Optics and Precision Engineering, Volume. 33, Issue 12, 1889(2025)

Pitch deviation measurement of small module plastic gears using industrial CT

Jingchen LI1, Jie TANG1,2、*, and Zhaoyao SHI1,2
Author Affiliations
  • 1School of Mechanical and Energy Engineering, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing0024, China
  • 2Beijing Engineering Research Center of Precision Measurement Technology and Instruments, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing10014, China
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    Figures & Tables(16)
    Principle of gear measurement on ICT
    Workflow for gear measurement on ICT
    Key point detection in the measured hole point cloud
    Initial position of the point clouds
    Front view of the point cloud registration process
    Top view of the point cloud registration process
    Segmentation result of gear tooth surfaces
    Gear tooth sequence
    Sorted point cloud of measured tooth surfaces
    Evaluation points for pitch deviation assessment
    Gear measurement on ICT
    Issues in the fine registration results using method B
    Results of pitch deviation
    • Table 1. Parameters of the measured gear

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      Table 1. Parameters of the measured gear

      ParametersValue
      Module mn0.5 mm
      Number of teeth z18
      Pressure angle α20゜
      Addendum coefficient hax1
      Tip clearance coefficient cx0.25
      Modification coefficient x0.04
      Helix angle β16゜(left hand)
      Tooth width b10 mm
    • Table 2. RMSE results of the registered point cloud

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      Table 2. RMSE results of the registered point cloud

      MethodNo.1No.2No.3
      Method A0.003 00.002 60.002 7
      Method B0.001 70.001 90.001 9
      Method C0.001 70.001 70.001 8
    • Table 3. Comparison of measurement results

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      Table 3. Comparison of measurement results

      ItemsICTP26Difference
      No.1No.2No.3
      Left frankfpi15.514.115.113.21.7
      Fpi19.717.718.524.4-5.8
      Right frankfpi11.613.913.410.22.8
      Fpi18.318.919.725.6-6.6
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    Received: Feb. 27, 2025

    Accepted: --

    Published Online: Aug. 15, 2025

    The Author Email: Jie TANG (tangjie@bjut.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.37188/OPE.20253312.1889

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