Patent ID: 8626464

Claim:
A method for performing a dimensional inspection of a fabricated composite part ( 9 ) using a robotic workstation ( 11 ), the method comprising steps of: a) providing a number of points (Iij, Oij) to be inspected on inner and outer surfaces of the fabricated composite part ( 9 ); b) obtaining positional data of said points (Iij, Oij) from the fabricated composite part ( 9 ) while the fabricated composite part ( 9 ) is being held in a position that allows access to the outer and inner surfaces of the fabricated composite part ( 9 ), the positional data of said points (Iij, Oij) serving as a first set of positional data (WIij, WOij); c) using said first set of positional data (WIij, WOij) and a second set of positional data (TIij, TOij) of the same points (Iij, Oij) obtained from an analytical model of said composite part defining a theoretical geometry for calculating deviations (δij) between an actual geometry of the fabricated composite part ( 9 ) and the theoretical geometry of the fabricated composite part ( 9 ), wherein the step of calculating the deviations (δij) between the actual geometry and the theoretical geometry of the fabricated composite part ( 9 ) is made so that deformations suffered by the fabricated composite part ( 9 ) in the position that allows the access to the inner and outer surfaces are corrected.