Analysis of dimensional accuracy of blade of aircraft engine using a coordinate measuring machine

Technological process of aircraft engine turbine blades requires control of blade geometric parameters. Innovation technologies for measurement of aircraft engine turbine blades are based on coordinate numerical machines – measurement process is based on processing of numerical data obtained by measurement using coordinate measuring machines. The paper presents the opportunity of analysis of dimensional accuracy of aircraft engine turbine blades measurements using coordinate measuring machine (CMM). Coordinate measuring machine allows specifying full methodology for designation of complex dimensions of physical objects (blade of aircraft engine) and transforming them into a computer program space of coordinate measuring devices. Presented paper includes capabilities of device used in the study to improve the measurement process and blades geometry analysis in the technological and economical aspects. Another issue described in the paper is impact of measurement performance in automatic mode on the quality of performance – the numerical model of geometry, from the standpoint of accuracy and number of collected data points in time. Measurements using a coordinate measuring machine are among the most accurate methods of measuring. The paper includes an analysis of conditions related to the measurement works, such as the process of preparing the model, measurement equipment and data processing capacity. As the result, methodology of (CMM) measurements of aircraft engine turbine blades will be presented.