Photogrammetry Applied to Evaluation of the Geometry Changes on Cutting Tools Wear

Abstract

The use of reverse engineering techniques is one of the pillars of the Industry 4.0. It has many uses such as: control of manufacturing processes through shape recognition, data extraction or operator training through virtual reality. One of these techniques is photogrammetry, the main objective of which is to obtain information on the measurements and shapes of one or several objects from multiple photographs of them. In this work, the aim is to establish the use of this technique as one of the multiple methods for the analysis of wear in cutting tools. Virtual models of turning inserts before and after machining were obtained and compared with the design supplied by the manufacturer. This was used to analyze the deviations between models in order to quantify tool wear. © 2023, The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG.