Systems and methods for predicting an incoming rotational balance of an unfinished workpiece

A system for predicting an incoming rotational balance of an unfinished workpiece, the system comprising:

• one or more processors and one or more nontransitory computer-readable mediums comprising instructions that are executable by the one or more processors, wherein the instructions include:
• obtaining image data of the unfinished workpiece;
• performing an image processing routine based on the image data to (i) determine surface parameters and dimensional parameters of the unfinished workpiece and to (ii) generate a virtual representation of the unfinished workpiece based on the image data, and the surface parameters, and the dimensional parameters, wherein the surface parameters include a surface roughness, one or more surface lay patterns, and a surface waviness, and wherein the dimensional parameters indicate an alignment relative to a predefined coordinate system defined by one or more cast locators;
• segmenting the virtual representation into one or more target meshes;
• determining one or more parameters of the one or more target meshes, wherein the one or more parameters comprise a volume, a center of gravity, or a combination thereof;
• and
• determining a balance metric of the unfinished workpiece based on the one or more parameters and a balance prediction model.

A method for predicting an incoming rotational balance of a crankshaft forging, the method comprising:

• obtaining image data of the crankshaft forging;
• performing an image processing routine based on the image data to (i) determine surface parameters and dimensional parameters of the crankshaft forging and to (ii) generate a virtual representation of the crankshaft forging based on the image data, a computer-aided design (CAD) file associated with the crankshaft forging, the surface parameters, and the dimensional parameters, wherein the surface parameters include a surface roughness, one or more surface lay patterns, and a surface waviness, and wherein the dimensional parameters indicate an alignment relative to a predefined coordinate system defined by one or more cast locators;
• segmenting the virtual representation into one or more counterweight meshes;
• determining one or more parameters of the one or more counterweight meshes, wherein the one or more parameters comprise a volume, a center of gravity, or a combination thereof;
• and
• determining a balance metric of the crankshaft forging based on the one or more parameters and a balance prediction model.