Ehrbar, JessicaJessicaEhrbarGierecker, JohannJohannGiereckerKriegesmann, BenediktBenediktKriegesmannSchüppstuhl, ThorstenThorstenSchüppstuhl2026-10-282026-10-282026-0822nd International Conference on Automation Science and Engineering, CASE 2026https://hdl.handle.net/11420/65586A white light interferometer is a sensor suitable for automating inspections of components requiring high measurement accuracy. These sensors pose specific challenges for viewpoint planning that have not yet been addressed in the literature. This paper presents a novel approach to solving the view planning problem using gradient-based optimization. The goal is to determine a high-quality set of viewpoints for complete surface coverage. A surrogate optimization problem is formulated to maximize the coverage given a certain number of viewpoints. By iteratively increasing the number of viewpoints and re-optimizing all previous viewpoints together with the new one, a set of viewpoints achieving complete coverage is obtained. The proof of concept is demonstrated on representative test structures.enOptimizationEquationsInspectionModelingPlanningSurfacesImage sensorsTestingPrintingMeasurementTechnology::620: Engineering::620.1: Engineering Mechanics and Materials ScienceConference Paper10.1109/CASE69030.2026.11704155