Patent ID: 9404843
Filing Date: 2016-08-02
CPC Classification: G01B,G01M,G01N

Claim Text:
1. A method of determining wear of a worn surface of an engine using a wear detection system, the wear detection system including a support device disposed adjacent to the worn surface, the support device comprising an elongate member disposed at a distance relative to the worn surface, wherein the elongate member is movable relative to the worn surface; a scanning device disposed on the elongate member of the support device, the scanning device configured to generate a set of data points, wherein each data point of the set of data points is indicative of a depth of a corresponding point on the worn surface relative to a reference plane; and a controller disposed in communication with the scanning device, the controller configured to determine a maximum depth of the worn surface based on the set of data points and compare the maximum depth of the worn surface to a reference value of the worn surface, the method comprising: moving at least one of the scanning device and the worn surface relative to the other; generating the set of data points via the scanning device, wherein each data point of the set of data points is indicative of the depth of the corresponding point on the worn surface relative to the reference plane; determining the maximum depth of the worn surface based on the set of data points; comparing the maximum depth to the reference value to determine a next step in a remanufacturing process of the engine; machining the worn surface beyond the reference value of the worn surface if the maximum depth is greater than the reference value; and performing a material deposition operation on the machined surface.