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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 30, 2018
Filed:
May. 11, 2015
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Marion Billingsley Grant, Jr., Princeville, IL (US);
Richard Griffith Marsh, Edwards, IL (US);
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Abstract
A system is disclosed for measuring a feature of a component. The system may have a probe with a tip, and a sensing element configured to generate signals associated with a proximity of the tip to the feature. The system may also have an actuator configured to move the probe relative to the component, and a controller in communication with the sensing element and the actuator. The controller may be configured to generate a deviation report based on the signals, and to filter information from the deviation report according to wavelength into a plurality of deviation categories corresponding to specification requirements of the component. The plurality of deviation categories may include at least a waviness category. The controller may also be configured to determine a change to a process used to fabricate the component based on the information from the deviation report filtered into the waviness category.