Application Of Coordinate Measuring Technology In Automobile Industry

Since the introduction of the first Coordinate Measuring Machine in the world in1950s, Coordinate Measuring Technology has become an indispensable part ofmodern manufacture. During the past half century, many breakthroughs have beenseen regarding Coordinate Measuring Machines. Now the development step is evenfaster in the so-called Information Era, making great contribution to themanufacturing industry. Automobile is a new high-tech industry with high emphasis on technology. Thedevelopment of society demands continuous improvement of technology ofautomobile, as well as more and more effective supports from other fields, of whichCoordinate Measuring Technology is a very important aspect. Today we can already see very wide use of Coordinate Measuring Technology inautomobile industry. When designing a new type, Coordinate Measuring Machine canbe used as assistant facility. In bodywork manufacture, Coordinate MeasuringMachine is used for the measuring of sheet metals. Coordinate Measuring Machine isalso necessary when measuring other kinds of parts, especially parts of complicatedgeometry shapes. Coordinate Measuring Technology is used not only for qualitycontrol of the made parts, but also for online inspection that can enhance theiraccuracy in time. It is predictable that Coordinate Measuring Technology will have widerutilization in automobile industry featuring web technology, CAD technology,Flexible Manufacture System and with cooperation between Coordinate MeasuringMachine factory and automobile factory. The development tendency in the world and the work which we have done in thisaspect are introduced in the thesis.