3DMC Re-visited: Advances in 3D Metrology
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1st Metrology Webinar
3DMC Re-visited: Advances in 3D Metrology
Three-dimensional (3D) measurement has become a critical element of our everyday lives, whether we think of it or not. Whenever we travel, for example, we ask about journey times or where to find the nearest supermarket. To answer those questions, we need to have a 3D model of the space we live in. Closer to home, for example, you cannot fit a new kitchen without measuring the three-dimensional space you have available.
The 3D Metrology Conference (3DMC—www.3dmc.events) brings together researchers and users interested in 3D metrology, the high-accuracy end of 3D measurement. This is a necessity at many different scales and, hence, many different accuracy levels. If you build a tunnel starting at both ends, you expect the two parts to meet within millimeters. If you build an aircraft wing in one part of Europe and expect it to fit to the fuselage constructed in another European country, you will have only fractions of a millimeter to spare.
Our speakers today have all presented before at the 3DMC and will be present again at this year’s event in Aachen in September. They will be telling us about their current 3DM technologies and the progress they are making with these. Ahmed Chekh and Unai Mutilba will talk about their work at the Spanish Basque company Tekniker, where they work on the calibration of machine tools and robotic systems which manufacture the parts which must fit together into working devices. Max Hödel, an engineer at BMW and research student at the Technical University of Munich, will tell us about a novel deflectometry system for validating the surface form of car-body components. Russ Coggrave from Loughborough University will talk about high-speed surface scanning for dynamic scene capture. Finally, Scott Ackerson and Brandon Angelini from the US company Quidient will tell us more about their developing technologies in Generalized Scene Reconstruction. Their software tools, which are very versatile measurement tools installed on smart phones, can model your home or measure the damage if your car is trapped in a hailstorm.
We look forward to welcoming you to this online event and the conference in September.
Date: 10 July 2025
Time: 3:30 pm CEST | 9:30 pm CST (Asia) | 9:30 am EDT
Webinar ID: 862 0431 9944
Webinar Secretariat: journal.webinar@mdpi.com
Meet Our Speakers
Mr. Brahim Ahmed Chekh Oumar
Tekniker, Basque Research and Technology Alliance, Spain;
B. Ahmed Chekh holds a Masters in Mechanical Engineering from the University of the Basque Country. He works as a researcher in the metrology and precision engineering group at Tekniker. His research is focused on the development of measurement equipment, systems, and procedures for new metrology industrial solutions, including his participation in European, national, and local projects. He has started his PhD in mechanical engineering, in which he will address the development of accurate and reliable digital twins corresponding to complex production means and measurement technologies.
Dr. Unai Mutilba
Tekniker, Basque Research and Technology Alliance, Spain;
Dr. Unai Mutilba is a principal metrology engineer at Tekniker. He has more than 15 years’ experience within the industrial metrology field, leading complex metrology projects within a range of industries, such as aeronautics, machine tools, and the Industry of Science fields. He is in charge of being in contact with industrial stakeholders at Tekniker. Additionally, he is a member of the CIRP academy and EUSPEN community.
Mr. Max Hödel
Technical University of Munich; Innovations department at BMW Group, Germany;
Max Hödel works in the Innovations department at BMW Group in Munich, where his interests lie in near-field metrology for automotive applications and the inspection of car body surface quality via systems such as laser line triangulation, fringe projection, and deflectometry.
He is also currently a PhD student at the Technical University of Munich, and his thesis is titled “Photogrammetric Surface Inspection of Stamped Car Body Components via Machine Learning of Defect Appearances.”
Max’s research currently focuses on researching and implementing a novel type of deflectometry dubbed “Infrared Latitude Code Scanning Deflectometry”. The project is a cooperation between BMW, TUM, and Praxiscan SAS.
Dr. Russ Coggrave
Optical Engineering Research Group, Loughborough University, UK;
Dr. Coggrave completed his PhD at Loughborough University, implementing real-time instrumentation for 3D optical shape measurement and speckle interferometry. In 2002, he co-founded a University spinout company to develop bespoke optical shape and strain measurement solutions for the aerospace and automotive sectors. In his role as CTO, he helped raise over £3m in funding and was an executive board member for 13 years. More recently, he has returned to the University to focus on fundamental research in applied optics, where his interests include real-time high-speed optical 3D shape measurement, frequency scanning interferometry, lidar, and silicon photonics.
Mr. Scott Ackerson
Quidient (a technology development company), USA;
Scott Ackerson is Quidient’s Chief Executive. Quidient and its world-class team of over 30 Quidiens is a first mover in Generalized Scene Reconstruction (or GSR), which is revolutionizing the way we virtualize objects and scenes. Quidient's flagship product, a GSR engine called Quidient Reality®, creates Reality Models™ of objects, like cars, which are so accurate that they show damage. Quidient is Scott’s third 3D-imaging product company. This is Scott's fourth year attending 3DMC. Last year, Scott presented a special interest session on GSR, highlighting Quidient's unique approach to GSR using Plenoptic Condensation™ (PCon). As an expert in dimensional metrology, Scott currently holds over a dozen patents in the field. Scott has a Master’s degree in Business Management and Technology from Wharton and a Bachelor’s degree in Systems Engineering from the U.S. Naval Academy. Early in his career, Scott served as an Officer in the U.S. Submarine force.
Mr. Brandon Angelini
Quidient (a technology development company), USA;
Brandon Angelini is the Head of Business Development at Quidient. Quidient is developing products with Fortune 100-scale partners, including the Air Force, the Space Force, an entertainment company, and an automotive physical damage company. General applications enabled by Quidient Reality® include automated visual inspection, spatial awareness, digital content creation, foreign object detection, digital twins, and many more. Brandon holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and a Bachelor’s degree in Finance and Applied and Computational Mathematics and Statistics from Notre Dame.
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