Robodome imaging for high performance manufactured aerostructures
Lead Research Organisation:
University of Nottingham
Department Name: Faculty of Engineering
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Publications
Mojtaba Ahmadiehkhanesar
(2024)
Enhancing single camera calibration results using artificial bee colony optimisation within a virtual environment
| Description | Airbus Broughton Fastener Metrology |
| Organisation | Airbus Group |
| Department | Airbus Operations |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Private |
| PI Contribution | UCL has commenced imaging of aerospace realistic surfaces with a static single camera and mobile near IR light source. This work is improving our understanding of the light refelected by different surface finishes in the presence of ambient illumination. This work is fundamental to the project and its capability to meet challenging aerospace engineering requirements. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Airbus Broughton has provided the joint UCL/Nottingham academic team with a reference object manufacutred from coated aerospace grade aluminium and fitted with a matrix of representative fastners of varying sizes. The heads of these fasterners have been deliiberatly miss-aligned and mounted at sub-surface levels that are indicative of the types of variation that might occur in a manufacturing process. The optical finishes and dimensions of the components on the reference object match those in current aerospace manufacture and provide an ideal starting point for the fundamental robodome imaging system design. |
| Impact | There are no formal outputs or outcomes yet from this collaboration. |
| Start Year | 2024 |
| Description | 4th July 2024 at Loughborough University |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Schools |
| Results and Impact | At Loughborough the results from recent projects on 3D machine vision & AI, Multi-camera people tracking, and Cobot integrated measurement systems will be presented with hands-on demonstrations. Visitors will learn what went well, what was more challenging, the mistakes made and what was learnt along the way. Finally, this series of events will be wrapped up at Loughborough when the results of future collaboration roadmap will be presented. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023,2024 |
| URL | https://metrology.news/unleash-the-power-of-data-driven-metrology-metrology-measurement-open-day-ser... |
| Description | 4th June 2024 metrology meeting at Coventry University |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Schools |
| Results and Impact | At Coventry, there will be a series of presentations and a panel discussion with leading experts to discuss the future direction of Metrology to develop a roadmap for further academic/industrial collaboration. Visitors will also have the opportunity to have dedicated time with CMM and Portable 3D scanning equipment to explore possible solutions for their measurement challenges. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023,2024 |
| URL | https://metrology.news/unleash-the-power-of-data-driven-metrology-metrology-measurement-open-day-ser... |
| Description | A&A Committee panel to review Senior Member Applications |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Schools |
| Results and Impact | We provided assistance to the A&A Committee panel in reviewing a large number of Senior Member applications. Through our participation, we have helped to accomplish the mission and goals of the Admission and Advancement Committee and have been instrumental in making possible the elevation of deserving IEEE Members to Senior Member status. The Senior Member Program is one of our most vital membership development initiatives and one that brings prestige to the successful candidates, their employers, and to the IEEE as well. Now that you are more aware of the requirements for Senior Member elevation. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2025 |
| URL | https://www.ieee.org/membership/senior/ |
| Description | Course talk on 'Principle of Coordinate Metrology' |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Schools |
| Results and Impact | We participated in MCDDM - Principle of Coordinate Metrology session on 31st Jan 2024. It was a course talk on 'Principle of Coordinate Metrology'. We obtain a single-day certificate on the subject at the end of the day. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2024,2025 |
| URL | https://www.coventry.ac.uk/course-structure/engineering-environment-and-computing/cpd/principles-of-... |
| Description | Demonstration as part of UKRI Funded Delta Aerospace Technologies project Quarterly Review Meeting |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | UCL hosted a quarterly review meeting for the AIT funded Delta project., The meeting comprised researchers, portfolio managers and industrial professionals from UKRI, Airbus, University of Shefield, AMRC Wales, STFC Daresbury Lab and Loughborough University. Hannah Corcoran, Research fellow on the Robodome project gave a demonstration as part of the wider context of surface digitalisation for aircraft manufacture. Presented material about the Robodome project as an exemplar of low TRL research moving towards higher TRL with the potential for industrialisation. As a result the sensor will take an active role as one of a suite of measurment devices for an ATI follow on project bid for which an EOI was submitted to UKRI in late Feb of 2025. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2025 |
| Description | EPSRC visit to UCl HereEast |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Supporters |
| Results and Impact | An EPSRC visit to UCL HereEast as part of information exchange between EPSRC - built environment portfolio. , UCL researchers and UCL senior management |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2025 |
| Description | Laser Radar Open Day at Nikon Metrology UK Ltd |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | We were introduced to the latest laser radar metrology equipment at Nikon UK Ltd. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2024,2025 |
| URL | http://marketing-nm.industry.nikon.com/cn/asalj/3DOpenDayDerby2024 |
| Description | Metrology Open Day |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | more than 10 reseacher and scientifst from NPL, Loughborough University, and Huddersfield University attended for an open day in metrology to the research organisation. We had some presentations on our works. I presented my work on Robodome. The presentations sparked questions and discussion afterwards, and the school reported increased interest in related subject areas and some collaboration opportunities among the University of Nottingham, NPL, and other research organizations. The presentations was followed by lab. tour of the university including commercial metrology lab., development metrology lab. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2024 |
| URL | https://metrology.news/unleash-the-power-of-data-driven-metrology-metrology-measurement-open-day-ser... |
| Description | Microscope & Measurement Facility Open Day at Nikon Metrology UK Ltd |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | We were introduced to the latest non-contact measurement solution using video measuring systems manufactured by Nikon Metrology UK Ltd. The new equipments displayed in this meeting were as follows. New Automated Microscopy Inspection System Latest NIS elements functionality |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2024 |
| URL | http://marketing-nm.industry.nikon.com/nikonmetrologycom-asalj/pages/825062d49fb0ee1189df0050569762d... |
| Description | Optimax visit |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | We learnt about Alicona G6, their new CMM system, and the profilometers in Optimax. We performed some measurements using Alicona G6. We performed an experiment using eviXscan 3D Photogrammetry system to scan a fossil. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2024 |
| URL | https://www.optimaxonline.com/ |
| Description | UCL Festival of Engineering |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Schools |
| Results and Impact | The UCL Festival of Engineering was a one week event held from 15th to 20th July 2024 to celebrate laboratory-based engineering education pioneered here at UCL and 2024 marks the 150th anniversary of the appointment of Sir Alexander Kennedy, who introduced the UK's first engineering teaching lab and changed the way engineering has been taught globally ever since. Activites at UCL HereEast were directed towards local schools to underline opportunities for STEM education for young people in East London. Our laboratory hosted 100 sixth form students and their teachers as a one day event covering sustainable engineering. Activites in our laboratory include industrial snake robot contol and drone flying centred around the future sustainable manufacture of aircraft and building infrastructure. Both drone and snake robot technologies connect with RoboDome as flexible ways of deploying the illumination sources needed for metric surface reconstruction over large volume. We were very impressed with the qualities of the visiting young people. Images of the day were included in the wider covertage of the UCL Festival. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2024 |
| URL | https://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2024/jul/festival-celebrates-engineers-helping-solve-some-worlds-greatest... |