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STL Generation in Reverse Engineering by Delaunay Triangulation

역공학에서의 Delaunay 삼각형 분할에 의한 STL 파일 생성

  • Lee, Seok-Hui (Mechanical Technology Research Center, Dept.of Mechanical Engineering, Busan National University) ;
  • Kim, Ho-Chan (Graduate School of Busan National University) ;
  • Heo, Seong-Min (Graduate School of Busan National University)
  • 이석희 (부산대학교 기계공학부 및 기계기술연구소) ;
  • 김호찬 (부산대학교 대학원) ;
  • 허성민 (부산대학교 대학원)
  • Published : 2002.05.01
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Abstract

Reverse engineering has been widely used for the shape reconstruction of an object without CAD data and the measurement of clay or wood models for the development of new products. To generate a surface from measured points by a laser scanner, typical steps include the scanning of a clay or wood model and the generation of manufacturing data like STL file. A laser scanner has a great potential to get geometrical data of a model for its fast measuring speed and higher precision. The data from a laser scanner are composed of many line stripes of points. A new approach to remove point data with Delaunay triangulation is introduced to deal with problems during reverse engineering process. The selection of group of triangles to be triangulated based on the angle between triangles is used for robust and reliable implementation of Delaunay triangulation as preliminary steps. Developed software enables the user to specify the criteria for the selection of group of triangles either by the angle between triangles or the percentage of triangles reduced. The time and error for handling point data during modelling process can be reduced and thus RP models with accuracy will be helpful to automated process.

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