描述了一种独特的新型传感器技术，用于在线检测零件或组件几何结构的完整性。这些传感器基于当前验证系统中使用的类似力场传感技术，但已被小型化，以适应在线应用，在这些应用中，对被检查零件的访问通常受到限制。描述了一系列工业问题的应用。这些包括验证制造的每个零件的几何结构是否正确，或组件是否正确。检测到的缺陷类型包括形状错误的零件、缺少部件的零件和未完全组装的组件。该技术使用一个传感器来验证典型线速下零件或组件上的多个不同参数。灵活性由自学方法提供，无需编程单个零件的几何形状和公差或其他P

DESCRIBED IS A UNIQUE NEW SENSOR TECHNOLOGY FOR IN-LINE DETECTION OF INTEGRITY OF PART OR ASSEMBLY GEOMETRY. THE SENSORS ARE BASED ON SIMILAR TECHNIQUES OF FORCE FIELD SENSING AS USED IN CURRENT VERIFICATION SYSTEM, BUT HAVE BEEN MINIATURIZED TO FIT INTO IN-LINE APPLICATIONS WHERE ACCESS TO THE PART BEING CHECKED IS OFTEN LIMITED. A SERIES OF APPLICATION TO INDUSTRIAL PROBLEMS ARE DESCRIBED. THESE INCLUDE VERIFICATION THAT GEOMETRY OF EACH PART BEING MANUFACTURED IS CORRECT, OR THAT ASSEMBLIES ARE CORRECT. TYPES OF DEFECTS DETECTED ARE MIS-FORMED PARTS, PARTS WITH MISSING COMPONENTS, AND ASSEMBLIES WHICH ARE NOT FULLY ASSEMBLED. THE TECHNOLOGY USES A SINGLE SENSOR TO VERIFY A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT PARAMETERS ON A PART OR ASSEMBLY AT TYPICAL LINE SPEEDS. FLEXIBILITY IS PROVIDED BY A SELF- TEACH METHOD WHICH ELIMINATES THE NEED TO PROGRAM INDIVIDUAL PART GEOMETRIES AND TOLERANCES OR OTHER P