Evaluation of Surface Roughness of Machined Fiber Reinforced Composites Plastics Using Image Processing

Abstract:

The measurement of surface roughness of the machined Fiber Reinforced Plastics is very important to assess the quality of a composite, which is normally carried out using taly-surf stylus instruments. This method of measuring is accepted widely by all the researchers. But, this process is not suitable for high volume applications as it is time consuming and cumbersome. With rising demand of industrial automation in manufacturing process, image processing technique plays an important role in inspection and process monitoring. In this paper, a new parameter for determining surface roughness of machined fiber reinforced specimens was proposed using image processing technique. The experimental result indicates that the surface roughness of machined composites could be predicted with a reasonable accuracy using image processing technique.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volume 573)
• Pages: 627-631
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.573.627
• Online since: June 2014
• Authors: Dilli Babu G*, K. Sivaji Babu, B. Uma Maheswar Gowd
• Keywords: Fiber Reinforced Composites, Image Processing, Surface Roughness (SR)

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