Optical inspection of parts of revolution with several diameters is a challenge with a standard apparatus with a vertical optical axis because it is difficult to guarantee the perpendicularity of the part to the observation axis. Qualimatest invented QMTVLine, a support for the inspection of bar turning parts that allows high precision measurement without adjustment, without planing and with improved measurement accuracy and not dependent on the operator.
This innovation was developed for QMTProjector control devices and QMTMesure software.
QMTVLine is initially offered on the QMTProjector-100-DECO device for the inspection of small-sized decoletées parts.
A patent application has been filed for QMTVLine.
QMTVLine is initially offered on the QMTProjector-100-DECO device for the inspection of small turned parts.
More informationOptical inspection of parts of revolution with several diameters is a challenge with a standard apparatus with a vertical optical axis because it is difficult to guarantee the perpendicularity of the part to the observation axis.
Figure 1: Examples of parts of revolution with several diameters
The diagram below describes the difficulty: with a vertical optical system, the length observed by the sensor (1, for example a camera) is a projected length (l ') which can be wrong if the axis of revolution of the part (2) is not perfectly perpendicular to the optical axis.
Figure 2: "Seen" versus actual length
To ensure this perpendicularity, V-shaped workpiece supports are often used.
Figure 3: Standard V-shaped bar turning part support
To no longer support the part on two boards, the part can be placed between two flat transparent supports (6) which create a certain angle between them. The room can naturally "tip" due to gravity. The optical path of the light emitted by the source (4) is modified by using two angle transmitters. Thus, the image seen by the sensor (1) is no longer a top view, but a side view of the part and the dimensions seen correspond to reality. It is thus no longer necessary to precisely position the part along its axis of rotation. It is also no longer necessary to carry out the alignment operation.
Figure 4: Basic principle of QMVLine. On the left the optical path and on the right the "view" by the sensor
Qualimatest has developed a measurement application compatible with QMTVLine in its QMTMesure-Base software and is currently adapting all other applications to this device. QMTMesure-Pro and QMTMesure-Expert are already compatible. To facilitate the use, improvements are made to this simple and patented concept to make it compatible with multi-piece measurement.