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Journal of Undergraduate Research

Keywords

reverse engineering, Computer-Aided Design, CAD

College

Ira A. Fulton College of Engineering and Technology

Department

Mechanical Engineering

Abstract

Reverse engineering, or the process of taking an implemented idea and taking it back to the design stage, has many applications in many different types of engineering. One common application of reverse engineering is to take a manufactured part, measure its dimensions and shape, and then make new drawings or Computer-Aided Design (CAD) models of the part. When done manually, this is a very tedious process that includes measuring dimensions and manually inputting them into the CAD program. This also leaves a lot of room for human error either on measuring the part or inputting the dimensions. The reverse engineering of a part can be done automatically though. The Mechanical Engineering department at the University of Victoria has developed a system that measures the shape and size of a part using laser optics and then generates a CAD model of the part.1 This type of automatic reverse engineering is much faster and more accurate than manual reverse engineering.

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