Detection of Screw Threads in Computed Tomography 3D Density Fields

Measurements and inspection in production must be rapid, robust and automated. In this paper a new method is proposed to automatically detect screw threads in 3D density fields obtained from computed tomography measurement devices. The described method can be used to automate many operations during screw thread inspection process and drastically reduce operator’s influence on the measurement process resulting in lower measurement times and increased repeatability.