Systems and methods for acquiring data of aircraft components

A method of acquiring three-dimensional data of blades for use in jet engine turbines, each of the blades including a plurality of cooling holes, the method comprising:

• selecting, from among a plurality of differently structured fixtures, a fixture for a blade based on a type of design for the blade, wherein the structure of the fixture is based, at least in part, on position and/or angularity of at least some of the cooling holes in the blade;
• loading, based on type of design for the blade, a scanning template that includes values for a plurality of parameters;
• securing the blade to the fixture;
• loading, from a data file, a measurement series that includes a plurality of data values, wherein each of the plurality of data values includes:
• 1) position data for positioning a scanner, and 2) orientation data for orienting the scanner;
• automatically controlling, based on the scanning template, the scanner to acquire 3D scan data of the blade by executing the generated measurement series;
• automatically performing a validation process to determine, based on the 3D scan data, that at least one of the plurality of cooling holes is within a corresponding manufacturing tolerance.

A system for acquiring positional data of different types of blades that are used in jet engine turbines, with each of the blades including a plurality of cooling holes, the system comprising:

• a scanner that includes a projector, a camera, and a lens;
• and
• a computer system that includes at least one hardware processor that is coupled to the scanner, the computer system configured to perform operations comprising:
• loading, based on a type of design for a blade that is to be scanned, a scanning template that includes values for a plurality of parameters, wherein the scanning template includes parameters for a plurality of reference points that are associated with a first fixture designed for the type of blade to be scanned, the first fixture being among a plurality of different fixtures that are each associated with a different type of blade for which positional data can be obtained by the system;
• loading, from a data file, a measurement series that includes a plurality of data values, wherein each of the plurality of data values includes:
• 1) position data for positioning the scanner, and 2) orientation data for orienting the scanner,
• automatically controlling, based on the scanning template, the scanner to acquire 3D scan data of the blade by executing the generated measurement series, and
• automatically performing a validation process to determine, based on the 3D scan data, that at least one of the plurality of cooling holes is within a corresponding manufacturing tolerance.