Methods for measuring part size and runout

A system for outputting a part of an aircraft, comprising:

• a rotary table rotatable about a rotation axis and having a part fixture operable to removably secure an object having known dimensions to the rotary table, the part fixture operable to removably secure the part to the rotary table when the object is removed from the part fixture;
• an actuator operatively connected to the rotary table and operable to rotate the rotary table about the rotation axis;
• a processing unit operatively connected to the actuator and to a measuring device, the measuring device operable to execute measurements:
• of the object while the object is removably secured to the part fixture, and
• of the part while the part is removably secured to the part fixture;
• and
• a non-transitory computer-readable memory communicatively coupled to the processing unit and comprising computer-readable instructions executable by the processing unit, the instructions, when executed by the processing unit, causing:
• a) while the object is removably secured to the part fixture, calibrating the measuring device by:
• receiving, by the processing unit, a plurality of measurements of the object from the measuring device,
• rotating, by the processing unit, via the actuator the rotary table between each measurement of the plurality of measurements of the object, and
• determining, by the processing unit, a calibration offset of the measuring device by determining differences between the plurality of measurements and the known dimensions of the object;
• b) while the part is removably secured to the part fixture:
• receiving, by the processing unit, a plurality of measurements of the part from the measuring device, and
• rotating, by the processing unit, via the actuator the rotary table between each measurement of the plurality of measurements of the part;
• c) correcting, by the processing unit, the plurality of measurements of the part based on the calibration offset of the measuring device;
• and
• d) generating, by the processing unit, at least one signal indicative of outputting the measured part.