US 12,359,909 B2
Uniform machined parts inspection process
Monica Sy Munoz, Indianapolis, IN (US); and Matthew Roman McHugh, Indianapolis, IN (US)
Assigned to Rolls-Royce Corporation, Indianapolis, IN (US)
Filed by Rolls-Royce Corporation, Indianapolis, IN (US)
Filed on Apr. 29, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/661,445.
Prior Publication US 2023/0349691 A1, Nov. 2, 2023
Int. Cl. G01B 11/24 (2006.01); B23H 3/00 (2006.01)
CPC G01B 11/24 (2013.01) [B23H 3/00 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A device comprising:
a memory configured to store:
a unified scan of a workholding piece with a machined part, the unified scan defining a coordinate system for the workholding piece; and
a reference model of the machined part, the reference model defining tolerances for the machined part relative to the coordinate system for the workholding piece; and
one or more processors configured to:
align, based on the coordinate system for the workholding piece, the unified scan of the workholding piece with the machined part to the reference model of the workholding piece with the machined part;
perform, after aligning the unified scan of the workholding piece with the machined part to reference model of the workholding piece with the machined part, a comparison of the unified scan of the workholding piece with the machined part to the reference model to inspect the tolerances for the machined part;
output, based on the comparison, an indication of compliance or non-compliance with the tolerances for the machined part;
responsive to outputting the indication of non-compliance with the tolerances for the machined part, send a control signal including one or more adjusted parameters to control one or more machining processes for machining the machined part; and
execute, based on the control signal, the one or more machining processes to machine the machined part.