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Application of Reverse Engineering for Automotive Plastic Components – Case Study
Author(s) -
Tamaşag Ioan,
Beşliu Irina,
Amarandei Dumitru
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
macromolecular symposia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.257
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1521-3900
pISSN - 1022-1360
DOI - 10.1002/masy.202000265
Subject(s) - reverse engineering , automotive industry , point cloud , computer science , manufacturing engineering , coordinate measuring machine , scanner , laser scanning , popularity , mechanical engineering , engineering , artificial intelligence , laser , aerospace engineering , optics , physics , programming language , psychology , social psychology
The advancement in control and measuring technologies, the widespread acceptance and the growing popularity of the reverse engineering concept made the possibility of reproducing objects with unknown specifications an easier task. Although industrial practice offers many reverse engineering methods, this technology is not yet used at its fully potential. This article presents a case study involving the application of reverse engineering technology on a complex geometry plastic part from the automotive industry. The aim of the paper is to present a step‐by‐step reverse engineering method, starting from the creation of the point cloud obtained through scanning of the parts surfaces (using a 7.5 axis portable measuring arm with a laser line scanner) to the reproduction of the physical part.