ABSTRACT
The urgent need to increase productivity and competitively demands from sporting craft builders the incorporation of newer design and manufacturing technologies, as CAD/CAM and CNC machining systems. This paper describes the sporting boats’ 3D surface modelling, needed for automated manufacturing processes, through terrestrial laser scanner technology. The methodology followed for data collection and data processing is described in detail, advantages and limitations of this technique are displayed and the accuracy of the obtained results is also estimated. According to obtained results, this technology proves to provide accurate results and to be cost and time effective.
