Patent ID: 9558547
Date: 2017-01-31
CPC Classifications: G06T

Claim:
1. A method for determining whether an assembly process is acceptable, comprising: X-Ray scanning an assembly to obtain 2-dimensional image data of the assembly; generating a 3-dimensional image of the assembly using a processor and a geometry processing tool, wherein the geometry processing tool comprises a computer tomography application; generating, using the processor, a 2-dimensional cross-sectional image for a section of the 3-dimensional image, wherein the section of the 3-dimensional image of the assembly is selected to correspond to digital model assembly data which includes nominal dimensions and tolerances for one or more features of the assembly; comparing with the processor the 2-dimensional cross-sectional image to the digital model assembly data; and determining with the processor a process capability index based on the nominal dimensions and the tolerances to determine that the assembly process is acceptable if the process capability index is above a pre-determined threshold or that the assembly process is unacceptable if the process capability index is below the predetermined threshold.