GelSight has released version 4.4 of GelSight Mobile™, a software update that expands the platform's roughness analysis parameter set and introduces new reporting and workflow tools for field surface inspection.
The update adds new profile roughness parameters, including Rmr and average outputs for Rq, Rp, Rv, Rz, Rt, Rsk, Rku, RSm, Rc, and Rmr. On the areal side, five surface roughness parameters join the toolkit: Sdq, Sdr, Sds, Ssc, and Smr. Offset analysis for multiple profiles now returns average, minimum, and maximum values. The interesting part for texture characterization is the inclusion of Rsk and Rku, skewness and kurtosis parameters that describe surface texture beyond amplitude alone, now computed within the mobile workflow.
Version 4.4 also adds fastener flushness analysis measured at the center of the fastener, and a capture-with-reference mode that provides a baseline image for aligning subsequent captures. Guided step-by-step animations now walk operators through Modulus™ calibration in Calibrate mode.
Stacked routines in Operator mode allow inspection sequences to run in order without returning to a menu between steps. New reporting tools include PDF report templates and PLY point cloud export, with the PLY format enabling surface data to move directly into CAD and mesh analysis applications.
The update is available to existing GelSight Mobile customers on request via the company's website. GelSight notes the update does not apply to GelSight Mini or DIGIT products. Version 4.4 carries forward the platform's existing toolset, which includes defect detection, particle counting, shot peen coverage analysis, hole diameter measurement, and an AI Toolbox.
