A Bevel Gear Quality Inspection System Based on Multi-Camera Vision Technology

Surface defect detection and dimension measurement of automotive bevel gears by manual inspection are costly, inefficient, low speed and low accuracy. In order to solve these problems, a synthetic bevel gear quality inspection system based on multi-camera vision technology is developed. The system c...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Ruiling Liu, Dexing Zhong, Hongqiang Lyu, Jiuqiang Han
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2016-08-01
Series:Sensors
Subjects:
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/16/9/1364
_version_ 1811187223240900608
author Ruiling Liu
Dexing Zhong
Hongqiang Lyu
Jiuqiang Han
author_facet Ruiling Liu
Dexing Zhong
Hongqiang Lyu
Jiuqiang Han
author_sort Ruiling Liu
collection DOAJ
description Surface defect detection and dimension measurement of automotive bevel gears by manual inspection are costly, inefficient, low speed and low accuracy. In order to solve these problems, a synthetic bevel gear quality inspection system based on multi-camera vision technology is developed. The system can detect surface defects and measure gear dimensions simultaneously. Three efficient algorithms named Neighborhood Average Difference (NAD), Circle Approximation Method (CAM) and Fast Rotation-Position (FRP) are proposed. The system can detect knock damage, cracks, scratches, dents, gibbosity or repeated cutting of the spline, etc. The smallest detectable defect is 0.4 mm × 0.4 mm and the precision of dimension measurement is about 40–50 μm. One inspection process takes no more than 1.3 s. Both precision and speed meet the requirements of real-time online inspection in bevel gear production.
first_indexed 2024-04-11T13:58:37Z
format Article
id doaj.art-d3f404dc709d431db3d0724b7c79807f
institution Directory Open Access Journal
issn 1424-8220
language English
last_indexed 2024-04-11T13:58:37Z
publishDate 2016-08-01
publisher MDPI AG
record_format Article
series Sensors
spelling doaj.art-d3f404dc709d431db3d0724b7c79807f2022-12-22T04:20:11ZengMDPI AGSensors1424-82202016-08-01169136410.3390/s16091364s16091364A Bevel Gear Quality Inspection System Based on Multi-Camera Vision TechnologyRuiling Liu0Dexing Zhong1Hongqiang Lyu2Jiuqiang Han3School of Electronic and Information Engineering, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710049, ChinaSchool of Electronic and Information Engineering, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710049, ChinaSchool of Electronic and Information Engineering, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710049, ChinaSchool of Electronic and Information Engineering, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710049, ChinaSurface defect detection and dimension measurement of automotive bevel gears by manual inspection are costly, inefficient, low speed and low accuracy. In order to solve these problems, a synthetic bevel gear quality inspection system based on multi-camera vision technology is developed. The system can detect surface defects and measure gear dimensions simultaneously. Three efficient algorithms named Neighborhood Average Difference (NAD), Circle Approximation Method (CAM) and Fast Rotation-Position (FRP) are proposed. The system can detect knock damage, cracks, scratches, dents, gibbosity or repeated cutting of the spline, etc. The smallest detectable defect is 0.4 mm × 0.4 mm and the precision of dimension measurement is about 40–50 μm. One inspection process takes no more than 1.3 s. Both precision and speed meet the requirements of real-time online inspection in bevel gear production.http://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/16/9/1364multi-camera visionbevel geardefect detectiondimension measurement
spellingShingle Ruiling Liu
Dexing Zhong
Hongqiang Lyu
Jiuqiang Han
A Bevel Gear Quality Inspection System Based on Multi-Camera Vision Technology
Sensors
multi-camera vision
bevel gear
defect detection
dimension measurement
title A Bevel Gear Quality Inspection System Based on Multi-Camera Vision Technology
title_full A Bevel Gear Quality Inspection System Based on Multi-Camera Vision Technology
title_fullStr A Bevel Gear Quality Inspection System Based on Multi-Camera Vision Technology
title_full_unstemmed A Bevel Gear Quality Inspection System Based on Multi-Camera Vision Technology
title_short A Bevel Gear Quality Inspection System Based on Multi-Camera Vision Technology
title_sort bevel gear quality inspection system based on multi camera vision technology
topic multi-camera vision
bevel gear
defect detection
dimension measurement
url http://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/16/9/1364
work_keys_str_mv AT ruilingliu abevelgearqualityinspectionsystembasedonmulticameravisiontechnology
AT dexingzhong abevelgearqualityinspectionsystembasedonmulticameravisiontechnology
AT hongqianglyu abevelgearqualityinspectionsystembasedonmulticameravisiontechnology
AT jiuqianghan abevelgearqualityinspectionsystembasedonmulticameravisiontechnology
AT ruilingliu bevelgearqualityinspectionsystembasedonmulticameravisiontechnology
AT dexingzhong bevelgearqualityinspectionsystembasedonmulticameravisiontechnology
AT hongqianglyu bevelgearqualityinspectionsystembasedonmulticameravisiontechnology
AT jiuqianghan bevelgearqualityinspectionsystembasedonmulticameravisiontechnology