Accuracy of the element geometry mapping using non-invasive computer tomography method

Non-invasive method of the measurement and identification of shape and geometrical characteristics of measured detail based on the computer tomograph is widely applied in medicine with high efficiency. The paper is aimed at presenting the metrological analysis of the accuracy of shape reproduction. The examined shape was described due to the tomography and compared to the results of coordinate measurement. The comparative accuracy analysis of the tomography was performed for the typical details, as well as for the masters made with high accuracy. Using the results of the analysis, the respective models of measured details were created and used as a nominal in the further investigations. The results of the measurement with tomography were compared with the results achieved from the measurement by means of typical coordinate measuring machines and by means of 3D measurement optical scanner. Analysis of the gained values of the form deviations and important geometrical characteristics enabled to perform complex analysis of the shape reproduction of the examined detail with the method of computer tomography. The main purpose of the performed researches was the determination of the reproduction accuracy of surface measured with non-invasive computer tomography method. The investigations and analysis have been performed with the following equipment: computer tomograph, 3D printer and coordinate optical scanner supported with specialized software for advanced CAD data analysis.