A Dynamic Framework for Intelligent Inspection

CAD Computer Aided Design typically involves the design manufacture and inspection of a me chanical part The problem of reverse engineering is to take an existing mechanical part as the point of departure and to inspect or produce a design and perhaps a manufacturing process for the part We propose to explore the feasibility of a new approach to inspection and reverse engineering applications In particular we investigate the use of discrete event dynamic systems DEDS to guide and control the active exploration and sensing of mechanical parts for industrial inspection The proposed framework utilizes DEDS for constructing an observer for inspection purposes This work was supported in part by DARPA grant N J and NSF grant CDA All opinions ndings conclusions or recommendations expressed in this document are those of the author and do not necessarily re ect the views of the sponsoring agencies