Method and system for surface deformation detection

Abstract

Disclosed is a method and system for detecting surface deformation of a production asset. The method and system may include receiving a point cloud for a surface of the production asset; determining a model surface for the production asset from the point cloud, the model surface being an estimate of a deformation free representation of the surface of the production asset, the model surface being determined from points in the point cloud including points representing a surface deformation; determining a distance between at least one point in the point cloud and the model surface; and outputting the distance.

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