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Publication Details
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| Authors: | Steven D. Hand, William J. Mongon, James F.F. Clark, Eric Schindelholz |
| Company: | CMSC |
| Print Format: | Technical Paper |
| Citation: | Steven D. Hand, William J. Mongon, James F.F. Clark, Eric Schindelholz, "Measurement of the USS Monitor Propeller Using Structured Light and Coherent Laser Radar Scanning Technologies," The Journal of the CMSC, Vol. 1, No. 1, Summer 2006 |
Abstract
This presentation and technical paper describes the scanning and processing of data for the recovered propeller of the United States Navy warship USS Monitor. The propeller, designed by inventor John Ericsson, was recovered by NOAA in 1998, conserved over the next six years, and is now on display at The Mariners’ Museum in Newport News, Virginia, where it was scanned in place. Two different measurement technologies were employed to meet the goal of high accuracy and high resolution. The Coherent Laser Radar system was used to scan the overall propeller surfaces at a resolution of 3 mm. A structured light scanner was then employed to scan at resolutions down to 12 microns to capture details such as surface features and graffiti etched on one of the blades. The point clouds were then merged to generate an accurate model for dimensional and hydrodynamic analysis. This article provides detail and highlights of the scanning and data analysis activity.
