TOLERANCE EVALUATION WITH REDUCED MEASURED POINTS
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1. A method for determining whether a part satisfies a tolerance criterion comprising the steps of:
- making a multiplicity of measurements of the part, each measurement defining a measured point on the part;
reducing the number of measured points to a number of boundary points that define a boundary within which all measured points are encompassed; and
comparing the boundary to a tolerance limit of a nominal surface to determine whether the part conforms to the tolerance.
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Abstract
A method of determining whether a part satisfies tolerance criteria includes making a multiplicity of measurements of the part, reducing the number of measured points to a number of boundary points that define a boundary within which all measured points are encompassed and comparing the boundary to a tolerance limit of a normal surface to determine whether the part conforms to the tolerance.
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1. A method for determining whether a part satisfies a tolerance criterion comprising the steps of:
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making a multiplicity of measurements of the part, each measurement defining a measured point on the part; reducing the number of measured points to a number of boundary points that define a boundary within which all measured points are encompassed; and comparing the boundary to a tolerance limit of a nominal surface to determine whether the part conforms to the tolerance. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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