Realization and Verification of Data Conversion from Laser Scanner to FEM

Abstract

This paper deals with the data processing in the form of a point cloud scanned using a handheld 3D laser scanner. The aim of the paper is to use this data to create a representative FEM model and compare two different approaches while one of them involves creating a CAD model and the other one not. The data processing is carried out in the freeware systems MeshLab and Meshmixer and FEM analysis in the software ANSYS Workbench.

Keywords

• 3d laser scanner
• data processing
• cad model
• meshlab
• ansys workbench