Introduction

• Methodology of Product Development
• Reverse Engineering

    An Overview
    Areas of Application
    Basic Phases of Reverse Engineering
• Problem Statement
• Literature Review
• Organization of the Thesis
 Data Acquisition
 
• Scanners
                Contact Type
                Non Contact Type
            FARO arm
                System Features
                Operational Procedure
                Calibration of the Tip
                Scanning Procedure
• FARO arm – Laser Scanners: A Comparison
• AnthroCAM

•  Overview of Surfacer

•  Point Processing
•  Creation of Curves

                 3D Curves from Surface

                 Constructing a 3D Curve

                Creating Curves with Curves

                 Interrogating and Modifying a Curve

                 Transition Curves

• Creation of Surfaces

• Point Cloud to Surfaces: Methodology

• Reverse Engineering of an Impeller
• Reverse Engineering of Shoe Last
• Die Design for a Toe-Cap using Reverse Engineering
• Inspection of a Pelton Bucket using Reverse Engineering
• Part to Part Inspection using Reverse Engineering

• Technical Summary
• Observations about System Performance
• Scope for Future Work

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