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Data fusion of surface data sets of X-ray computed tomography measurements using locally determined surface quality values
Andreas Michael Müller
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Institute of Manufacturing
Metrology, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU),
Erlangen, 91052, Germany
Tino Hausotte
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Institute of Manufacturing
Metrology, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU),
Erlangen, 91052, Germany
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Computed tomography measurements can be subject to specific image artefacts, which can be dependent on the effective rotation axis of the work piece during the scan. The presented approach is to combine several CT scans with different rotation axes of the work piece using a data fusion approach. To improve the fidelity of the result, surface points are weighted individually within the algorithm, dependent on the local surface quality of the measurement.
Computed tomography measurements can be subject to specific image artefacts, which can be...