Component inspection system and method

A system for inspecting components, the system comprising:

• a processor;
• a database in signal communication with the processor;
• and
• memory in signal communication with the processor, the memory containing instructions recorded therein which, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to:
• collect component manufacturing data for at least one common geometric feature during manufacturing of a component, the component corresponding to a three-dimensional component CAD model which is one of a plurality of different three-dimensional component CAD models in the database sharing the at least one common geometric feature;
• analyze the component manufacturing data;
• modify an inspection frequency for an inspection sequence for the at least one common geometric feature based on the analyzed feature manufacturing data;
• retrieve an inspection history of the at least one common geometric feature from the database;
• determine whether at least one component geometric feature of the component, corresponding to the respective at least one common geometric feature, should be inspected based on the inspection history and the modified inspection frequency;
• and
• inspect the at least one component geometric feature corresponding to the respective at least one common geometric feature based on the determination that the at least one component geometric feature should be inspected.

A method for inspecting components, the method comprising:

• manufacturing a component, the component corresponding to a three-dimensional component CAD model which is one of a plurality of different three-dimensional component CAD models sharing at least one common geometric feature;
• collecting component manufacturing data for the at least one common geometric feature during manufacturing of the component;
• analyzing the component manufacturing data;
• modifying an inspection frequency for an inspection sequence for the at least one common geometric feature based on the analyzed feature manufacturing data;
• retrieving an inspection history of the at least one common geometric feature;
• determining whether at least one component geometric feature of the component, corresponding to the respective at least one common geometric feature, should be or should not be inspected based on the inspection history and the modified inspection frequency;
• and
• inspecting the at least one component geometric feature corresponding to the respective at least one common geometric feature based on the determination that the at least one component geometric feature should be inspected.