Abstract:
The purpose of this project is to design and fabricate a Piston Inspection Machine.
It serves as a proof of concept for later versions to be designed for Tractor OEM.
The machinewill be able to evaluate the piston profile and measure Diameter of
Piston Skirt. The profile is measured by Holding the piston using a U-block
mechanism that takes the readings over defined intervals. The LVDT sensor is
utilized to take the readings with an accuracy of in microns. The accuracy and
precision requirements are specified by the manufacturing drawings providedby
the OEM. The design of machine components is dictated by the dimensional
constraints rather than stress and loading conditions since most components are
stationary and have light in weight components to hold. The design is optimized
to take readings along the length of the skirt to measure its profile by evaluating
the diameter at specific points. It is mainly due to innovative arrangement that
allows point contact at the length of piston skirt surface and has not been seen in
precision measurement industr
