Method and system for thread tolerance checking
AssigneeThe Boeing Company
InventorsVictor G. Hart, David G. Batten
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Abstract
A method and system for measuring thread products and determining product conformance to predefined specifications are provided. The measuring system includes a measuring device electrically coupled to a computer-based component. The measuring device senses width information of a thread product and senses rotational and length information relative to the sensed width information. The computer-based component receives the sensed information, compares the sensed information to previously-defined quality specification information for the product, and determines if the product is within an uncertainty limit of the specification information based on the comparison.
Claims18
A measuring system comprising:
- a measuring device for sensing width information of an object and for sensing rotational and length information relative to the sensed width information;
- and
- a computer-based component for receiving the sensed information, for comparing the sensed information to previously-defined quality specification information for the object, and determining if the object is within an uncertainty limit of the specification information based on the comparison
- wherein the measuring device includes:
- at least two contact probes for sensing width information of the object;
- at least two scales coupled with respective probes for sensing length information of the probes relative to the object;
- and
- a spindle configured to hold the object for sensing rotational information of the probes relative to the object.
A method for measuring an object, the method comprising:
- entering Quality specifications for the object;
- spinning the object;
- sensing width information and corresponding length information and angular information of the spinning object;
- comparing the sensed information to the entered specification information;
- and determining if the object is within an uncertainty limit of the specification information,
- wherein sensing includes:
- sensing width information of the object with at least two contact probes;
- sensing length information of the probes relative to the object with at least two scales coupled with respective probes;
- and
- sensing rotational information of the probes relative to the object with a spindle configured to hold the object.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.