?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fmiis.maths.ox.ac.uk%2Fmiis%2F659%2F&rft.title=Detecting+Geometric+Faults+from+Measured+Data&rft.creator=Gower%2C+A.L.&rft.subject=Machines+%2F+Production&rft.subject=Aerospace+and+defence&rft.description=Manufactured+artefacts+such+as+major+aircraft+components+(wings%2C+fuselage%2C+tailplane)+are+defined+at+the+concept+and+design+stages+using+a+variety+of+methods%2C+namely+Computer+Aided+Design+(CAD)%2C+NACA+aerofoil+definitions+or+purely+analytical+descriptions+(polynomials%2C+splines%2C+etc.).+At+the+end+of+the+design+and+development+the+final+manufactured+artefact+can+only+be+verified+if+it+is+measured.+The+measured+data+is+always+a+set+of+discrete+points+commonly+described+as+a+point+cloud+(x%2C+y%2C+z+coordinates).+Our+goal+here+is+to+detect+the+faults+from+point+cloud+and+reconstruct+the+measured+object+with+as+few+points+as+possible.+We+can+then+insert+this+minimal+reconstruction+into+CAD%2C+and+use+analytical+methods%2C+to+verify+if+the+design+intent+was+achieved%3A+that+is+if+the+faults+interfere+with+flight.&rft.date=2012&rft.type=Study+Group+Report&rft.type=NonPeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.language=en&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fmiis.maths.ox.ac.uk%2Fmiis%2F659%2F1%2FAirbusReport.pdf&rft.identifier=++Gower%2C+A.L.++(2012)+Detecting+Geometric+Faults+from+Measured+Data.++%5BStudy+Group+Report%5D+++++