Spatial Analyzer

The Metrology operating platform

Prepared by: Paul Oberle

POWERFUL , TRACEABLE AND EASY TO USE METROLOGY AND ANALYSIS SOFTWARE

SPATIAL ANALYZER

• Founded 1994– World-wide recognition as experts in the metrology field

– 50 years of combined metrology experience

• Headquarters (Williamsburg, VA)– Coastal USA offices

– International business partners

• License Distribution – Nationally- 75%

– Internationally- 25%

• Technically Superior Software– Strive to be the metrology software market leader

– Targets a broad range of industries and applications

NEW RIVER KINEMATICS (NRK)Business Overview

Customer focused

Solution driven

Innovative

Responsive

Supportive

Knowledgeable

Strive to be:

NEW RIVER KINEMATICS

“A traceable and certifiedmetrology 3D graphical software

platform than can simultaneously communicate to virtually any number and type of

dimensional measurement systems while performing

complex analysis tasks simply”.

Certified AdoptedCertified

SPATIAL ANALYZER IN A NUTSHELL

ScannersPortable ArmsPCMM Arm ScannersTotal StationsSingle TheodolitesMultiple TheodolitesPhotogrammetryDigital Levels

COMMON USER INTERFACE

Intuitive graphical environment. Advanced analysis and processing techniques. Advanced and Unique alignment techniques. Simultaneous instrument connections. Bundles multiple instrument stations. True GD&T and Feature Checks. 3D and 6D real time measurement. Numerous reporting possibilites (SA Dynamic Report,

Excel, PDF, HTML, AVI, etc). Simulation Integrated Modern Scripting Language to automate:

MeasurementsProcessesAnalysisReportingArchiving

OVERVIEWSpatial Analyzer (SA) is wholly developed and

maintained by New River Kinematics (NRK) in

the USA

SA Measured Points (Targets):Targets maintain measurement traceability within their individual observations

Targets maintain a record about who and what measured them, when and how they were measured, and hold the raw measurement data from the instrument.

Targets, because they are tied to instrument measurements, cannot be created through typical point construction or analysis methods--they must be measured. (There is, however, a way to create targets through measurement simulation)

Steps within a survey are recorded in a log file that stays with the file.

Ability to re-compute targets from shots if targets are altered in any way during the survey or analysis

SA TRACEABILITY

Dynamic reports.

GD&T Reporting.

Composite Quick Reports.

Graphics, tables, results.

Callouts.

Microsoft Office Word and Excel.

Custom reports with Measurement Plan.

SPC Charting.

HTML.

AVI movies.

Quick Reports to PDF

« Integrated Reporting »

OVERVIEW

OVERVIEW

« Integrated Reporting »

Ideal for CAD-to-Part comparison.

Ideal for assembly.

Simultaneous alignments of multiple objects

(point group, surfaces, lines, planes,

cylinders, etc). The user can weight each relationship

individually relative to its

importance to the part / tool

performance requirements.

This is « real » alignment and

« real » assembly.

The user can set fit constraints and SA

will automatically weight each

relationship.

SA ULTIMATE RELATIONSHIP FITTING« Advanced and unique

spatial transformation

capability »

Classic optimization:

Best-Fit, Points to Points

Best-Fit, Points to Surfaces

Relationship optimization

Points to Points

Points to Objects

Objects to Objects

Point Groups to Objects

Point Groups to Point Groups

Point Clouds to Objects

Frame to Frame

Object to Object Direction

SA ULTIMATE RELATIONSHIP FITTING

USMN brings all of the instruments into one common network and creates a point

group that represents the network as a whole.

Traditional methods use a best-fit approach error stack-up affects the instrument

positions greatly.

USMN uses instrument uncertainty and advanced optimization algorithms to

simultaneously solve for all instrument positions.

USMN removes the error stack up and increases the accuracy of the instrument

network.

SA ULTIMATE USMN« Unified Spatial Metrology Network – understand

and optimize network uncertainty

Point clouds Polygonal meshing Reverse engineering Direct interface with Geomagic

providing industry leading point cloud functionality, NURBS surfacing, hole filling, etc.

Interface with Polyworks, Rapidform, or other purpose built point cloud surfacing software solutions

REVERSE DESIGN, ENGINEERING

Full automation scripting, anything you can do manually can be automated

Robotic control, calibration, drive

Compensate robot/CNC machine moves down to portable metrology accuracy.

“Move, Measure, Correct”

SA MACHINE AND AUTOMATION

SA MACHINE AND AUTOMATION

DISTRIBUTION PARTNERS

SATISFIED CUSTOMERSAerospace:

Communications:

Transportation:

SATISFIED CUSTOMERS

Shipbuilding:

Energy:

SATISFIED CUSTOMERS

Manufacturing:

SATISFIED CUSTOMERS

Research and development:

SATISFIED CUSTOMERS

Legacy Method

Cost $14M

Metrology Driven

Cost < $1M

Fiscal Case StudyF/A-22 Raptor Boom – Keel Alignment

A few examples of MGF applications

• Boeing – 787 Dreamliner Join System (DLJ)

• Spirit AeroSystems – 737 Fuselage join

• United Launch Alliance – Delta IV Rocket

• F/A-22 Raptor Boom – Keel Alignment

• Northrop Grumman- Virginia Class Submarines