Measurement Error Modeling for On-Machine Measurement of Sculptured Surfaces

  • Cho, Myeong-Woo (School of Mechanical engineering, Inha University, Incheon) ;
  • Lee, Se-Hee (School of Mechanical engineering, Inha University, Incheon) ;
  • Seo, Tae-Il (Center for Integrated Technology Assistance for Die & Molds. KITECH, Incheon)
  • Published : 2001.07.01

Abstract

The objective of this research is to develop a measurement error model for sculptured surface in On-Machine Measurement(OMM) process based on a closed-loop configuration. The geometric error model of each axis of a vertical CNC machining center is derived using a 4$\times$4 homogeneous transformation matrix. The ideal locations of a touch-type probe for the sculptured surface measurement are calculated from the parametric surface representation and X-, Y- directional geometric errors of the machine. Also the actual coordinates of the probe are calculated by considering the pre-travel variation of a probe and Z-directional geometric errors. Then, the step-by-sep measurement error analysis method is suggested based on a closed-loop configuration of the machining center including workpiece and probe errors. The simulation study shows the simplicity and effectiveness of the proposed error modeling strategy.

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