifying the interpretation of measurement results as well as the technical rules of their realization.