Abstract
Besides presenting a volumetric verification technique that allows characterization of the different geometric errors of a machine tool (MT) depending on its kinematic chain and geometry through a kinematic model, this paper investigates the influence of measurement tools and techniques available on the final accuracy of the MT. Volumetric verification based on a laser tracker (LT) relates the coordinates of the tool with the coordinates of the LT, including it into the kinematic model. Using a non-lineal optimization process, approximation functions that characterize the joint influence of MT geometric errors are obtained. However, measurement data will be affected by previous compensation of the MT, the accuracy of the measurement system, LT measurement technology, the type of retroreflector used, and techniques used to improve data accuracy, among other sources of errors. This paper studies the adequacy of different commercial alternatives such as: retroreflectors, LTs from different manufacturers, etc., that can be applied in MT verification using a long-range MT. As the accuracy is strongly affected by the uncertainty of its angular encoders, the multilateration technique tries to improve data accuracy using only LT radial information. Nonetheless, a new bundle adjustment which uses radial and angular information is presented in current metrology software. This paper studies both techniques and analyzes their adequacy for MT verification too.
Highlights
The development and evolution of the technological field in the machine tool (MT) industry has provided continuous improvements in the characteristics and properties of MTs
Volumetric verification aims to reduce the influence of geometric results based on volumetric error from laser tracker (LT) measurement
Volumetric verification is a real solution in MT verification
Summary
The development and evolution of the technological field in the machine tool (MT) industry has provided continuous improvements in the characteristics and properties of MTs. Indirect methods reduce this time by providing global information about the influence of all geometric errors of the MT (volumetric error) by measuring a set of verification points in the MT workspace using multi-axis movement of the MT [5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12]. Techniques that use indirect measurement systems such as ball bars, laser tracers (LCs), laser trackers (LTs), and so on to characterize geometric errors using the kinematic model of the MT are called volumetric verification methods [5,6,7,8,13]. The kinematic model of the MT and its control software must be obtained and studied before carrying out verification
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