Three-Dimensional Point Cloud Task-Specific Uncertainty Assessment based on ISO 15530-3 and ISO 15530-4 Technical Specifications and Model-Based Definition Strategy

Data-driven manufacturing in Industry 4.0 demands digital metrology not only to drive the in-process quality assurance of manufactured products but also to supply reliable data to constantly adjust the manufacturing process parameters for zero-defect manufacturing processes. Better quality, improved productivity, and increased flexibility of manufacturing processes are obtained by combining intelligent production systems and advanced information technologies where in-process metrology plays a significant role. While traditional coordinate measurement machines offer strengths in performance, accuracy, and precision, they are not the most appropriate in-process measurement solutions when fast, non-contact and fully automated metrology is needed. In this way, non-contact optical 3D metrology tackles these limitations and offers some additional key advantages to deploying fully integrated 3D metrology capability to collect reliable data for their use in intelligent decision-making. However, the full adoption of 3D optical metrology in the manufacturing process depends on the establishment of metrological traceability. Thus, this article presents a practical approach to the task-specific uncertainty assessment realisation of a dense point cloud data type of measurement. Finally, it introduces an experimental exercise in which data-driven 3D point cloud automatic data acquisition and evaluation are performed through a model-based definition measurement strategy.