Modeling of Worn Surface Geometry for Engine Blade Repair Using Laser-Aided Direct Metal Deposition Process
Abstract
Engine blade repair requires obtaining the worn area and generate corresponding tool path for deposition. In this paper, an automated worn surface modeling method was proposed to regain the missing volume of damaged blades. Reverse engineering was utilized to reconstruct models of blades. The reconstructed damaged model was best-fitted with the nominal model. Cross-section area comparison method was used to detect the damaged layers. Ray casting method was adopted to intersect the damaged layers to extract the missing volume. Tool path was generated and repair experiment was performed using Laser-aided Direct Metal Deposition process to validate the proposed method.
Recommended Citation
X. Zhang et al., "Modeling of Worn Surface Geometry for Engine Blade Repair Using Laser-Aided Direct Metal Deposition Process," Manufacturing Letters, vol. 15, Elsevier, Jan 2018.
The definitive version is available at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mfglet.2017.11.001
Department(s)
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Keywords and Phrases
Deposition; Engines; Rendering (computer graphics); Reverse engineering; Blade repair; Comparison methods; Cross-section area; Damaged layers; Direct metal deposition; Laser-aided direct metal depositions; Nominal models; Worn surface; Repair; Worn surface modeling
International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)
2213-8463
Document Type
Article - Journal
Document Version
Citation
File Type
text
Language(s)
English
Rights
© 2017 Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME), All rights reserved.
Publication Date
01 Jan 2018
Comments
This project was supported by National Science Foundation Grants CMMI-1547042 and CMMI 1625736, and the Intelligent Systems Center, Center for Aerospace Manufacturing Technologies, and Material Research Center at Missouri S&T. Their financial support is greatly appreciated.