Scanning of Laser Drilled Small Holes Navy SBIR FY2005.2 Sol No.: Navy SBIR FY2005.2 Topic No.: N05-100 Topic Title: Scanning of Laser Drilled Small Holes Proposal No.: N052-100-0095 Firm: Scientific Applications & Research Assoc., Inc. 6300 Gateway Dr. Cypress, California 90630-4844 Contact: Sy Hamadani Phone: (714) 224-4410 Web Site: www.sara.com Abstract: The proposal describes a solution offered by SARA, Inc. in response to the problem of scanning and characterizing a large number of holes drilled by a laser on jet engine components and other aerospace or industrial parts requiring laser drilling of a lrge number of small holes. The proposal addresses the development of a system that will scan, collect, analyze and disposition data, detect and compensate offsets and generate difference signals, and feedback the information back to the laser drilling workstation to bring the drilling process back into control in real time. Benefits: The ultimate objective of the research is to develop an automated vision system capable of scanning laser drilled holes and shapes in real time, analyze the data for conformance to specification, and direct the laser to control and compensate for any deviations. The results of this research will simplify quality control and in process inspection operations, reducing overall inspection errors and improving overall cycle times. The system will impact drastically the overall hole drilling process economics, by improving quality while reducing costs and cycle times. Return